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Otay Mesa · CA, USA
Coworker and I (and confirmed with security guard 5 mi. away at jobsite) saw a blue and green light just appear in sky above Otay Mesa
San Diego · CA, USA
Broken up over ocean south of San Diego.
San Pedro · CA, USA
Blue Violet disk over Santa Catalina Island in San Pedro, CA. ((NUFORC Note: Lens flares, caused by the Sun. PD))
Petaluma · CA, USA
I was walking my dogs in front of house. I live in rural area out by coast guard station in w Petaluma. I saw a bright light for about
Ventura · CA, USA
White/Blue/Orange light falling from the sky...very fast
Sonoma · CA, USA
Round, metallic-looking sphere over my house
Costa Mesa · CA, USA
Oval shaped, brightly lit, moving slowly.
Fairfield · CA, USA
Orange light. ((NUFORC Note: Possible meteor or space debris? PD))
Napa · CA, USA
Meteor, maybe?? ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
Sonoma · CA, USA
Obj. possibly cyl. or cone, with a dark red tail approx. 4-6 lengths of the obj. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
Vacaville · CA, USA
What ever it was that flew by me I for sure have never seen before. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
Desert Hot Springs · CA, USA
Strange light in northern sky over Coachella Valley. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
Lafayette · CA, USA
High altitude dark amber light with a tail moving in a straight line from W to E. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
Susanville · CA, USA
Orange/amber light, w/ contrail, over Susanville, CA. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Obj. was observed as a streak of light going horizontal across the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
Moorpark · CA, USA
Comet-like appearance. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
Sky Valley · CA, USA
Streaking comet like with long light spray trail. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Fast moving burning object. Orange and white tail. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
Palm Springs · CA, USA
Fireball or meteor breaking up over Palm Springs. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
Menifee · CA, USA
Rocket or comet traveling fast northwest to southeast, bright with long sparkling tail. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
Goleta · CA, USA
Fireball shoots across early evening sky for a minute and half over L.A.. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
Modesto · CA, USA
I went outside to look at my pool there were some leaves in the water saw the reflection of three white lights high in the sky.
Toluca Lake · CA, USA
A box-shaped transparent object reflected by sunlight over Universal Studio Hollywood trailing clouds made by an aircraft.
Concord · CA, USA
Walking my friend to her car at 915pm in Concord, CA, we looked up in the sky and a sky lantern or what looked like a floating ca