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Antioch · CA, USA
Woman & friend witness "glowing pink, fluorescent, soup-can shaped" object in night sky. Almost size of full moon.
Fontana · CA, USA
Fontana Police relay rept.: Family had just called to report large, orangish light rotating, maneuvering in sky over city.
Fontana · CA, USA
Wife, husband, 3 children observe large, orange ball of extremely bright light in night sky. Obj. hovered, zigzagged, disappeared.
San Diego · CA, USA
Pilot repts. 2 bizarre, large, bright red lights hovering "at 245 degrees, 45 degrees up" viewed from his home. Faded sequentially.
San Diego · CA, USA
Anon. male caller repts. 2 bright red lights hovering together "35 deg. to left of Venus." Objs. move in formation to left, disappear.
San Diego · CA, USA
Anon. female caller repts. multiple observers see 2 bright red lights hovering in night sky. States her pos. "5 mi. NW of Pogey VOR."
Bellflower · CA, USA
Six people see witness 747 airliner approaching airport w/ "30' white sphere" just below it. Obj. suddenly departs over horizon.
Campbell · CA, USA
Woman observes round ball of light streak from E to W VERY fast, flashed 3-4 times. Visible through clouds, "like heat lightning."
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Reporter calls re multiple repts. of bright obj. streaking over Bakersfield. Writes article. (MANY other repts. after article.)
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Man sees enormous blue light pass S to N in W sky. Obj. flashed, turned pure white, streak N, then break up into pieces. 1/10th moon.
Pleasant Hill · CA, USA
Man driving on Hwy 4 sees 2x bright lights, flashes headlights at them. Objs. extinguish, then reappear as 1 red w/4x white lights!
Redding · CA, USA
Man sees "2 glowing balls of light" descend out of sky, reverse positions, streak to E. Objs. gave off sparks as they moved E.
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
Man on Rte. 126 sees bright white flash of light, then missing time. Experiences peculiar events, sees strange visions from history.
Gold River · CA, USA
Man sees pulsing red light in NE sky. Obj. moves slowly to SE sky, drops down to horizon slowly, disappears behind houses.
Bishop · CA, USA
Man, wife, daughter, in-laws see very bright, strange obj. in sky. Had regular pulsing lights, 1/4 dia. of full moon.
Merced · CA, USA
Man sees very bright, "electric-blue" light traveling S to N in E sky. Light, "size of Venus," suddenly disappears. Silent, no tail.
Lake Nacemiento · CA, USA
Woman, grandson, witness brilliant white light, 1/2 dia. of full moon, streak horizontally S to N in E sky. VERY fast. Boy upset by it
San Jose · CA, USA
Man repts. Vanderberg AFB radar had tracked obj. travelling to N up to Santa Rosa. (No written rept. or follow up.)
Lemore · CA, USA
No summary available.
Shafter · CA, USA
Object goes through shinihg hole! ((NUFORC Note: Possible hoax?? PD))
Woodland · CA, USA
Man sees diamond-shaped obj., which appeared "shiny and metallic." Obj. looked "like 2 triangles." Ascended, streaked off.
Thousand Oaks · CA, USA
Man & wife in hot tub see 2 "tiny triangles" streak from S to N directly overhead, as fast as "shooting star." Silent; yellow color.
Big Pine · CA, USA
Woman sees large triangular obj. w/ white sparks pouring off its nose pass over Hwy 395, disappear to E. Twice size of moon.
Redding · CA, USA
Man seess obj. shaped like "upside-down ice cream cone" pass slowly overhead. Yellow, w/ 3 lights on bottom. Shot flames down.