The subject line of the email to KTLA 5 News was like many others purporting to have footage of UFOs: "Caught on video: Object flying across the sky."

The viewer, Michael, shared his location, Huntington Park, California, and the specific time, 10:37 p.m. Sunday night, along with an 18-second clip of a bright object with an equally bright tail streaking across the night sky.

To be fair, Michael wasn’t trying to sound the alarm for an alien invasion or claiming to have evidence of, well, anything. It was simple curiosity; he just wanted to know what the object was and perhaps see his video on the news.

These types of sightings are becoming increasingly common in Southern California, but to call them UFOs would be misleading.

They are certainly “Flying Objects” - they just aren’t “Uniden

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