Witness Image # 2 was cropped and reduced in size. MUFON database.
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Two California witnesses camping in the Los Padres National Forest are looking for an explanation of unusual lights in the sky at 2 a.m. on July 24, 2010, according to testimony from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.
"There was one larger bright light in the center with two smaller and equal lights on either side and two slightly smaller lights on the top and bottom," the reporting witness stated. "The top and bottom lights were on a skewed axis, so all five lights together looked like an off angle cross (see second image)."
They report that the lights were unusually bright.
"All five lights were brighter than any star in the sky. To each side (horizontally) there were slightly expanding (like cones on each side) rays glowing outward. The lights appeared static, at least for the 10 or so minutes we looked at it. We got a few pictures with a decent point-and-shoot digital camera, but it was through our tent mesh."
They provided two digitial images and one video. The witnesses speculate that they might have been watching "some type of rocket launch."
The following is the unedited and as yet uninvestigated report filed with MUFON. 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 release an update.
CA, July 24, 2010 - Three lights in Southern Californina Sky. MUFON Case # 24747.
My girlfriend and I were camping at Upper OSO campground near the Santa Barbara Ranger Station in the Los Padres National Forest.
That night, we we had both commented on how bright the moon was, so that had been on our mind.
At approx 2:00am, my girlfriend awoke and noticed that she couldn't see the moon anymore.
While she was taking a few seconds to look for it and realize that the moon had gone out of our view behind a ridge, she also saw an interesting combination of lights in the sky Southeastern sky and woke me up to see it also.
There was one larger bright light in the center with two smaller and equal lights on either side and two slightly smaller lights on the top and bottom. The top and bottom lights were on a skewed axis, so all five lights together looked like an off angle cross (see second image).
All five lights were brighter than any star in the sky. To each side (horizontally) there were slightly expanding (like cones on each side) rays glowing outward. The lights appeared static, at least for the 10 or so minutes we looked at it. We got a few pictures with a decent point-and-shoot digital camera, but it was through our tent mesh.
We had no clue as to what they were, although I did mention to her that in that direction was Point Mugu and Point Hueneme. Since it wasn't moving relative to our line of sight, it's possible that it could have been moving away from us, i.e. some type of rocket launch.
Comments
Every time I see the ISS pass over San Diego, The suns reflection causes it to look like a solid white light. I have never seen it look anything like their pictures. I believe this couple may have captured a true unknown. Great job!
so you made pictures through tent mesh, so how old are you,10?
you missed an opportunity that may never come again.
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