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Oakland · CA, USA
I saw a fireball drop rapidly in the sky in front of me then obviously shoot away and disappear.
Los Angeles/Long Beach · CA, USA
1 RED FIREBALL OBJECT GOING SOUTH ALONG THE COAST OF LONG BEACH AT A FAST SPEED, AT 06:15 AM. THEN I SAW TWO FIGTHER JETS 15 MIN LATER,
Ridgecrest · CA, USA
Ball of fire was dancing around in the sky above Ridgecrest, Ca at exactly 8:40 p.m.
Martinez · CA, USA
An orange glowing ("fireball' appereance) with falling burning embers followed by 2 jets.
Long Beach · CA, USA
Orange fireball drips small ball
Long Beach · CA, USA
Bright Green Shooting Star? (NUFORC Note: Possible meteor? PD))
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Two of my friends and myself, were walking in westwood village, it was still daylight outside, we were walking on Broxton street, and w
Riverside · CA, USA
Green fireball, very slowly descending
Lakewood · CA, USA
Dripping ball of light
Arbuckle · CA, USA
I was traveling North bound on I-5, with a terrific view of the horizon, flat land. I-5 runs North/South through california. When all o
Monterey Park · CA, USA
huge ball of fire hanging in the sky
San Diego · CA, USA
I was facing south at approx. 8:15 PM sitting at a stop sign in my car, it was dark.I saw a streak of light and a contrail moving f
North Hollywood/Burbank · CA, USA
Large green ball of light dropping from sky over North Hollywood/Burbank California.
Livermore · CA, USA
I saw a very large flourescent green fireball explode in the sky over the area of the Lawrence Livermore Lab. It exploded three times
Lake Elsinore · CA, USA
Bright, maybe burning, object traveling extremely fast explodes over Lake Elsinore
Napa · CA, USA
Fireball across the napa sky around 9pm, looked like an airliner on fire but afdter checking nothing reported
South Pasadena · CA, USA
It was very early in the morning, in the predawn hours. Under a clear sky filled with stars (or at least as clear as it gets in the Los
Coloma · CA, USA
Every night they are up an over Sacramento and the Sierras.
Los Angeles (Glassel Park) · CA, USA
2 Fireballs of light - large and close followed by 2 red lights further in the distance
Indio · CA, USA
shooting star shoots upwards!!!
Sonoma · CA, USA
RED FIREBALL OVER SONOMA
Sonora · CA, USA
Large, low object shot across night sky.
El Monte · CA, USA
FIREBALL IN CLEAR SKY
Sonoma · CA, USA
very bright orange/amber light moves, freezes, no noise not in usual air trafic path about 10 min.