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Granada Hills · CA, USA
A strip of green lights in a lateral row, moving sideways and hovering at first, then rotating as if to show off, darted then disappear
Vacaville · CA, USA
Looked like star that started moving SE slowly, then veered E quickly for a sec., and continued to fly straight, until it disappeared.
Vacaville · CA, USA
On July 24th evening, last night I was sitting outside in my hot tub in my backyard. I was gazing up at the night sky. We have a lot of
Antelope · CA, USA
Moving and stationary blue white light, low in sky 9:20 pm.
Hollister · CA, USA
RED LIGHT SOUTH OF HOLLISTER 10:23PM.
Auburn · CA, USA
Two (possibly three) extremely bright lights, on huge, low-flying, object. Lights brightened and dimmed, object suddenly disappeared.
Half Moon Bay · CA, USA
Bright light in sky, moving and hovering, took off fast.
Willits · CA, USA
Silvery orange, stationary object high in sky.
Fresno · CA, USA
Big fire ball that broke in two smaller more dominant balls of fire with a more defined shape.
Boonville · CA, USA
white ball of flame in Mendocino county. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. Re-entering Chinese rocket booster. PD))
Rohnert Park · CA, USA
@ concert in Rohnert Park, CA, there was what appeared to be a fireball with a very large tail. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
San Mateo · CA, USA
Fireball with long tail gliding through the sky very slowly and l low in the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Chinese rocket re-entry. PD))
Sacramento · CA, USA
Circular, bright,orange,neon,light. It looked as though it had a vapor trail behind it. It was going east bound then changed flight to
Alpaugh · CA, USA
I took pics . it changed from a round shape with many points to a round gas like appearance. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Fresno · CA, USA
Approx. 9:30 I was walking at Woodward Pk in Fresno, in the SE. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
California City · CA, USA
Long slow moving craft with a bright light, hovered and vanished. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
Corona/Lake Mathews · CA, USA
Saw 2 fireballs clear as day across the sky. Sort of looked like 2 planes were crashing. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
San Diego · CA, USA
Looking north from Point Loma in San Diego ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Oxnard · CA, USA
One tailing the other. Low in skyline. Then disappeared behind some trees. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Sacramento · CA, USA
Fireball with trail similar to a comet seen navigating over roof tops of suburb of city. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Los Angeles · CA, USA
A fireball above the southern horizon seen from the district of El Sereno in northeast Los Angeles.
Oakdale · CA, USA
Like a airplane on fire then it kept going and when it passed out head it had like 6 lights. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Frazier Park · CA, USA
A fireball in the sky that was moving slow and right above the mountains across the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Chico · CA, USA
golden ball with tail of sparks over sierra Nevada Mountains. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))