CaseLight1968

Mojave Desert, CA, USA

It was a summer night. I had gone camping with my dog to a mountain elevation (Placerita Canyon)north of LA. The stars were very bright

Report quality: Moderate49/100

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  • Duration parsed: 5s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (135 characters)
  • Location could not be geocoded
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1968-06-15
Where
Mojave Desert, CA, USA
Shape
Light
Duration
few seconds
Geo
Slug
light-over-mojave-desert-ca-1968-cc6571

In context

  • One of 5 documented reports from Mojave Desert, CA in the UFOMYST archive.
  • California logged 32 sightings in 1968.
  • Light sightings ran at 11.3% during the 1960s (archive average: 20.3%).

Report

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