National ufo Examiner

Roger Marsh   December 11, 2011

A California witness stopped at a red light reports watching "three large lights" that appeared to be part of a silent, triangle-shaped object that was "200 feet in the sky" and just a few hundred feet ahead, according to December 11, 2011, testimony from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.

The 23-year-old student had stopped at a red light.

"As I stopped three large, yellow lights appeared in what was, only a second ago, a dark winter night sky," the witness stated. "These lights were the same size, and were side-by-side in a horizontal line. There were no lights that would give away the location of an aircraft nearby, like blinking lights on a helicopter. These three lights literally appeared out of nowhere, they were only a few hundred feet in front of me and were no more than 200 feet in the sky. When the lights illuminated, it was clear they were a part of a larger "craft". The craft itself was triangular in shape."

The witness could only make out the size and shape of the object.

"I couldn't make out any significant detail on the craft, but its shape and size were unmistakable. The three lights were at least 80-100 feet in length from one end to the other, and about 40 feet from top to bottom. The lights were a brilliant white/yellow color. They did not blink, pulsate, or illuminate the surrounding area, rather just illuminated and stayed solid. The lights were facing me directly, as if I was looking at the rear of the 'craft'."

After just a few seconds, the object moved away at an incredible speed.

"Once the lights illuminated they paused for one second without moving the slightest bit, and then the 'craft'" shot off in an eastward trajectory at a 30-45 degree angle into the night sky. I was listening to my car radio at the time with my windows up so I couldn't detect any sound, but something accelerating at that speed so close to the ground must have made some kind of noise, I would assume.

"This event happened very close to multiple residences, and if it was a jet or something of that nature, then it would've made an ear piercing sound. The craft accelerated at an impossible speed traveling miles in only a few seconds. It left a yellow trail from each side that dissipated as the 'craft' moved, then simply disappeared. The entire event, from when the lights first illuminated until it disappeared lasted about 5 seconds, but it felt as if time stood still."

No images or videos were included with the MUFON report, which was filed on December 11, 2011. The events occurred on December 8, 2011. No town name was mentioned in the public portion of the report. The above quotes were edited for clarity.

California is a current UFO ALERT 3 rating, with a high number of UFO sightings nationally. California had 72 reports in November 2011 - the highest reporting state in the nation.

The above case links are the unedited and as yet uninvestigated reports 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 these cases, I will release an update. Please report UFO activity to MUFON.com.

CA, December 8, 2011 - Three large lights appear very close to the ground and accelerate at an impossible speed. MUFON Case 33964.

I am a 23 year old student. I was driving at 12 15 am on December 8th 2011 when I saw something that can't be explained. I was approaching a red light preparing to make a left at a four way intersection. As I stopped three large, yellow lights appeared in what was, only a second ago, a dark winter night sky. These lights were the same size, and were side by side in a horizontal line. There were no lights that would give away the location of an aircraft nearby, like blinking lights on a helicopter. These three lights literally appeared out of no where, they were only a few hundred feet in front of me and were no more than 200 feet in the sky. When the lights illuminated, it was clear they were a part of a larger "craft". The craft itself was triangular in shape. I couldn't make out any significant detail on the craft, but its shape and size were unmistakable. the three lights were at least 80-100 feet in length from one end to the other, and about 40 feet from top to bottom. The lights were a brilliant white/yellow color. They did not blink, pulsate, or illuminate the surrounding area, rather just illuminated and stayed solid. The lights were facing me directly, as if I was looking at the rear of the "craft". Once the lights illuminated they paused for one second without moving the slightest bit, and then the "craft" shot off in an eastward trajectory at a 30-45 degree angle into the night sky. I was listening to my car radio at the time with my windows up so i couldn't detect any sound, but something accelerating at that speed so close to the ground must have made some kind of noise, I would assume. This event happened very close to multiple residences and if it was a jet or something of that nature than it would've made an ear piercing sound. The craft accelerated at an impossible speed traveling miles in only a few seconds. It left a yellow trail from each side that dissipated as the "craft" moved, then simply disappeared. The entire event, from when the lights first illuminated until it disappeared lasted about 5 seconds, but it felt as if time stood still.

Whatever this was, it was flying low to the ground in a highly populated area at night. The acceleration of this object from a standstill was jaw dropping, it went from a few hundred feet from my car to miles away in seconds and then was just gone. The immense size and speed of it, and it being so close to the ground was frightening to say the least. I can't help but feel like I saw something I wasn't supposed to, and it can't be explained. Upon further investigation on my part there is a hill only about 300 feet away from the stoplight and there are power lines that run along it. The lights appeared in between me and the hill, and disappeared over the hill and out of sight.