I see strange bright lights here all the time. Every plane in the area(I’m in Huntington Beach,Newport) is approaching this one spot(JW airport) from ALL directions. Consequently you have bright lights that keep getting brighter and never deviating or fading as they approach the airport. Frequently some are so bright I think they are an asteroid or comet, till trajectory and time says not. Staring at the night lights here is annoying.
The first one was bright enough and fast enought that I thought it was a meteor. Until 10+ more followed it...
Oh, you mean planes? Planes don’t stop and hover. I suspect helicopters, but they were silent (I’m a mile away, so can hear normal ones), so probably military (stealth).