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Hemet and San Jacinto · CA, USA
Two bright orbs traveled slowly from W to E, across the Hemet, CA dusk sky. ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch. PD))((anonymous report))
Ramona · CA, USA
Update on last post same day same time. It was a ballistic missile launched by the air force. ((anonymous report))
Irvine · CA, USA
Orange fireball in front then no color. ((anonymous report)) ((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch from Vandenberg AFB. PD))
Rancho Cucamonga · CA, USA
Seen 2 white lights moving toward the S while leaving behind a white cone shaped spray pattern. ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch. PD))
Ramona · CA, USA
Ball of energy flying quickly E in the night sky of Ramona. ((anonymous report))((NUFORC Note: Missile launch @ 17:26 hrs. PD))
Palm Springs · CA, USA
The craft emitted light/chem trail. The chem trail seemed to be the source of the light. ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch. PD))
San Diego · CA, USA
White dot "craft" appears to fly from left to right after missile passes. ((NUFORC Note: Possible second stage rocket? PD))
Irvine · CA, USA
Two Large Lights with bright cloud formations in darkness. ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch. PD))
Seaside · CA, USA
Object came from the E and left a contrail, then split into two spheres. ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch. PD))
Palm Springs · CA, USA
At least 3 bright lights in sky over Palm Springs moving north to south. ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch. PD))
El Cajon · CA, USA
Four witnesses just saw a flashing object that moved like an octopus ejecting clouds with light. ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch. PD))
San Diego · CA, USA
Saw two moving lights emitting flash of light like oval torch. ((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch from Vandenberg AFB @ 5:26 p.m.. PD))
Murrieta · CA, USA
Saw some type of tractor beam pulling another craft into another one; strange looking cloud. ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch. PD))
Palm Desert · CA, USA
Two bright circles coming out of a bright cloud. ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch. PD))
San Bernardino · CA, USA
Fireball shooting through sky bursting and dividing into two crafts an orb trailing the other. ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch. PD))
Rancho Bernado · CA, USA
Two lights or fireballs observed in sky associated with contrail. ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch at 5:26 p.m.. PD))
Rancho Bernado · CA, USA
Two lights or fireballs observed in sky associated with contrail. ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch. PD))
Westminster · CA, USA
Three white lights in the shape of a triangle during the spacex launch. ((NUFORC Note: Separate rocket engines? PD))
San Pedro (port of Los Angeles) · CA, USA
Three lights quickly moved in on space x rocket following/tracking rocket through its stages.lights moved independently from each other
Agoura Hills · CA, USA
Two white orbs traveling SW over Santa Monica Mountains leaving large cloud plume which diffesed after 6 minutes. Photos available
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Two white balls with weird illuminating smoke trail, balls where white glowing, N and split 1 going S. ((NUFORC Note: Rocket. PD))
Escondido · CA, USA
Two objects with glowing trail in night sky. ((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch. PD))
Temecula · CA, USA
Two white objects moving E and S, leaving behind a white trail. ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch from Vandenberg AFB @ 5:26 p.m.. PD))
Hesperia · CA, USA
2 brightly glowing lights leavining a wide glowing trail. ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch at 5:26 p.m. (PST). PD))