California - 10-17-09

We were driving to a local park on Saturday afternoon. I always take pictures of the sky and landscapes when we take long drives. I noticed something very stunning - a bright light flashing in the afternoon sky.

It was about 4:30 PM. We were driving along the I - 15 freeway near the 1st exit to Corona when I first noticed it. I thought maybe it was a small plane, but then I zoomed in x 4 to x 16, and all I could see was this cigar-shaped or elongated, oval-shape glinting every few seconds.

I took several pictures over five minutes, as it changed into a round oval shape with a massive glowing light emitting from it. After about a minute, it seemed to lose its beautiful glow, and became duller.

I then noticed a small cloud or gray object that seemed to be staying near it and at times going away from it. Then suddenly, they both were gone. I could no longer find either of them in the sky.

Before they faded my husband reminded me to zoom back out and to attempt to get photos of something nearby to contrast the object.

When I got home I viewed the pictures, blew them up, and contrasted them with various pictures taken of planes at a similar distance. You can always see the wing and or tail, this object was mainly light, no tail or wing.