V-shaped UFO filmed hovering over Los Angeles as expert reveals incredible details of sighting

Clear and startling images of what appears to be a UFO were captured over Los Angeles, sparking fresh debate about what's flying over America's biggest cities.

A pair of Los Angeles residents were on their balcony when they spotted a black, V-shaped craft covered in lights moving slowly over the city on August 28.

The sighting went on for roughly 25 minutes, with the UFO flying south until the witnesses eventually lost sight of it around 11:38pm local time (2:38am ET).

The pair was able to capture both pictures and clear videos with a cellphone camera, zooming in to see nine white lights along the UFO's hull.

UFO researcher and filmmaker Mark Christopher Lee told the Daily Mail he believes the craft was not an alien spaceship, adding it was likely an unmanned drone testing out new technology for the US government or some other world power.

However, Lee made one stunning claim based on his analysis of this sighting and several famous UFO incidents throughout the UK, suggesting that the US military has created technology many would think was still only science fiction in 2025.

'I'm convinced that a lot of famous UFO incidents are basically highly advanced terrestrial technology that is 30 to 40 years ahead of what we think they have,' Lee explained.

Regardless of where the craft came from, it's the latest report of a strange V-shaped craft, or chevron, flying over the US in recent months.

This UFO report was submitted to the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) on August 30, a volunteer-operated nonprofit group that's been collecting UFO reports since 1974.

The latest sighting was the 34th chevron spotted throughout the country in 2025.

According to NUFORC, there have been several reports this year which specifically mention seeing a V-shaped wedge or triangle with multiple lights along its surface flying over the US.

'It stayed in the same area for about 25–30 minutes for the first time I saw it,' the witness in LA said in their report.

'It moved around a little bit but didn't go too far. At the end it just flew off in the south direction until I couldn't see it anymore,' they added.

The boomerang-shaped object also appeared to have a small body at its center, making it look similar to a F-117 stealth fighter.

However, that plane, built by the US Air Force, never had large lights on the outside of the craft.

'It's definitely not flares and is in my opinion a structured craft, most likely a top secret drone,' Lee declared.

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Lee noted that he thought the witness's video was genuine, adding that the poor quality coming from the cellphone at that time of night rules out the use of AI and CGI special effects.

NUFORC added a one-word note as a possible explanation for the sighting, writing 'Ultralight?'

An ultralight refers to a type of small, lightweight aircraft, often just a motorized hang glider or powered parachute, that's popular among recreational flyers.

These are super basic machines, having a minimal frame, no heavy engine, and being generally quiet and slow-moving.

Los Angeles has a storied history with UFO sightings, going all the way back to the infamous 'Battle of Los Angeles' in 1942 when the US military shot at what they thought were could have been alien ships invading the West Coast.

Lee also noted the claims that Catalina Island, just off the California coast, could be the location of a secret underwater alien base.

Lee thinks LA isn't actually an alien hotspot, but a hotbed of activity by super-advanced human technology being launched from nearby facilities such as Vandenberg Space Force Base, Edwards Air Force Base, and the infamous Area 51.