Helicopter and UFOs over Modesto, CA 07-23-05
UFO

I spotted this luminous object through binoculars and followed it along the Eastern horizon for about 30 seconds. It looked strange in binoculars, too. There was one single light emission that was pulsating from dim to bright. As the object approached the Southern horizon, I aimed the camera toward this area and took one picture. This was at about 10:15 on Saturday night, July 23.

I had misidentified the picture that I had sent to you a few nights ago. I have reviewed my files and as a result determined what this picture is. It is a helicopter that was flying low above my house with only one bright white light in the front. This in itself in unusual because choppers display more lights than this, usually several red and white flashing strobe lights. What is mysterious about this picture is that there are other lights present alongside the helicopter. In the first picture there is a light that seems to be moving toward the left side. This shows up as a white streak of light in the image. In the second photo, this streak of light has moved slightly forward and is at a different angle in relatiion to the helicopter's light. Then, in the second picture, another smaller light appears to the right of the helicopter's light. I have determined from these photos that there was one or more UFO's alongside of the helicopter as it went above my yard. These pictures were taken on July 23 between 9:30 and 10 pm. ( see both pictures below, best displayed side by side )

I would add more to my earlier account concerning the helicopter and UFO pictures that I sent you earlier.

I think that these UFO's may have been a type of object that I have seen regularly at night. My friend Johnny calls these a "sprite" This is a light that flashes rapidly at an intense brightness, then flashes again two or three minutes later in a different part of the sky. This means that this UFO remains dark and unseen most of the time. The helicopter may have detected the presence of the UFO's and was moving towards them as I took the pictures.

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