NUFORC UFO Sighting 46837
Occurred: 2005-10-06 02:25 Local
Reported: 2005-10-06 03:04 Pacific
Duration: still visible
No of observers: 5

Location: Buttonwillow, CA, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object, Changed Color, Aircraft nearby

Bright, erratically maneuvering object, spotted over Buttonwillow, CA - October 6, 2005 - 2:25 AM.

Working in the oil fields, just west of Bakersfield, I happened to glance up at the night skies on my way to the drilling rig. What initially appeared to be a bright star, quickly turned out to be something quite different. Although a considerable distance from my point of observation, I could still make out a bright, pulsating white light, accompanied by distinct red and blue.

While, at first it seemed to hover in the same spot, it suddenly began moving in short, erratic bursts of speed in all directions.

I first noticed around 2:25 A.M., and it's still there at 2:50.

I'm not aware of any terrestrial aircraft capable of such maneuvering; and while I'm sure that it can be "explained" by some logical means, those of us who witnessed the object had never seen anything like it before.




NUFORC Note:

We suspect that a celestial body would have to be ruled out, before we could conclude that the witness was observing a genuine UFO. PD


Posted 2005-10-11

NUFORC UFO Sighting 29406
Occurred: 2000-05-15 22:00 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2003-06-25 22:37 Pacific
Duration: 15 mins
No of observers: 2

Location: Buttonwillow, CA, USA

Shape: Chevron
Characteristics: Lights on object

Dark "Chevron" shaped craft with 3 white lights flying sideways near Buttonwillow, CA

Myself and a friend had gone on day trip to Carrizo Plain in California near Bakersfield. We were returning to San Francisco along I-5, when at some point after passing through Buttonwillow or thereabouts (it could have been even further north than that, but it was a few years ago) I noticed 3 white lights in the sky to my right at about 1000 ft. I was the driver in my Jeep Wrangler with the top down, so the lights were easy for me to spot. What was interesting was the position of the lights - they were almost completely vertical. Eventually they became obscured by a tree line and I continued driving for about 5 minutes when I came upon an open field and realized the object was descending. It just seemed odd and I was curious, so I decided to pull over and try to get a better look at it (much to my friend's dismay!) As it descended, the 3 lights leveled out and it descended to just a few feet above the ground. As soon as it was level and was skirting across the field in my direction, one of the 3 lights, the one in the middle, faded out completely as though it had been switched off. It continued in our direction and it looked as if it would quickly overtake us when suddenly it shot back up in the air, again sideways, the third light came back on, and it seemed to cover quite a bit of distance in a short amount of time heading southeast. Then, apparently following the same course, it repeated the above... again it descended in the same field, light went out, came toward us, again it shot upward and sideways, and again headed southeast along the highway. It did this 3 or 4 times, and then it finally headed southeast and disappeared fairly quickly. By this time my friend was freaking out and wanted to get out of there, so we continued on our way. At first I thought it was a glider of some kind because it made absolutely no noise the entire time. But I was under the impression that glider pilots generally fly during the day and at higher altitudes, and I don't think it would hav! e been fast enough to cover as much ground as it did when it gained altitude and headed away from us. It also didn't look like any glider I've ever seen - it was dark, almost black and it was hard to discern its shape until it was almost right on top of us, and even then if it wasn't for the position of the lights we may have had a harder time noticing the outline as a sort of flying wing similar to a stealth bomber or something. By this time my friend was freaking out and wanted to get out of there, so we continued on our way. I have absolutely no idea what it was, but I always assumed there had to be some logical explanation, like maybe some kind of crop duster, an experimental aircraft, or maybe some crazy guy flying a home-brewed glider in the pitch black of night. Whatever it was it was wierd.



NUFORC Note:

Date is approximate. PD


Posted 2003-07-16

NUFORC UFO Sighting 13086
Occurred: 2000-01-18 01:00 Local
Reported: 2000-06-13 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 20 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Buttonwillow, CA, USA

Shape: Cylinder
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object, Left a trail, Electrical or magnetic effects

Large glowing cylinder object don't know what it was, don't wanna know

I was driving down 7th standard road heading for the Buttonwillow & I-5 truck stop. When I turned down Tracy to head for the truck stop my car died on me. I slowed to a stop & heard a strange electrical type humming sound, I looked up & there was a cylindrial shaped glowing object out & over my cars hood. I was scared but I had to get a better look at it so I got out of the car & I looked up at it & then I got a flash of symbols & crazy pictures in my head. Then the next thing I knew it started to take off, slowly at first then it took off fast. I was so scared after it took off that I got in my car & drove it at a speed of 120 mph to make it too the truck stop. When I got there I noticed it took me 20 minutes longer than it usually does to reach the truck stop. My watched stopped when I reach the truck stop & looked at, it still doesn't work even with a new battery. All I know is this took a lot for me to write let alone remember cause I hate remembering it, & I NEVER want to see that thing again.

Posted 2000-06-21