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Los Angeles · CA, USA
Silent, Extreme Bright White Disc of Light, approx. 100 foot diameter Hovered approx. 10 minutes then "Switched Off". Small white ligh
Tehachapi · CA, USA
White fireball hitting ground.
Del Mar · CA, USA
In 1959, a witness in Del Mar, California, reported an aircraft-like object flying silently from west to east before stopping and hovering in place for several minutes.
Desert Hot Springs · CA, USA
In 1959, a witness in Desert Hot Springs, California, reported a group of lights in a strange formation near a fault line, visible in the sky for about ten minutes.
Reseda · CA, USA
In 1959, a witness in Reseda, California, reported a disk-shaped object at roof height, observed at close range for three to five minutes during a ten-minute sighting.
Mohave · CA, USA
In 1959, a witness in Mohave, California, reported lights overhead as their car's headlights and engine reportedly cut off, an event lasting about two minutes.
Strathmore · CA, USA
In 1959, a witness in Strathmore, California, reported a disk-shaped object in the sky, observed for about four minutes before it moved out of sight.
Long Beach · CA, USA
As a young man, I would lay out in the yard at night and look at the sky--I often saw an object moving at night speed, very high, no no
Campbell · CA, USA
3 glowing disc shaped objects
El Sobrante · CA, USA
Bright, yellow/orange circle, 10 ft. in diameter, silent, slow moving, 5mph, 50 ft. above ground-2 minutes, chased & threw rocks at it.
South San Francisco · CA, USA
Its was approximately 6:30pm, I was sitting in frontroom watching TV, when screen showed sometype of interference. I looked out the wi
La Mesa · CA, USA
At first we thought it was a falling star. Then we realized it was coming in side ways from the east over the freeway (125) and it was
Reseda · CA, USA
In 1958, a witness in Reseda, California, reported a bright white, hole-like object moving on a steady path across the midday sky for about 15 minutes.
Novato · CA, USA
In 1958, a witness in Novato, California, reported a disk-shaped object in a large grass field that took off straight up over their vehicle and vanished into the sky.
San Francisco · CA, USA
In 1958, a witness in San Francisco, California, reported a huge silver oval-shaped object flying low and positioning itself over their home for about two minutes.
Baldwin Park · CA, USA
In 1958, an eleven-year-old girl in Baldwin Park, California, reported seeing a cigar-shaped object hovering near her home for about five minutes before it left.
Menlo Park · CA, USA
Saw noisless, extremely-low clear light slowly cruise past us and over hills, where "encountered" and newspaper-reported.
North Hollywood · CA, USA
In 1958, a young child in North Hollywood, California, reported a circular object appearing repeatedly over several days, according to a later-filed account.
North Hollywood · CA, USA
I was four years old. i would visit at my grandmothers house. she lived in north hollywood . i was playing in the front yard when a bal
Los Gatos (west of) · CA, USA
A witness west of Los Gatos, California reported three disk-shaped objects at very low altitude in daylight, seen in as much detail as a car on the road, in under a minute in September 1957.
San Diego (north of · at sea), CA, USA
At least a hundred miles out to sea, a long time ago, in 1957, a very interesting sighting, after midnight. First report.
California (above · northern part of), CA, USA
Red Fireball Over Califonia
Temple City · CA, USA
Witnesses reported lights over Mt. Baldy near Temple City, California in 1957, described by ten observers, over about 15 minutes.
Long Beach · CA, USA
Witnesses in Long Beach, California reported three disk-shaped objects stationary in a triangle formation in daylight, appearing distorted by a heat-mirage effect, for about two minutes in July 1957.