UFO Report from Chico, California
Report: 1140
December 24, 2022
At approximately 10:30 p.m. Pacific time, I witnessed an unidentified aerial phenomenon 5 miles east of Chico California. The object had an approximate flight altitude of around 10,000 ft. The object appeared to be a orange electrical lightning type circular orb. The object appeared to be about 100 ft in diameter. I was able to view the object from the naked eye as well as using binoculars. The object appeared for about five consecutive minutes in the sky before abruptly disappearing. I attempted to rule out a weather phenomenon as there was no significant weather activity in the area. I also reviewed a flight tracker and only one airplane flight was in the area at the time with a flight deck around 30,000 ft that I was able to view separately with my binoculars after witnessing the phenomenon. I attempted to contact the destination airport to see if the pilot of the airplane was able to witness the phenomenon as well with no luck at getting any kind of definitive response. The object was like nothing I've ever seen before. I attempted to research this phenomenon and the only thing outside of it being extraterrestrial would be a weather phenomenon called ball lightning which I'm still unsure if it was or not as it is a very rare weather phenomenon.