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Sightings
Witness reports, held as-reported. Each entry keeps its source, its coordinates where the record has them, and its place in the larger pattern.
14,194 entries
February 11, 2016 · 6:45 AM · LIGHT
Ramona, CA
Green colored streak of light moving East to west. Sighted in south east sky at Hwy 67 and Hope St. Looked like a rocket or meteor-like object with a green tail/stream that seemed to burn up or run out of a fuel source and disappear. Witnessed by myself and 16 yr old son. Video captured by a beach camera at Doheny Park, Dana Pt., CA. Object appears to us to be a meteor, streaking from west to east. Please see video on NUFORC homepage. PD
February 11, 2016 · 6:45 AM · FIREBALL
Costa Mesa, CA
There was a bright fireball with bright orange and yellow and white hot flames. It ignited extra bright, then completely vanished, no black smoke no residue, no falling debris. It looked almost "erased." Video captured by a beach camera at Doheny Park, Dana Pt., CA. Object appears to us to be a meteor, streaking from west to east. Please see video on NUFORC homepage. PD
February 11, 2016 · 6:44 AM · FIREBALL
Palm Desert, CA
I believe the area where it extinguished was between Cook and Washington Streets, Hovley Lane E & Fred Waring Drive. We have amended the date above, to reflect a sighting on February 2nd, not January 2nd. PD
February 11, 2016 · 6:42 AM · OTHER
San Diego, CA
I saw a pink and green flash together. The pink one was on top of the green flash. They flashed across the sky for 2 seconds.. Then they disappeared into thin air! Video captured by a beach camera at Doheny Park, Dana Pt., CA. Object appears to us to be a meteor, streaking from west to east. Please see video on NUFORC homepage. PD
February 11, 2016 · 6:40 AM · TRIANGLE
Temecula, CA
Walking west on Frogs Leap Road, Temecula, CA at 6:30 am looked up to see the sun glint off a triangular shaped object streaking through the sky. It made no noise. Left no trail. Lasted only a second, like a shooting star. Too low to be an airplane. Too shiny to be a bird. Video captured by a beach camera at Doheny Park, Dana Pt., CA. Object appears to us to be a meteor, streaking from west to east. Please see video on NUFORC homepage. PD
February 11, 2016 · 6:40 AM · LIGHT
San Diego, CA
Saw light streak across sky, moving from West to East. LED Blue. Slight downward angle. Traveling at very high rate of speed. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
February 11, 2016 · 6:40 AM · FIREBALL
Victorville, CA
While traveling on the I-15 South, coming into Victorville, Ca, just north of D Street, at 6:40am on 2/11/16, I saw a green-blue ball of fire/light travel from right to left. It had a tail that emitted what looked like sparks. It was losing altitude. I couldn't see it after it went behind trees and I drove past. Video captured by a beach camera at Doheny Park, Dana Pt., CA. Object appears to us to be a meteor, streaking from west to east. Please see video on NUFORC homepage. PD
February 11, 2016 · 6:40 AM · TEARDROP
Cerritos, CA
This morning, approximately around 6:40 am, I was outside and noticed a reflection on my glass door of a greenish, blue and yellowish glowing ball (like a fireball) moving across the sky. I turned around to face it and it was moving fast, headed for earth. I saw it for maybe 35 second (includes the time I first spotted it as a reflection), before homes and trees blocked my view., I actually stayed quiet and still, waiting for a loud crash or a jolt, which I did not hear or feel. Note: I was not sure about which shape to select, but it was between the fireball and the teardrop. There was definitely a roundness to it, but had a tail like a fireball falling from the sky at great speed, This ball was quite brightly glowing, considering the morning sky was fairly lit, and my glass door was dusty,. Video captured by a beach camera at Doheny Park, Dana Pt., CA. Object appears to us to be a meteor, streaking from west to east. Please see video on NUFORC homepage. PD
February 11, 2016 · 6:40 AM · LIGHT
South Gate, CA
Witness provides no contact information. PD
February 11, 2016 · 6:37 AM · FIREBALL
Santa Clarita, CA
At 6:37 a.m., I saw a greenish/blue object in the sky. It had a tail (for lack of a better word) and a ball at the end. It flashed for only seconds. What the heck was it. It basically looked like what a meteor looks like, but was greenish/blue. Strange....... Video captured by a beach camera at Doheny Park, Dana Pt., CA. Object appears to us to be a meteor, streaking from west to east. Please see video on NUFORC homepage. PD
February 11, 2016 · 6:30 AM · CYLINDER
Lompoc, CA
BEFORE I COULD REACH FOR MY CELL PHONE, IT DISAPPEARED BEHIND THE MOUNTAINS. Video captured by a beach camera at Doheny Park, Dana Pt., CA. Object appears to us to be a meteor, streaking from west to east. Please see video on NUFORC homepage. PD
February 11, 2016 · 6:30 AM · LIGHT
Oxnard, CA
Video captured by a beach camera at Doheny Park, Dana Pt., CA. Object appears to us to be a meteor, streaking from west to east. Please see video on NUFORC homepage. PD
February 11, 2016 · 6:20 AM · FIREBALL
Whittier, CA
As I looked up at the sky I noticed a blueish green fireball streaking across the sky from west to east for approximately 10 seconds, then it dissipated. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
February 11, 2016 · 6:00 AM · FIREBALL
Burbank, CA
Video captured by a beach camera at Doheny Park, Dana Pt., CA. Object appears to us to be a meteor, streaking from west to east. Please see video on NUFORC homepage. PD
February 11, 2016 · 3:45 AM · LIGHT
Salinas, CA
A orange/red bright planet shaped light larger than Mars at its brightest it seemed to hover in the central southern sky for about 2 minutes, before instantly disappearing
February 10, 2016 · 6:00 AM · CHANGING
Garden Grove, CA
Twinkled like a star while it was still dark. Only it didn't stop when the sun came up. It has been gradually getting farther away in the southeastern sky.
