NUFORC UFO Sighting 176500
Occurred: 2023-06-28 00:47 Local
Reported: 2023-06-28 14:40 Pacific
Duration: 30 seconds
No of observers: 10

Location: Lamont, CA, USA
Location details: Off of Highway 5

Shape: Chevron
Characteristics: Lights on object

Craft was flying around 200 ft off ground on the north side of highway 5

I was driving on the southbound lane heading towards LA on the 5 and witnessed to my left a chevron shaped craft the size of a Boeing 747 hovering about 1000 feet off the ground with around 10 bright lights on it. It banked to the left, cut the lights, and it became clear that the craft was non reflective and seemingly black in color. It then dove towards the ground over a field, righted itself so it was parallel to the ground at around 50 ft off the ground and flew for around 1000 feet then lifted up and sped away disappearing. None of the plants or crops seemed to be blowing or effected by the craft. It was much more agile that a regular plane and due to its size surprising that if it was military it would be allowed to cut its lights as well as fly that low by a highway. Many other cars seemingly reacted to it as well but I did not stop to chat with anyone as there were no immediate exits.

Posted 2023-07-10

NUFORC UFO Sighting 155259
Occurred: 2020-04-16 19:30 Local
Reported: 2020-04-16 21:50 Pacific
Duration: Sky
No of observers: 5

Location: Lamont, CA, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object, Emitted other objects, Emitted beams

We noticed strange objects in the sky, didn't think nothing about it but a few minutes later it seemed as if we were being invaded. Somewhat scary. They popped up out of the same location in the sky and flew in a straight formation about 5 miles apart at the same type of speed. We counted over 100. One of the objects lit up bright almost like beaming a light. They traveled east north east towards the desert in the direction of Las Vegas. Also notified the local news.

Posted 2020-05-15

NUFORC UFO Sighting 131204
Occurred: 2016-11-11 00:23 Local
Reported: 2016-11-12 21:39 Pacific
Duration: 10-12 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Lamont, CA, USA

Shape: Oval
Characteristics: Electrical or magnetic effects

Orb of light refueling power lines on leads to power failure.

Following a sudden power failure, I looked out the kitchen to see a light which appeared.

A ball of light, approximately the size of a small vehicle, located next to large power lines, about 60 yards directly east of me, and 40 yards high.

It was moving south slowly along the power lines, then rapidly ascended out of my view.

Posted 2016-12-05

NUFORC UFO Sighting 33209
Occurred: 1969-08-15 22:00 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2003-11-18 01:39 Pacific
Duration: 4 to 5 seconds
No of observers: 2

Location: Lamont, CA, USA

Shape: Formation
Characteristics: Left a trail

9 to 13 objects in "V" formation travelling about 100 mi per second graze ionosphere.

I have listened to Peter Davinport on the air several times with both Art Bell and George Noory. After hearing him again with Art over the last weekend, Peter said that only 10% of sightings get reported, so I have decided to report a sighting from 1969 to add to your data base. This sighting has never before been reported by me, but there were other witnesses to the event. I will give details as I remember them.

I was 14 yrs. Old and lived in a small town called Lamont just southeast of Bakersfield, CA. I don’t remember the exact date, but it was a warm August evening, around 10:00pm, and the skies were very clear. I was with my best friend and we were in his back yard. He was talking to his girl friend, which lived next door to him, through her bedroom window as she was not able to come out and visit with us. Not wanting to eves drop on his conversation, I was walking around his back yard staring up at all the brilliant stars in the sky. I was looking northeast when all of a sudden I saw approximately 9 to 13 objects that looked like falling stars enter the earth’s atmosphere or ionosphere. These objects were flying in a perfect "V" formation (I'd be happy to send you a crude drawing). I actually saw them enter the ionosphere at what I guess was approximately just west of Las Vegas, fly true north to south and then watched them exit the ionosphere at what I guess was approximately over San Diego. This took about 4 to 5 seconds to travel that distance (approx 400mi). The objects made absolutely no sound, not even a sonic boom, and remained in perfect formation the entire time we viewed them. I say we, because as soon as I saw them, I hollered at my friend to look, and he caught them about mid way through the sighting. If you hold your arm out at length, the “>” encompassed about the length of your thumb from one end of the wing to the other. They were individual objects because I could see stars in between them as they crossed the sky. I couldn't see any lights on them, as they were too high up, but they glowed red hot and had long fiery tails with short smoke trails following the fire, very similar to meteors entering the atmosphere. They just entered the ionosphere, flew across the sky never breaking or veering at all from formation, and left the ionosphere just as easily as they entered. This sighting scared me because I couldn’t explain what I had just seen, so I ran in the house covered in goose bumps. My f! riend stayed out a while longer talking to his girl friend. He came in and told me another set of them flew by after I went in. 10 years later, while talking with a fellow musician up in Lake Arrowhead, the subject of UFO’s came up. I asked him to explain what he had seen, and he described the same thing I saw, the same month of the same year. We assumed it had to be the same objects because his description matched mine perfectly. He was in Whittier, CA when he saw them. Whittier is about 100 miles south of Bakersfield. We both remarked that we just happened to be looking up at the sky during those few seconds, and anyone else who may have been looking up at that particular time could not have missed them. It’s also sort of interesting at how this event affected both my friend and me. I got so excited, I started reading all about UFO’s and talked to everyone I could about them. My friend clammed up and wouldn’t talk to anyone about it, I think for fear of being called a kook. I have never had another personal sighting, although I look up at the skies whenever I can in hopes of seeing something again. Thank you for being an outlet for all of us who have had sightings. It’s a validation for us.





NUFORC Note:

Date is approximate. We at NUFORC estimate that the number of legitimate sightings of UFO's that get reported to anyone is probably ONE PERCENT, or less, not ten percent, and the witness suggests above. PD


Posted 2003-11-26