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Lake Elsinore · CA, USA
Craft about the size of a 747, flying less than 1000 feet off the ground, hovering over a small hill near the 15 freeway.
Rosemead · CA, USA
((NUFORC Note: No information provided by source. Source elects to remain anonymous; provides no contact information. Hoax?? PD))
Costa Mesa · CA, USA
Witnessed a single point of light heading South and make an instantanious 90 degree turn to the West.
San Jose · CA, USA
This event was actually two related sightings on the same night at locations that were within 10 minutes of each other.
San Diego · CA, USA
Broken up over ocean south of San Diego.
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))
Tehachapi · CA, USA
Green/blue bright light beams down for several seconds - totally silent outside.
Marysville · CA, USA
Round light coming down in an angle then half way down disappears.
Upland · CA, USA
3 white lights in perfect unison at a constant slow speed.
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Saw a craft shoot out a blue beam across the sky.
Palmdale · CA, USA
Bright light seen over Palmdale, minute later disappeared and blue luminescent 'cloud' was left in its place.
Nuevo · CA, USA
At approximately 18:00, my four year old daughter spots this object close by to the south west direction. I can't say exactly how close
Covina · CA, USA
A huge bright blue light with a huge white sphere appeared and disappeared.
Downey · CA, USA
Bright light shining towards what seemed to be a cloud glowing green. ((NUFORC Note: US Navy missile launch. PD))
Boyle Heights · CA, USA
i saw a sodium colored light in the sky. the light was brighter than normal a/c. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
((NUFORC Note: No information provided by source. PD))
Soledad · CA, USA
Very bright greenish blue contrail/exhaust like light. ((NUFORC Note: US Navy missile launch. PD))
Morgan Hill · CA, USA
Turquoise trail. ((NUFORC Note: US Navy missile launch. PD))
Orange · CA, USA
@~17:57 my gf and I witnessed an unidentified craft emitting a large amount of light. ((NUFORC Note: US Navy missile launch. PD))
Napa · CA, USA
Beam of light that left behind a vapor cloud then flew vertically into the sky. ((NUFORC Note: US Navy missile launch. PD))
Antioch · CA, USA
An object formed out of nowhere with a bright white light beaming down. ((NUFORC Note: US Navy missile launch. PD))
Ridgecrest · CA, USA
Bright light gradually diffused into a cloud. There was a cloud/fog surrounding. ((NUFORC Note: US Navy missile launch. PD))
Wilows · CA, USA
Incredible blue cylinder of light from craft. ((NUFORC Note: US Navy missile launch. PD))
CA · USA
A long blue colorful fluorescent trail followed by a large smokey haze then a bright light that faded into the sky.