Soquel, CA, USA
2/99 a Tuesday around 2/10-2/18 · Soquel, CA, USA · 1 sources
Witness observed a single round, classic saucer-shaped object with a cupola on top, grey/silver flat in color, approximately 20 feet in diameter, traveling slowly (approximately 10 mph or less) from northwest to southeast at an altitude of about 200 feet. The object passed overhead and the witness distinctly observed a three-curved opening on the bottom resembling the back of a watch. It traveled from Rodeo Gulch Drive, over Soquel Drive, toward 41st Avenue and Monterey Bay. The object was silent and showed no lights. The witness was waiting for a bus after work. A military exercise had taken place in nearby Monterey, CA during the weekend prior to the sighting.
- Shape
- Round, classic saucer shape with cupola on top
- Nature
- Unknown aerial object, solid vehicle
- Sound
- Silent
- Weather
- Clear sky, daylight, very clear
- Site
- Bus stop on Soquel Drive, Soquel, CA
- Size
- approximately 6 meters (stated ~20 ft diameter)
- Duration
- 5 min
- Time of day
- Day
- Local time
- 6:00 PM
- Theme
- disc_saucer
The unmodified record(s) the master event was assembled from.
NIDS-DOCNIDS-DOC:db6e73e7:129 fields
- city
- Soquel
- date
- 1999-02-01
- site
- Bus stop on Soquel Drive, Soquel, CA
- shape
- Round, classic saucer shape with cupola on top
- sound
- Silent
- state
- CA
- country
- USA
- weather
- Clear sky, daylight, very clear
- date_raw
- 2/99 a Tuesday around 2/10-2/18
- incident
- Witness observed a single round, classic saucer-shaped object with a cupola on top, grey/silver flat in color, approximately 20 feet in diameter, traveling slowly (approximately 10 mph or less) from northwest to southeast at an altitude of about 200 feet. The object passed overhead and the witness distinctly observed a three-curved opening on the bottom resembling the back of a watch. It traveled from Rodeo Gulch Drive, over Soquel Drive, toward 41st Avenue and Monterey Bay. The object was silent and showed no lights. The witness was waiting for a bus after work. A military exercise had taken place in nearby Monterey, CA during the weekend prior to the sighting.
- time_local
- 6:00 PM
- trajectory
- From northwest to southeast; originated near Rodeo Gulch Drive, flew over Soquel Drive, headed toward 41st Avenue and Monterey Bay
- case_source
- NIDS
- emf_effects
- None reported
- size_meters
- approximately 6 meters (stated ~20 ft diameter)
- time_of_day
- Day
- source_quote
- ROUND, CLASSIC SAUCER SHAPE WITH CUPOLA ON TOP... I SAW VERY DISTINCTLY A THREE CURVE OPENING ON THE BOTTOM OF THE UFO AS IT PASSED OVER ME.
- catalog_entry
- NIDS-DOC:db6e73e7:1
- ground_traces
- None reported
- location_text
- Soquel, CA, USA (near Rodeo Gulch Drive, flew over Soquel Drive towards 41st Avenue)
- witness_count
- 1
- photo_or_video
- Sketch available showing three-curve opening on bottom
- source_doc_sha
- db6e73e7647c061ab0f3ea8623c3524dbff833063af616d6e9b12a65ee8390af
- light_emissions
- None observed (daylight, no lights)
- witness_sex_age
- Male, age 52
- duration_minutes
- 5
- witness_reactions
- Witness followed the object by turning to track it; reported to FAA (not interested) and possibly the Sheriff's Office (no result)
- witness_occupation
- Accounting
- nature_of_phenomenon
- Unknown aerial object, solid vehicle