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Tracy · CA, USA
Fireball Over Tracy, California. ((NUFORC Note: Reported to be re-entering Chinese rocket shell. PD))
Ventura · CA, USA
A slow moving white trail moved across the sky. After about 20 seconds separated into 2.((NUFORC Note: Chinese rocket re-entry. PD))
Modesto · CA, USA
Jet liked object flying, it looked like it was crashing or flying downward quickly leaving a trail of orange light. ((anonymous report)
Santa Clarita · CA, USA
Patrons, at a park saw an object resembling a crashing, burning, plane, or rocket, or meteorite. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Ukiah · CA, USA
Big and very bright object flying low.
Palmdale · CA, USA
All 3 were flying across the sky downward, streaking across with what looked like sparks. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
La Mesa · CA, USA
One flying light travels through sky fast then quickly descends, turns into 2 lights. ((NUFORC Note: Chinese rocket re-entry. PD))
Lincoln · CA, USA
Orange orb traveling north/west.
Sherman Oaks · CA, USA
Like a plane on fire with a long tail of read flames, white flames inside the red tail.((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Aliso Viejo · CA, USA
Pacific Park to Aliso Creek saw three yellow, orange lights. In triangular formation the two lower lights jones the brighter,larger ape
Galt · CA, USA
Balloon type object but seemed to be moving very slowly...wind a ground level est 4-6 knots w to e.
Riverside · CA, USA
Pair of white light balls rapidly fade in and out, over Riverside City, Southern California.
Norwalk · CA, USA
Saw a orangish red light in the sky , thought maybe it was a helicopter or airplane that seemed to be coming in my direction , but then
San Jose · CA, USA
Glowing Amber Floating barrel size object.
Elk Grove · CA, USA
06/01/16 1:00pm. Sighted two very large aircraft 1 flying due east to west 2nd due north to south. Both off white, not markings side o
Amsterdam · CA, USA
I noticed an egg shaped deep orange glowing object close above me in the sky.
Joshua Tree-Twenty Nine Palms · CA, USA
Morphing/Pulsating Orb.
Norwalk · CA, USA
9 orange lights cruising then ascending and vanishing
San Francisco · CA, USA
One huge cigar and one huge rectangular object floating over S.F. Bay just north of San Francisco..
Orange · CA, USA
Floating orange ball of light, then zipped out into space.
Lancaster · CA, USA
Metallic disk in sky east Lancaster, CA. ((anonymous report))
Fair Oaks · CA, USA
Metallic sphere hovering over edge of Folsom lake, California.
Joshua Tree · CA, USA
100 plus ppl have sighting at CITD Conf/ of 10 very fast muliple colored objects. ((Report submitted by Melinda Leslie, MUFON.))
Joshua Tree · CA, USA
Multiple continuously-luminous craft, flying silently at very high speed, with irregular greenish flashes.