NUFORC Sighting 97258

Occurred: 2013-04-19 10:05 Local
Reported: 2013-04-20 09:46 Pacific
Duration: 20 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Santa Monica, CA, USA

Shape: Triangle
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aircraft nearby

Triangle UFO over Santa Monica heading East

I was in the vicinity of Idaho Avenue and 11th street and heard a large aircraft overhead...normally planes moving overhead to get into LAX landing pattern. I looked up and saw a large plane.. possibly 747. Nothing unusual. But about 1 mile away from it, I saw what I first thought were 5 large birds flying in formation. But then I got the feeling that there was something strange...the "birds" were a dim orange and flying a bit too "tight" the distance between them never changed.

So I really focused on what I was seeing and noticed what seemed to be a triangular craft with 5 total lights (the ";birds") flying twice as fast (or maybe even more) than the airplane that first caught my attention. From the moment I observed it (over the Ocean) until it disappeared (somewhere north of downtown LA), it only took about 20 seconds.

Meanwhile, the passenger plane was still very much visible and audible.

Posted 2013-05-15

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