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Chino · CA, USA
Bright light illuminated the sky with a white light. The light changed color to greenish. ((NUFORC Note: US Navy missile launch. PD))
Downey · CA, USA
Bright light shining towards what seemed to be a cloud glowing green. ((NUFORC Note: US Navy missile launch. PD))
Filmore · CA, USA
Bright light crossing west to east then turning blue and ascending up. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Anaheim · CA, USA
Strange bright light on the sky that left a green trail that later disappeared. ((NUFORC Note: US Navy missile launch. PD))
Rio Vista · CA, USA
Seen at the Sherman Isand launch ramp by all boaters. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. 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))
Canyon Lake · CA, USA
A bright white light suddenly appeared up high in sky above us casting light over the whole area, no apparent sound, too dark to see if
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
((NUFORC Note: No information provided by source. PD))
Oxnard · CA, USA
Object arced over the Pacific Ocean above Oxnard. ((NUFORC Note: US Navy missile launch. PD))
Anaheim · CA, USA
We saw a cylinder shaped blue light moving slowly towards the south east.
Moorpark · CA, USA
A white light that looked like a helicopter was seen approaching from the south traveling northwest. Light stopped above near the freew
San Diego · CA, USA
Bright white light that changed to a blue beam as light intensity dimmed. ((NUFORC Note: US Navy missile launch. PD))
Tustin (viewed from) · CA, USA
Mini-Moon like light appeared and traveled partial across sky creating huge light path. ((NUFORC Note: US Navy missile launch. PD))
Rialto · CA, USA
Looked like a a red shooting star that slowed down and exploded. ((NUFORC Note: US Navy missile launch. PD))
Cardiff by The Sea · CA, USA
Bright light dissolves into "fog" circle and the. Fades out. ((NUFORC Note: US Navy missile launch. PD))
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
Unkown obj. with beam of white light moved horizontally, before taking off into sky. ((NUFORC Note: US Navy missile launch. PD))
Carson · CA, USA
A bright light moving away from a blue stream going the opposite direction. ((NUFORC Note: US Navy missile launch. PD))
Pasadena · CA, USA
Object entered the atmosphere and then moved slowly towards the west ((NUFORC Note: US Navy missile launch. PD))
Santa Ana · CA, USA
Bright green/blue gas in the the dark night sky. ((NUFORC Note: US Navy missile launch. PD))
Soledad · CA, USA
Very bright greenish blue contrail/exhaust like light. ((NUFORC Note: US Navy missile launch. PD))
Oroville · CA, USA
Seen green beam of light at a 45° blow into a chevron sign looking light. ((NUFORC Note: US Navy missile launch. PD))
Moreno Valley · CA, USA
Sky lit up by object and blue residue looking patch left behind. ((NUFORC Note: US Navy missile launch. PD))
Turlock · CA, USA
A big Blue light in the sky in the shape of a teardrop. Left a trail. ((NUFORC Note: US Navy missile launch. PD))
Indio · CA, USA
Green ball of light surrounded by a white cloud that kept expanding. ((NUFORC Note: US Navy missile launch. PD))