Location of Sighting: Citrus Heights, California
Date of Sighting: July 27, 2016
Time of Sighting: Began at 9:35 PM PDT
Description:The witness (and two other witnesses) saw a reddish object followed by tail moving low in the sky. The object was similar in appearance to a jet with “after burners on,” but it was silent. The object moved across the sky in 3 minutes. Then a similar object flew in the same location and direction about 3 minutes later. Both objects vanished below the tree line. The objects were flying horizontally and were not descending. The witness first thought that they were shooting stars, but they did not descend. No crash sounds were heard.
Note: Perhaps the objects were related to military maneuvers? Two Air Force bases (McClellan and Mather) are in the area.
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No photos were taken? It was most likely military maneuvers.
Military maneuvers is highly unlikely. This area is well removed from designated military operations areas.
Both of the bases McClellan and Mather are no longer being used by the military anymore. There are several museums for aircraft at McClellan. Mather was closed down a number of years ago. Parts of McClellan is now a superfund site.
Thanks for the information.