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Alpaugh · CA, USA
I took pics . it changed from a round shape with many points to a round gas like appearance. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Fresno · CA, USA
Approx. 9:30 I was walking at Woodward Pk in Fresno, in the SE. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
California City · CA, USA
Long slow moving craft with a bright light, hovered and vanished. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
Corona/Lake Mathews · CA, USA
Saw 2 fireballs clear as day across the sky. Sort of looked like 2 planes were crashing. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
San Diego · CA, USA
Looking north from Point Loma in San Diego ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Oxnard · CA, USA
One tailing the other. Low in skyline. Then disappeared behind some trees. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Sacramento · CA, USA
Fireball with trail similar to a comet seen navigating over roof tops of suburb of city. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Los Angeles · CA, USA
A fireball above the southern horizon seen from the district of El Sereno in northeast Los Angeles.
Oakdale · CA, USA
Like a airplane on fire then it kept going and when it passed out head it had like 6 lights. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Frazier Park · CA, USA
A fireball in the sky that was moving slow and right above the mountains across the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Chico · CA, USA
golden ball with tail of sparks over sierra Nevada Mountains. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Waterford · CA, USA
I saw a slow moving object moving from West to east. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Bright light. ((anonymous report)) ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))((anonymous report))
Victorville · CA, USA
UFO, fire, contrail. ((NUFORC Note: Reported to be re-entering Chinese rocket shell. PD))
Costa Mesa · CA, USA
Fireball for 30 seconds then disappeared. ((anonymous report))((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
Dublin · CA, USA
To S, emerging just above the treeline, moving W to E, a white fireball similar to a jet engine. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD)
French Camp · CA, USA
Massive entry burnout of a ufo. Did not appear to make a landing. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Mariposa County · CA, USA
Object was moving in the sky slowly...emitting a long tail, no sound. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Stockton · CA, USA
Slow moving, gradually descending bright white light with trail that broke up into 2 red objs. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Livermore · CA, USA
Saw a large ball of light traveling West to East in Livermore. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Anza · CA, USA
Two fiery objects heading from west to east, with a slow descent rate, vanished behind mountains. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Truckee · CA, USA
Sighted object(s) of two red-orange glowing balls with comet-like glowing tails. ((NUFORC Note: Chinese rocket re-entry. PD))
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Large orange-red fireball appear in the NW sky and fall to the E of Bakersfield. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Phelan · CA, USA
I seen a strange looking object in the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Chinese rocket re-entry. PD))