Large Low Flying Orange Sphere Over Chula Vista National City California

Date: January 29, 2010
Time: Approx: 6:30 p.m.

Location of Sighting: Chula Vista, National City California.
Number of witnesses: 3
Number of Objects: 1
Shape of Objects: Sphere.

Full Description of Event/Sighting: My father, a friend and I were returning from Tijuana headed north, Friday the 29th at around 6:30 p.m., the sun had just fully gone down. It was dark on the I-5, at around the 27 mile marker we all noticed a large orange sphere over the trees on the right hand (east) side of I-5. It appeared to be a balloon over a car lot or business. My dad (who was military for 40 years) mentioned it was too perfect for a balloon or blimp. It was perfectly round, glowing orange with a *non-strobing* red light on top. I think the red light is important cause I think it is FAA law that all thing a certain distance off of the ground must have a red strobe.

We observed the object for a minute or so until we cleared the trees, then we noticed it was not close to the ground at all. Rather, it was maybe about an 1/8 mile (+ or -) away and several hundred feet off the ground. All of this lends to an object of spectacular size. It was about a thumbs width at arms length.

I noticed, what I thought, was a "halo" about 2/3 down the sphere, around the circumference, like a haze where the sphere was ever so slightly lighter. (This was not witnessed by the other two in our car.)

We laughed about it and dismissed it until I Googled it and found several stories that fit it in the So-Cal area. I did get a photo from the car on my iPhone, terrible quality, shaky, but you can see the object's color and size in relativity to the lights in the picture. (picture not submitted)

Credit: Sightings.com