February 10, 2016 · 5:23 AM · CROSS
Riverbank, CA
Saw strange red grey orb that looked like wizard of Oz white whitch then it grew to the size of baseball 1 foot from me and a craft appeared in the middle of the orb (cloud) as the craft became more visible the orb dissipated n a portal like light beam came off it downward looked like tornado of light of portal opening it then hovered toward me n as it got close it went west and it faded out n dissappeared
February 10, 2016 · 5:20 AM · TEARDROP
San Ramon, CA
It was a point of light travelling slowly westward from about 5 deg west of Polaris, with a faint, comet-like tail protruding sideways toward the north. The end of the tail seemed to end in a roughly spherical cloud. It traveled westward for about 45 seconds where I lost sight of about 15 deg above a relatively brighter horizon. The fuzzy teardrop-shaped feature was large - about three times the diameter of a full moon. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
February 10, 2016 · 5:20 AM · UNKNOWN
Arcata, CA
noticed circle of light in NE sky while walking dog. Circle seemed to be moving NE to SW. As it got closer, I noticed small, illuminated object in center with a downward cone of light emanating downward from it. I watched it for 5-10 minutes and it disappeared in fog bank over ocean.
February 10, 2016 · 5:15 AM · CIRCLE
Geyserville, CA
Large, round, glowing on opposite sides, light in the middle short beam from center, not reaching side. A distance away a reflection beam. Dark in between. Moved east to west slow and silent. Wind blowing different direction. We were looking north when noticed. Looked see through against sky. Took 5 min to move out of site. Tried to take photos with cell phone, one had a small light nothing else.
February 10, 2016 · 3:45 AM · LIGHT
Kingsburg, CA
Rocket launch from Vandenberg AFB. PD
February 9, 2016 · 8:15 PM · TRIANGLE
Perris, CA
Black reflective triangle seen over head gliding through the sky slowly. Had a circular light at each triangle point.
February 8, 2016 · 7:00 PM · TRIANGLE
Santa Cruz, CA
I saw a low flying dark triangle shaped unit. It had round orange lights on each tip of the triangle. unit did not produce any type of noise. It flew at a slow rate of speed. Flew in direction towards San Francisco.
February 8, 2016 · 5:00 PM · LIGHT
Hermosa Beach, CA
I'm sure this can be easily debunked but still worth sharing. Today at 6pm [sunset] from Hermosa Beach Pier I saw an object over Palos Verdes peninsula. This object was brightly lit with a solid green light that then turned into a solid red light. It was headed east [off the ocean] within 45 second it cross the Palos Verdes peninsula [20 miles]. It then landed bottom of the Palos Verdes hill. The Lights- Typically all FAA aircraft have blinking light[s] of some sort not solid bright light. also, The distance from me was approximately 10 miles and these lights were quite large. I'm down in Hermosa Beach often and it is very common to see helicopters overhead. This object's lights were larger that helicopter lights. Speed- The object traveled approximately 20 miles within 45 second then came to abrupt stop to then drop down straight down. Although it didn't seem high off the ground it was just about parallel with the top of Palos Verdes which has a elevation of 1457ft. It could have been easily flying at an elevation of 1300ft. where it landed close to sea level so it easily dropped over 1000ft within 4-6 seconds it landed on the edge of Palos Verdes/Redondo/Torrance area. The object could have been a drone or some known aircraft but the lights was seem to big and it's precision and speed made me skeptical. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD