SIGHTING: PENN VALLEY, CALIFORNIA (UNITED STATES)

Witness Testimony

"I am a certified professional photographer (certified by the professional photographers of america, ppa). on the night of october 15 2018 i started production of a short film i am producing by filming a sequence of the moon from the deck of my home. the camera i am using is a nikon p1000 which has a lens capable of 3000mm optical performance (not digital). i had extended the lens to its maximum optical performance and started the moon sequence. the camera was mounted to a heavy duty tripod. this is a basic shot; the moon enters the frame and is filmed until it exits. during the filming i noticed an object appear in the frame but put it off as an insect. after filming, i went into my house to my office where my computer is. i ejected the sd card from the camera and inserted it into my computer and opened the file. i was excited to see the quality of the image that was shot in 4k resolution. as the opening sequence started and the moon came into frame, i noticed an object appear to shoot from behind the moon followed by another object which appeared to be chasing it or following it. a few seconds later the large object comes into view from deep space and appears to follow a trajectory at an angle to the top of the moon. time to first objects: 44 seconds time to second object: 53 seconds "