To: ufosnw@rt66.com From: () Subject: UFO Sighting Reports Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by () on Tuesday, January 20, 1998 at 23:59:50 location: Santa Cruz, CA,USA date: 23 Nov. 1997 time: 11:24 p.m. sighting: I was on a sky watch outlooking the ocean. It was an orange colored ball, small, but bigger than a star point, and a planet. (This I know due to my knowledge of astronomy) Moved across the horizon from right to left. (approx time of this movement was + 5 seconds, as it did this it blinked on, off, on, off. Unlike a plain however, it did this wholly so, the entire craft blinked on and off, rather than the three light configuration of common planes. It blinked off, and I thought I had lost it, when it then did two eratic turns, it looked like a fiery red orange blur. It was like "zap, zap, zap," I mean it was fast. Then again, but much further away now it moved across the horizon, right to left. Again it blinked on, off,on, off. I then lost it. I have examined the possibilities of 1.) plane 2.) helicopters 3.) and finally satelites. 1.) I have determined it is not a plane. Planes are common in this area I must admit, however, the light phenomenon and speed of the "zip turn" make me believe this is not logical. 2.) A helicopter, if holding a singular orange light may be a possible explanation, as it could theoretically perform both the across and zig-zag flight patterns witnessed by my person. However, I must note: the zig zag flight was extremley speedy for even a helicopter, and again the light was much blurred as it sped through this movement. 3.) Finally I looked into a satellite as a possibility. It is possible that the craft could have been a satellite changing trajectory, but I think the amount of movement that was produced by this craft is irregular. If you have any ideas please contact me at: chesire@cats.ucsc.edu My name is Milan , a UC Santa Cruz student. If I can be of any more help, please feel free to contact me. Happy Searching Fellows. |