
Amateur video footage of a multi-colored, rapidly flashing UFO in the night sky in Merced, CA on Jan. 3rd, 2011 between 9PM and 1AM. At quick glance, the object could have appeared to be just another bright star in the sky. However, after further observation with binoculars it was determined by several eye witnesses to be a multi-colored flashing object moving steadily to the west and further upward in altitude. This object was viewed from Merced, CA (central valley / central CA) and appeared to be starting directly east (over Yosemite & further away Area 51) and then slowly migrating towards the direction of Chowchilla or Los Banos which is directly south-southeast. It also appeared to be between 33-45 degrees above the horizon. Eyewitnesses also determined this object could have been part of either an equidistant triangle of 2 other similar objects or a larger pattern of pulsing orbs, but these were more difficult to locate with a video camera since they were perhaps further away. The object was filmed using a JVC Everio camera using a tripod with 800X zoom capability on ultra fine image quality. It appears to have twin white bright lights surrounded by a circle of colored lights rapidly flashing: blue, red, green, etc. There was another similar sighting by other eyewitnesses on New Year's Eve (2 days previous) in a similar location with similar flashing lights, but this object was seen hoovering and then moving rapidly across the sky to the north. (Update 1/4/11): Seen <b>...</b>
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