California, 1978: UAPSRS Case No. 38
| Country | United States |
| State or Province | California |
| City | Santa Clarita, North of Los Angeles |
| Date | July, 1978 |
| Time | Around 8 PM |
| Weather | Clear (no mention of wind or other conditions) |
| Duration | Approximately 2 minutes |
| Solid Object | Yes |
| Size | Not Specified |
| Shape | Rounded with a center bulge |
| Shape Details | Dark circular windows, smooth surface |
| Metallic/Shiny | Yes, smooth silver metallic surface |
| Color | Not Specified |
| Glow/Halo | Light emanated through its skin |
| Lights | Yes, on the lower circumference |
| How Many Lights | Not Specified |
| How Bright | Not Specified |
| Light Coloration | Not Specified |
| Sound | No sound |
| Motion/Speed | Slow, approximately 20 MPH when leaving |
| Number of Objects | 1 |
| Coordination/Communication | Not Applicable |
| Windows | Yes, a rectangular window under the front leading edge |
| Occupants | No visible occupants |
| Description | WITNESS ACCOUNT: One Friday evening around 8 PM as my wife and two young children watched television in the family room mounted in rear of house near back yard pool, I decided to clean the swimming pool anticipating the kids would want to swim on Saturday morning. I was standing near one end of the pool on an elevated four feet platform. To clean the pool I used a long metallic pole with an attached brush. The pole required me to reach up on the pole to push downwards with force to move dust towards the drain to filter. As I reached up, I saw a craft about 1,000 feet above. Had I not reached up, I would not have seen it. I knew within seconds this was not an ordinary craft. I could see lights on the lower circumference. I ran the 14 steps to the family room entry and yelled at wife and kids to come out. My wife came out and we both walked the few steps toward pool deck. By then the craft had descended towards our pool area. We saw it approaching and stopping within our property and float some 20 feet over the water. We were both frozen, not in fear but in amazement. My wife kept repeating “oh my god” but not in a religious meaning. I looked upwards to make sure the craft was not hung from some other craft. It made no sound. The shape was the typical rounded craft with a center bulge with what appeared like dark circular windows. The pool lights were on but I could see, as it tilted forward, that light emanated through it’s skin that pool lights could not possibly reach that point. It was constructed as a single mounded piece, no rivets or connections. Two long pole like devices spaced apart were located in the front leading edge . The poles had design encryptions, the length of the approximate 6-8 foot poles, like markings similar to ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. Later, I was unable to replicate these in a drawing. The surface was smooth silver metallic. The bottom was smooth concave towards the center. Within the center were 2, in parallel format rectangular objects, with no visible markings. Under the front leading edge was a rectangular window. When the craft tilted forward and downward, that we took as some form of acknowledgement, we could see window and inside craft. All we saw was what appeared to be a wall illuminated with a bluish and soft orange light. No occupants visible. The craft was stationary for approximately 2 minutes, except for a slight wobble as if wind made it move but there was absolutely no wind. After it began to turn around without forward motion and began to leave our property and slowly (about 20 MPH). We saw a fog light condensation, as when you open your freezer. It was insufficient to use as an invisibility cloak but more of a temperature or chemical reaction. I climbed a 5 foot wall to see it as it disappeared between homes. I told my wife not to discuss it but for both of us to independently draw what we saw and then discuss it… you are authorized to use this. Excluding personal identification. |
| Nearby Landmarks | Residential area |
| Latitude | 34.3917 |
| Longitude | -118.5426 |
| Altitude | Initially 1,000 feet, then 20 feet over the pool |
| Propulsion | Not Specified |
| Advanced Capabilities | Ability to hover, light emanation through the skin, silent motion |
| Visible Payload | Not Specified |
| Radar | Not Specified |
| Signatures | Not Specified |
| Awareness | Yes (tilted forward and downward towards witnesses) |
| Aggression | No |
| Health Effects | Not Specified |
| Physical/Environmental Effects | Not Specified |
| Animal Disturbance | Not Specified |
| Witness Feelings | Amazement, not in fear |
| Witness Assessment | Unordinary craft, different from known aircraft |
| Additional Info | Neighbors who were FBI agents mentioned hearing about numerous UAP sightings in the desolate area of Santa Clarita |
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