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Sighting off of I5 in CA

Unknown2 witnessesSighting reportJul 3, 2025, 7:33 AMMendota, CA

Witnesses

2 witnesses

Duration

Unknown

Source material

3

Timeline

2

Source context

Limited context

51

Interesting, but still missing stronger corroboration or harder source material.

Source provenance

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Correlations

Field Intelligence

Moon phase

50% illumination

First quarter — moderate moon brightness

Solar window

Sunrise5:48 AM
Sunset8:25 PM
Day length14h 37m

Weather

Open-Meteo
ConditionsClear sky
Temperature81°F
Cloud cover0% · Clear
Wind7 mph

Area activity

Within 2 daysNo sightings within 60 mi

Extracted details

Observed facts

Occurred

Jul 3, 2025, 7:33 AM

Timezone

Pacific Time

Location

Mendota, CA

Observers

2 witnesses

Witness account

Narrative

Time: July 3, 2025 at 12:33am Location: Just south of Mendota CA off of I5. Directly west of Cantua Creek I saw this in the middle of the night on a drive with my girlfriend to norcal. We both saw a single large bright dot in the sky and it was moving quickly to the west. It had a trail of light coming off of it so I assumed it was a meteor but then very suddenly it changed directions. Then it changed angles a few more times before suddenly splitting into 3 bright dots. They moved around the...

Case progression

Timeline

Encounter windowJul 3, 2025, 7:33 AM

Witnesses place the encounter near Mendota, CA.

PublishedApr 9, 2026, 11:38 PM

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Original report

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telemetry

Environmental pass

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