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Guerneville · CA, USA
It occurred late at night when i happened to be gazing at the stars on a clear night. i was looking all the big stars towards the nort
Concord · CA, USA
Man sees solid, red "satellite" moving E to W. Obj. suddenly joined by 2nd obj., then 3rd. All turn south, 2x wink out, 3rd goes N.
Palmdale · CA, USA
Woman and husband witness very bright light moving across night sky. Obj. turns, at which couple sees a solid, strobing light nearby.
Banning · CA, USA
Young woman on Hwy. I-10 watches bright light for 40 miles. Light turns slate gray, or black, changes shape. Suddenly disintegrates!
Blythe (north of) · CA, USA
Orange luminescent globe hovering in desert sky then moving at the speed of a meteor.
unknown (Out skirts of Lake Don Pedro · near modesto), CA, USA
Up close, day time object in the woods.
Van Nuys · CA, USA
3 Christmas Tree Cookie Cutters in Triangle Formation
Newport Beach · CA, USA
Unidentified Disc in plain sight, 1000 ft away, for 30 seconds
Lodi · CA, USA
UFO (or something) seen in Lodi, CA (1996)
Valley Springs · CA, USA
Triangular shape blocking out stars in front of the Milky Way.
San Diego · CA, USA
Man witnesses a tiny, very bright obj. moving across sky. Obj. gains alt., brightens, remains motionless 20 min. Suddenly disappears.
San Diego · CA, USA
A brilliant white perfect circle changes to a circle within a circle and then becomes a distant dot in the sky.
Oakley · CA, USA
Woman (anonymous) repts. seeing large, flashing light above her car. Obj. had red and white, sporadically flashing lights on it.
Palm Springs · CA, USA
Couple witness huge, oval-shaped bright light. Obj. was partially transparent; lights on inside. Obj. released smaller red lights!
Santa Paula · CA, USA
Couple in jacuzzi witness approx. 8x bright objs.in night sky. Two of objs. flare up, the group begins moving, then all disappear.
Sacramento · CA, USA
pulsating light over my neighbors yard about 5 houses away and 30 to 40 feet in the air.
San Bruno · CA, USA
Man sees peculiar stationary white light. Green light drops vertically from white light, becomes red, disappears. 1st obj. moves off.
San Francisco · CA, USA
Many repts. of massive "greenish-white" obj. traveling SE to NW, descending. USCG overheard on scanner to use term, "Quicksilver."
Fresno · CA, USA
Couple witness "huge black thing" over parking lot in downtown Fresno. Emitted steam or smoke in three directions. Many lights.
Snelling · CA, USA
Couple see large disc in N sky "w/ white, yellow, blue lights going in a circle around it." Larger than clenched fist at arm's length.
Gardena · CA, USA
Woman sees an "orange-yellow light w/ long tail." Light suddenly dims, emits smoke, reappears as amber white light.
Kelseyville · CA, USA
Group of people witness "pinpoint of light w/ spiderweb of light outside center." Obj. ascends, leaves trail behind it, disappears.
Santa Cruz · CA, USA
Young couple watch very bright light to W over Pacific O. Had "corona effect"; reflected off water. Suddenly disappeared. (Planet?)
Atolicita Hills · CA, USA
Woman driving to work sees 2 "really bright white lights, w/ strobing blue, yellow, red lights in center." Stops car; obj. moves off.