Large Orange Glow Over San Diego California (Delta II Rocket)

Date: November 5, 2010

Time: Approx: 7:30 p.m.

Update: Thanks to one of the visitors, they were able to help identify what the light was, a Delta II Rocket launched from Vandenberg AFB.
http://www.spacearchive.info/vafbsked.htm

We had just returned home from dinner for our daughter’s 15th b-day last night. We got out of the car and I noticed this large orange glow in the sky and pointed it out to everyone. My husband thought it was an airplane at first, but the longer we stood there staring into the night sky, we all realized we were witnessing something very exciting.

After a few seconds, we saw a huge flare up and then it seemed to burn out a little and become much smaller, but it continued in the sky along the same path. I’d never seen anything like, very cool.

Additional Information:

We are in San Diego, California, USA. It was roughly 7:30pm when we got home (or maybe a few minutes earlier). We were facing west and it appeared to be moving south or southeast.

If you have seen anything like this in the same area please be kind enough to contact Brian Vike at: sighting@telus.net with the details of your sighting. All personal information is kept confidential.

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Twentynine Palms, California (Minotaur 4 Rocket)

Date: September 25, 2010

Time: Approx: 9:30 p.m.

Saw the same thing. We have seen the space shuttle come home a few times since we grew up in the south. We thought it may have been the folks from the international space station, but nay, it couldn't have been and I believe that it was way to big to be airplane size if you give it context. I think I will refresh my memory and look for a video of the space shuttle and compare visually with what I saw last night.

It defiantly entered the atmosphere. We saw sparks, then it seemed to glow like hot metal. I thought oh crap, there will be a shock wave because that is huge, but it never fell. We saw all the exact same things.

Vandenberg Air Force Base launched the Minotaur 4 rocket. You can read about the launch at the following URL.
http://www.lompocrecord.com/news/local/military/vandenberg/article_e5614214-c93a-11df-8819-001cc4c03286.html

If you have seen anything like this in the same area please be kind enough to contact Brian Vike at: sighting@telus.net with the details of your sighting. All personal information is kept confidential.

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Object With Trail Seen From Temecula California (Minotaur 4 Rocket)

Date: September 25, 2010
Time: Approx: 9:30 p.m.

Brian, my partner and I witnessed something similar as we were driving home last night from Temecula. It was around 9:30 pm and we were heading west on the 91 freeway and were at approximately Beach Boulevard. I was in the passenger seat and I looked up and saw what looked like a shooting star. What was strange was it had a long, white trail. I told my partner and he looked up and saw it as well.

After a few seconds the trail disappeared and the object was just sitting in place. It didn't have any blinking lights as planes have and was just a constant light in the sky. After a few more moments the object disappeared in the sky and appeared in the sky further south. Again, it was just sitting in the sky and not moving.

You could tell it wasn't a plane as there were no lights blinking. It stayed in this location for another few moments. I noticed a plane heading from offshore towards the object and then all of a sudden the light disappeared again. This time I did not see it again and neither did my partner.

Thanks for your site as I thought we were the only ones to see this bizarre object.

Vandenberg Air Force Base launched the Minotaur 4 rocket. You can read about the launch at the following URL.
http://www.lompocrecord.com/news/local/military/vandenberg/article_e5614214-c93a-11df-8819-001cc4c03286.html

If you have seen anything like this in the same area please be kind enough to contact Brian Vike at: sighting@telus.net with the details of your sighting. All personal information is kept confidential.

Sightings.com website: http://www.sightings.com/

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