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UFO in Southern California - video taken 10/2012

Unknown2 witnessesVideoOct 1, 2025, 8:00 PMPalos Verdes, Southern California

Witnesses

2 witnesses

Duration

Unknown

Source material

3

Timeline

2

Source context

Moderate context

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Source provenance

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Correlations

Field Intelligence

Sunlight window

Daytime — sun above horizon

Sighting occurred during daylight hours

Solar window

Sunrise6:49 AM
Sunset6:39 PM
Day length11h 50m

Weather

Open-Meteo
ConditionsClear sky
Temperature74°F
Cloud cover4% · Clear
Wind6 mph

Area activity

Within 2 daysNo sightings within 60 mi

Extracted details

Observed facts

Occurred

Oct 1, 2025, 8:00 PM

Timezone

Pacific Time

Location

Palos Verdes, Southern California

Observers

2 witnesses

Witness account

Narrative

Back on October 2012, I was hiking on the bluffs in Palos Verdes, Southern California at around 1PM with my now ex-girlfriend. A helicopter was flying toward us at low altitude which I thought was pretty cool, so I pulled out my iPhone and recorded it. When I got home and rewatched the video again to take a screen grab for instagram, I noticed something moving through the frame at an incredibly high speed. It’s almost impossible to see with the naked eye unless you know exactly where to look....

Case progression

Timeline

Encounter windowOct 1, 2025, 8:00 PM

Witnesses place the encounter near Palos Verdes, Southern California.

PublishedJun 28, 2026, 5:27 AM

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Cover image

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Original report

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telemetry

Environmental pass

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