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Long Beach · CA, USA
Fireball moves slowly across the sky, puses, then changes directions - Long Beach, CA
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
Brilliant fireball observed while driving north on Stony Point Road, Santa Rosa, CA. ((NUFORC Note: Possible meteor. PD))
San Diego (Clairemont) · CA, USA
roundish, wavyish bright light with a flashing reddish edge that kept changing, pulsating.
Long Beach · CA, USA
Second fireball moves across sky. Likely flare afloat.
Solvang · CA, USA
Bright light flare in the Solvang, Santa Ynez sky Friday Night October 24 2008
San Diego · CA, USA
A comet/firework like ball that separates and reconnects before apparently just disappearing into thin air.
Solavang · CA, USA
Hi, I wrote on 10/28/08 or 10/29 We did see a fireball, BUT THE THING, THE NEXT DAY IT WAS REPORTED THAT VANDENBERG airforce base shot
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Green fireball moving very low across the sky, throwing off sparks like fireworks.
South Gate · CA, USA
Driving north on 710 before Atlantic Blvd, fireball (shooting Star?)straked across sky Northwest, streaks of blue,green,yellow high rat
San Jose · CA, USA
Facing north, at about 2 o'clock high, I saw a bright ball of light (an electromagnetic spacecraft) make an abrupt turn from NW to NE a
San Diego · CA, USA
3 orange glowing balls above san diego. sighted in pacific beach at around 11 pm. they moved north and then straight up
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Two fireballs shot across the sky towards downtown los angeles
Stockton · CA, USA
On 08/02/2008 at approximately 2AM, my passenger and I witnessed a large burning object falling SW near Cal State Univ. - Stockton
Palmdale · CA, USA
A FIREBALL ACROSS THE SKY FOR 3 MIN AND TOOK OFF HIGH RATE OFF SPEED INTO SPACE.
Long Beach · CA, USA
Long Beach California red/purple/pink fireball falling from the sky for about 15-20 seconds
Long Beach · CA, USA
Fireball. With flames.
Morgan Hill · CA, USA
I saw an enormous fireball streak from north to south in the western sky very low on the horizon.
Cypress · CA, USA
Bright white fireball with a blue tail over Orange County.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Bright Fireball in the Los Angeles Sky
Corona · CA, USA
Green Fireball witnessed over Corona, CA
Sun City · CA, USA
Fireball and something "falling" from it viewed over Sun City California, June 16, 2008
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
FRONT: LARGE BRIGHT WIDE LIGHT/ THE TAIL END CIGAR/SILVER OR WHITE . ABOUT 5 MILES AWAY, VERY CLEAR NIGHT
Hayfork · CA, USA
Possible meterorite
Westlake Village · CA, USA
White fireball over city of Westlake Village