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Oxnard · CA, USA
The UFO was like a bright giant spotlight very slowly drifting in an westerly direction high above the 101 FWY and the Vineyard Ave. &
Eldorado Hills · CA, USA
A very small, circular shape was seen casting down onto the apartment complexes in eldorado hills. It shone two bright, conelike beams
Rohnert Park · CA, USA
Object leaving trails in night sky. ((NUFORC Note: Launch of Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg AFB. PD))
Richmond · CA, USA
It was night. Object started as a bright white light behind light cloud coverage. Soon it became more clear as an object that seemed to
Salinas · CA, USA
fireball shaped object. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect witness was looking south, watching a missile launch. PD))
Manteca · CA, USA
We watched 2 orange onion shaped lights that were next to each other. ((NUFORC Note: Sky lanterns?? PD))
Chirico Summit · CA, USA
A bright white light when coming towards me. Once sideways I saw it was cigar shaped and dull gray
Marina del Rey · CA, USA
Fireball at ocean horizon.
Santa Ana · CA, USA
Have a bit of dashcam footage.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Appearance and disappearance of a large bright white stationary overhead light.
Chula Vista · CA, USA
Multiple orange lights falling from the sky in a spiral and disappearing. ((NUFORC Note: USN parachutists reported in area. PD))
Bonita · CA, USA
Three bright orange (orb's) descended out of the clouds slow but then proceeded to put on a display of zigzag's with Comet like trails
San Jose · CA, USA
Fast moving black triangle with no lights and emitting no sound heading northward.
Auburn · CA, USA
I was walking to the store and the Sphere are orb to stay in the sky look like a star I thought it was a star. ((anonymous report))
San Pablo · CA, USA
Looked as if it were a satellite until it lit up like a bright light until the plane passed. ((NUFORC Note: Possible Iridium sa
San Ramon · CA, USA
I happened to look up and saw a silver, metallic, cylindrical object that seemed to be spiraling towards the earth.
Redondo Beach · CA, USA
Saw "V" formation 5-7 red blinking lights, very high up, heading SE over Palos Verdes. ((NUFORC Note: Witness is MUFON member. PD))
Torrance · CA, USA
Bright red and green flashing lights with no flight path and rapid acceleration below horizon.
San Diego · CA, USA
I was outside between two one-story buildings, the ground lights illuminated from below the underside. ((anonymous report))
Long Beach · CA, USA
Strange to see an aircraft travel that fast, low altitude with no sound report.
Claremont · CA, USA
3 orange fireballs with light trails moving left to right and downwards in far distance
San Fernando · CA, USA
It all started when i received a call from my vrother and my little princess was asleep so i went outside to answer the call.A few step
Escondido · CA, USA
Fireball at high speed, suddenly stopped, stayed in place for a few seconds, went straight up, blinked, brightened, then disappeared.
Oxnard · CA, USA
White-blue orb the size of a round coffee table took off as soon as it was noticed, with a comet like trail. ((anonymous report))