Mysterious light spotted over Southern California, social media explodes

LOS ANGELES -- Multiple witnesses on Saturday evening reported seeing an unexplained light in the skies above Southern California.

Residents reported seeing the bright phenomenon in Anaheim, Temecula, Rancho Palos Verdes and Santa Monica.

The U.S. Coast Guard told FOX 5 it was from military testing.

Others believe it was a meteor. As the Taurid Meteor Shower reaches its peak, cosmic fireballs — extremely bright meteors — will sometimes light up the sky, according to AccuWeather.com.

Hundreds of photos and videos have been shared on social media.

KTLA has reached out to local authorities in an attempt to identify the mysterious object.

No other information is available at this time.