One quiet evening in Gardena, California, as I strolled southbound along a familiar residential street with my dog, my usual pastime of stargazing took a thrilling turn. The sky was graced by a brilliant super moon, its glow softly illuminating the neighborhood. Suddenly, out of the corner of my eye, a dazzling light demanded my attention.
Turning towards the southeast, I spotted a mysterious searchlight-like beam sweeping slowly westward. Unlike any ordinary light, this one bore a peculiar rounded diamond shape at its forefront, captivating and enigmatic. The beam cut through the night sky behind a row of houses, its focused radiance as bright and dense as the searchlights flashing over casinos or car dealerships — yet far more concentrated.
It seemed distant yet hovered low, gracefully rising as it moved across the sky. A shimmering aura surrounded the object, leaving a faint trail that sparkled briefly before fading away. After only a few fleeting seconds, the light dimmed and vanished toward the southwest, as if slipping from the world unnoticed.
This fleeting encounter left me spellbound, a brush with the unexplained under the watchful glow of the super moon. For those enchanted by the mysteries of the cosmos, such fleeting glimpses ignite the imagination and fuel the eternal quest to understand what lies beyond our earthly skies.