First-hand
Bigfoot Society EP 803
UFO sighting near Rockland, California (1980)
1 December 1980
around nine pm
Rockland, California
2 witnesses
Account
The witness was driving home with her teenage daughter when they noticed an extremely bright light. The light moved in front of the car and hovered above them, then scanned the witness with a beam while maintaining position. It followed them briefly then left quickly.
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Sightings
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1 December 1980
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
around nine pm
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| Place |
Rockland, California
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| Map point |
41.9809, -123.9617 (± 15 km)
USGS GNIS populated place 'Rockland', Del Norte, matched from nearest town 'Rockland'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Witness was |
driving home after picking up daughter
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| Witness's word for it |
bright light
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| Creature |
UFO / lights
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Source timeline
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