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Long Beach · CA, USA
Cluster of pulsing, shiny orbs viewed before sunset.
Torrance · CA, USA
Sphere with flashing and brightly colored, tentacled lights. Sat right off the coast, just to the south of LAX for 40 minutes. Was very
Joshua Tree National Park · CA, USA
Silver sphere in Joshua Tree National Park in the middle of the afternoon
Claremont · CA, USA
A Formation of Small, Bright Spheres.
Lakeside · CA, USA
I was watching the sky from my bedroom window and a orange round illuminated object proceeded through the sky from left to right.
Pine Grove · CA, USA
Yard was lit up and a huge blinding bright light shaped like a sphere was moving towards the end of the street.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
I was on a flight (American Airline Express) back home from Monterey, CA. At exactly 5:50pm we were flying over what it seemed Inglewoo
Sacramento · CA, USA
Object hovering and changing shapes.
Carpenteria · CA, USA
Bright red light hovered a minute, then zoomed off fast.
South Gate · CA, USA
One of many this day. Orb flyby captured with a telescope. Almost missed this one by mistake. https://youtu.be/pDaMu_Qf8Ls
Desert Center · CA, USA
White plastic, like a wastebasket trash bag, floated up from side of freeway 12-15' from the backside of truck. ((anonymous report))
Burbank · CA, USA
Large bright orange sphere, rapidly descending from NE to W.
Concord · CA, USA
Ball shaped object with green glow in sky near full moon. ((NUFORC Note: Lens flares, caused by photographing the Moon. PD))
Ridgecrest · CA, USA
Orange Orb With Odd Flight-path In Sky.
San Diego · CA, USA
Steady light traveling at a high velocity across the southern dark morning sky.
Sonoma · CA, USA
Round, metallic-looking sphere over my house
Susanville · CA, USA
Orange/amber light, w/ contrail, over Susanville, CA. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Rounded-shaped UFO, shining out a very bright light flying in diverse directions, until it kept still, but still visible.
San Rafael · CA, USA
Cluster of lights in formation in San Rafael hillside.
Sherman Oaks · CA, USA
Spotlight orb vanishes leaving a glowing gas cloud. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Rialto · CA, USA
Looked like a a red shooting star that slowed down and exploded. ((NUFORC Note: US Navy missile launch. PD))
Riverside · CA, USA
Orb of light emitting light in oposite direction of travel. Left a glowing green cloud. ((NUFORC Note: US Navy missile launch. PD))
Escondido · CA, USA
Light greenish cloud spherical in shape over Escondido, CA. ((NUFORC Note: US Navy missile launch. PD))
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
Living on the 154 came out the house with my friend and saw a white cloud that left a blue glowing trail flying north almost right abov