A California witness reports watching a black helicopter chase a "red-orange orb" across the sky with a "huge black plane" following, according to July 19, 2011, testimony from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.

"I was walking past the window at 2101 (I had just looked at the clock), and saw a black helicopter chasing what appeared to be a red-orange orb," the witness stated. "The orb was moving fast and erratically. It appeared to me moving in a somewhat straight direct path with some maneuvers mixed in such as moving quickly up, down, and around. (Like if a bouncy ball was trapped in a box) There was still enough day light to make out all the objects, and the mountain ranges. It looked to me as if it was playing 'cat & mouse' with the chopper. As the chopper moved erratically (trying to chase it), they moved out of sight and that's when I noticed a HUGE black plane pacing the chopper."

No images or videos were included with the MUFON report, which was filed on July 19, 2011. The event occurred on July 18, 2011, at 9:01 p.m. The above quotes were edited for clarity.

California is a current UFO ALERT 3 rating, with a high number of UFO sightings nationally. California had 42 reports in June 2011 - the highest reporting state in the nation.

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