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Three California witnesses had an unusual experience during and after they watched a 30-foot-long and 20-foot-tall cone-shaped object with portholes that had either landed or was hovering slightly above their ranch, according to witness testimony from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) database.
A fourth witness arrived later and was there for the final event.
The original three witnesses first noticed a “bluish light.” But looking closer, it was described as “actually portholes that were illuminated from within. There were three on the bottom in a row, one above-right/center, above that one was another single illuminated porthole left-center and then two on the top.”
The object was between 300 and 400 feet away at it was hovering silently at ground level.
After watching for five minutes, they grabbed a few items and got into a truck to move toward it, but then noticed that the object “was just gone.”
They believe the object may also have landed.
They returned to the scene 20 minutes later, and heard a series of “click” sounds coming from the trees around them. They moved away from the area.
Then a fourth witness stopped by to examine the area, and they “witnessed an extremely bright 'swish' in the western sky.”
What followed was the appearance “as if the atmosphere ‘opened up’ for a millisecond and an object ‘went inside’ or poked through and then the atmosphere closed up leaving a ‘swirling’ motion in the sky. A ‘wormhole’ or porthole’?”
Please keep in mind that most UFO reports can be explained as something natural or manmade. If California MUFON investigates and reports back on this case, I will update this page. The following report is unedited. You can read my selected cases by type of UFO report at the UFO Traffic Report index page.
CA, July 5, 2009 - Approx 30 ft wide, 20 ft tall, cone shaped, seven portholes illuminated from within, unknown color
I am a retired Detective with 25 years as a peace officer. With me was a marketing director for a national company and my 17 year old son. We live on a large ranch. It was 9:30 PM when I entered the inside of our home. As I looked out our kitchen window, I noticed extremely bright "bluish" lights which upon further observation were actually portholes that were illuminated from within. There were three on the bottom in a row, one above-right/center, above that one was another
single illuminated porthole left-center and then two on the top.
The object was approximately 300-400 feet from where I was watching it. I thought initially that someone was in my field illegally with a truck and trailer.
As I watched, I noticed that it was apparently hovering and made no noise. I immediately concluded that it was not a motor vehicle of any kind and noted that it made no noise whatsoever. As I was watching it, my friend came running out to the back deck asking what it was and then my son came, asking what the bright lights were. We spent approximately 5 full minutes trying to figure out what it was.
Totally perplexed, I got my flashlight, gun and we all got into my truck which was parked in front of my house. We drove around the house and noticed that the object "was just gone". We drove to the exact location in which there are many trees that are part of our nursery. They are approximately 15-20 feet tall. At no time did we see anything "fly away", flash of light or anything. It was just gone. Had it been a motor vehicle of any kind, there would have been tracks, dust,etc. Additionally, my ranch is fenced in with one way in-out. I got out of my truck and approached the landing-hovering site to look and obtain physical evidence.
The area in which the craft was located consisted of soft,thick dust that had just been sprayed with water several hours earlier. I found absolutely no physical evidence whatsoever. There is debate within the three of us if the craft was in fact hovering or had actually landed. The brilliance of the light in which the craft produced was "unearthly" and like nothing I have ever witnessed in my life. I had no logical explanation for what had happened and this incident defied the laws of physics. No sound, no con trail, no disturbed soil, no bent trees, nothing.
We drove back to the house. Extremely bothered by what we had just witnessed, my son and I returned to the area approximately 20 minutes later. I was not afraid but intrigued by what had occurred. I turned off my truck, noting it was a beautiful moonlight night, and the moon was extremely bright.
As we were re examining the area, we both hear a loud bizarre "click" noise off to our right in the area of green houses. We looked into the nearest green house when we heard another distinct loud "click", this time coming from a thicket of trees. As we approached this area, we heard another distinct "click" noise coming from behind us in another thicket of trees. We heard a total of 5 distinct loud "click" noises. In all honesty, the "clicking" noises were coming from all around us and after the fifth one, it was a little eerie (even though we could see nothing with our flashlights) and I instructed my son to return to my truck and we left.
