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Garden Grove · CA, USA
Bright light in Eastern skyline for over an hour in 1 place. Light gets brighter than fades but is present at same location. In sky pl
Menifee · CA, USA
((HOAX??)) While observing an apparent contrail with a strange dark funnel shape at end ,upwards angle of view. ((anonymous report))
Santa Monica · CA, USA
Absolutely huge, gray, slanted rectangle with a long point coming out of one end. No lights, just gray, slow and blimp sized.
Half Moon Bay · CA, USA
It does seem to reflect sunlight and seems to be metalic. No lights were seen. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect a Frisbee. PD))
Half Moon Bay · CA, USA
Looking closer at the Picture I sent in there appears to be 4/5 craft in the photo. Look to the right and farther away 3 craft can be s
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Stadium-sized, huge, gray rectangle slowly gliding across the sky.
Concord · CA, USA
UFO sighting while driving to work. silver sphere racing into the clouds.
East Otay Mesa · CA, USA
Large ball of light descends over empty lot. ((anonymous report))
Inglewood · CA, USA
3 mi. E of LAX I stepped outside at night, looked up to see a shrinking flaming orb moving slowly until it disappeared in front of
Long Beach · CA, USA
Immobile, white dot, not shiny and appeared to be very high in altitude.
Redding · CA, USA
Saw a strange blinking light, red, green, blue, and white. Flying somewhere above N CA. ((NUFORC Note: Twinkling stars?? Anon. PD))
Medford/Weed · CA, USA
We were on I-5 headed S to CA, when I noticed a big bunch of lights off to my left in the trees.
Pasadena · CA, USA
All of a sudden, my husband and I saw a light shoot straight down from the sky and disappeared into the mountains. ((anonymous report))
Riverside · CA, USA
Flashing object.
Lancaster · CA, USA
To the South East of Lancaster CA flashing lights of red, blue, green, yellow, and white, are visible with the naked eye.
Napa · CA, USA
2 egg-shaped aircraft travelling in formation at hypersonic speed east of Napa, CA, south to north towards Travis AFB.
Stockton · CA, USA
Orange balls of light. ((anonymous report))
Tulare · CA, USA
Multiple red lights fading in and out for at least 10 minutes. Looked as if they were in the foothills.
Coachella · CA, USA
((HOAX??)) black winged creature.
San Diego · CA, USA
White oval light in evening sky above San Diego split in two and head in different directions.
San Francisco · CA, USA
I have pictures ((anonymous report)) ((NUFORC Note: Witness has photos, but provides no contact information. Hoax?? PD))
San Francisco · CA, USA
Formation in western sky, 4 blue lights, San Francisco, Sept 21, 2017 at 20:02pm ((NUFORC Note: We suspect a lens flare. PD))
Temecula · CA, USA
My friend and I saw a red light with light blue wings coming from the top and bottom. Like a bow and arrow with out the arrow.
Newoort Beach · CA, USA
V-shaped light that glowed. ((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch from Vandenberg AFB. Time of sighting may be flawed. PD))