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Long Beach · CA, USA
I saw at least a dozen people pointing up to the sky; pointing and gasping. ((NUFORC Note: Launch of the Falcon 9 rocket. PD))
Sacramento · CA, USA
Bright, square white light, flared, then dissolved. ((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch??? PD))
Stockton · CA, USA
Big light able to maneuver. Made no sound. ((NUFORC Note: Launch of the Falcon 9 rocket. PD))
Hayward/San Lorenzo · CA, USA
This thing was brighter, bigger, more in the distance, looked as if it was surrounded by smoke. ((NUFORC Note: Falcon 9 launch. PD))
San Pedro · CA, USA
weird lights in the sky of san pedro last night. I have pictures if i can only upload them. ((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch. PD))
La Quinta · CA, USA
3 lights emanating from 1 source, forming a triangle in the sky, moving from the N to the SW. Then-just disappear ((anonymous rept.))
Walnut Creek · CA, USA
Extremely bight light in the night sky that slowly moved away was able to light up a large area with two beams
Cathedral City · CA, USA
strange light with arck-like light lighting up sky, stayed stationary for approx 4/5 min then seem to fall slowly out of sight... not a
Sebastopol · CA, USA
((NUFORC Note: Launch of Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg AFB. PD))
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
Semi-cloaked huge light ball in Santa Rosa emmits light swirls in circular pattern facing earth ,then upwards then vanished.
Cottonwood · CA, USA
Low in horizon a very bright light that streamed a foggy like light at the L and R sides. ((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch. PD))
Auburn · CA, USA
Craft that looked.like a bright star was seen in the sky stationary and unmoving for appox 3 minutes with starlike rays of light emina
Willows · CA, USA
Witnessed a light that went up surrounded by fog in a v shape hovered for 12-15 minutes then descended with fog taking the opposite sha
Oxnard · CA, USA
The UFO was like a bright giant spotlight very slowly drifting in an westerly direction high above the 101 FWY and the Vineyard Ave. &
Eldorado Hills · CA, USA
A very small, circular shape was seen casting down onto the apartment complexes in eldorado hills. It shone two bright, conelike beams
Rohnert Park · CA, USA
Object leaving trails in night sky. ((NUFORC Note: Launch of Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg AFB. PD))
Richmond · CA, USA
It was night. Object started as a bright white light behind light cloud coverage. Soon it became more clear as an object that seemed to
Salinas · CA, USA
fireball shaped object. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect witness was looking south, watching a missile launch. PD))
Manteca · CA, USA
We watched 2 orange onion shaped lights that were next to each other. ((NUFORC Note: Sky lanterns?? PD))
Chirico Summit · CA, USA
A bright white light when coming towards me. Once sideways I saw it was cigar shaped and dull gray
Marina del Rey · CA, USA
Fireball at ocean horizon.
Santa Ana · CA, USA
Have a bit of dashcam footage.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Appearance and disappearance of a large bright white stationary overhead light.
Chula Vista · CA, USA
Multiple orange lights falling from the sky in a spiral and disappearing. ((NUFORC Note: USN parachutists reported in area. PD))