The most unexplainable part of this story is as follows: My brother came over to my ranch approximately an hour later (10:30)PM. He has a doctorate degree, three master degrees and works for a international company. Additionally, he has taught physics. WE ARE BOTH SKEPTICS and believe that most UFO sightings can be logically explained.
When I told him of what had just occurred earlier, he suggested that we go back down to the location and figure out what it was that we saw. As we were at the location (which was approximately an hour and a half later) we both witnessed an extremely bright "swish" in the western sky. It was probably a half second. But what we saw appeared as if the atmosphere "opened up" for a millisecond and an object "went inside" or poked through and then the atmosphere closed up leaving a "swirling" motion in the sky. A "wormhole" or "porthole"?.
It terrified him so bad that his eyes watered and his voice cracked, insisting that we immediately leave towards the house. He cannot believe what he saw and both of us have had several sleepless nights.We can verify and confirm our credentials. WE have absolutely no idea of what we saw and my brother, as educated as he is, can not give a logical explanation of what we saw and I think this is why we both are so disturbed by the incident. We cannot report it in fear of ridicule and do not want to utilize our names. We both are heavily connected at the local/state/federal political level. If you have any questions, I did leave my email address. Hope you have some answers, because we do not!
Comments
Hey Roger - would certainly like more follow up on this one. Not sure what part of California this happened in, but is anyone emailing them??
Thanks!
Joe - this has to be a major case. Stay tuned.
I'd like to recommend to the witnesses that they read "Daimmonic Reality" by Patrick Harpur, an excellent and objective discussion of the meaning of unexplainable events
These are the kinds of experiences where the story just rings true. Fascinating.
Linda Moulton Howe's site, Earthfiles, has many such stories, including one with a Denver, Colo. area detective who's experience similarly rang true as I read it, and later listened to her interview with this same homicide detective.
Personally, I find these personal stories to be more convincing than many of the fuzzy, flashing lights videos.
Anyway, great stuff, and am looking forward to any follow-ups on this event.
Very interesting case which deviates of previous patterns.
Unexplained events need explaining and that is why they must be investigated. The premise must here must be that they happened, not how to discredit them. I don't think there will be any evidence found; we would not be able to identify evidence if it were in the front of our eyes.
This is the very reason that the governments around the world would never admit other life forms are capable of visiting our planet. Even when you witness something personally which you couldn't explain with aeronautical degrees, engineering degrees, or physics degrees you still can not believe what you have witnessed. I know because I have been involved in aviation for about 20 years and I saw something one night that I simply do not have a clear way to explain. Im not a head-case or seeking publicity and I know what I saw, I just know it wasn't any man-made craft I have ever seen.
1948 two airline pilot spot a cigar shaped UFO with lighted windows. At first it seemed to be a bluish light but as they it came closer they realized it was the light illuminating the portholes from inside.
This is a sighting that was investigated by Project Bluebook and declared a meteor a real stretch since in manuvered and climbed. Source "Flying Saucers From Outer Space" Major Donald Keyhoe
Joe Capp
UFOMM
Congratulations, you're now officially crazy.
Nobody has answers when it comes to these paranormal events. Experiencers are almost always left with more questions than answers. Anyone who claims to have an answer is in my opinion disillusioned. The phenomena exists beyond our realm of understanding, but it certainly deserves our attention.
Best of luck to the witnesses.
And no pic? Well, I'm convinced...
Red Flag - "Skeptic" offers identification of "swoosh inn sky" as "wormhole or porthole". Also makes big deal about stature in community and that they are retaining name for fear of ridicule but then leaves email for future contact? Wouldn't an ivestigation draw attention? Just me thinking here but something is fishy; sort of like the sighting in Texas with the beings gathering stuff out of the trees, just a little to sci-fi-ish. Advise: if you ever see any blue lights on your ranch, before you go to investigate grab a MECHANICAL camera and your trusty scatter gun. I know this guy said he had a "gun", but trust me, in a pinch against extraterrestrial beings I couldn't be counted on tapping anything with a single projectile weapon. Not that I would shoot anything, it would be more for courage.
It's always a bummer to read the sightings and see no pics or video were taken. Hopefully more people will come forward. In Stephenville TX witnesses were policemen, businessmen and pilots who weren't afraid of coming forward as a group.
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