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RWI-W-NORCAL

NorCal Watch

Northern and central California — airlift, reconnaissance, the weapons lab and the depots. The Central Valley has seasonal agricultural burning; only heat on a site box is flagged.

Travis AFBBeale AFBLawrence Livermore National LaboratoryMoffett Field (NASA Ames)Military Ocean Terminal ConcordNAS LemooreSierra Army Depot
RWI-W-NORCAL-2026-10-281 notable

26 other low · 53 US military · 1 foreign military · 1 state/VIP · 418 heat (0 on sites)

Full report

Northern and central California — airlift, reconnaissance, the weapons lab and the depots. Daily open-source look; flights for 2026-10-27 (UTC), heat for 2026-10-27–2026-10-28, newest satellite passes. LLM-generated and automated.

Notable

  • 1 foreign military aircraft in the area (other).

Flights

81 aircraft kept: 53 US military, 1 foreign military, 1 state/VIP, 26 other (on the ground at a site, or near a range).

US military

C17 ×8, ? ×7, H60 ×5, AS65 ×3, T38 ×3, C5M ×3, C27J ×3, C30J ×3, H47 ×3, BE20 ×2, C130 ×2, P28A ×2, C172 ×2, C560 ×1, B350 ×1, B762 ×1, K35R ×1, P8 ×1, E2 ×1, EC45 ×1.

Foreign military
  • other: 98-00010 C560 PAT800 14:05–15:31 UTC
State and VIP
  • UR-82027 A124 ANTONOV An-124 Ruslan ADB710F ADB7110 16:22–23:18 UTC
Landings and low passes by site
Site Military / government aircraft on the ground or ≤1,500 ft within 4 km; civil count
Travis AFB 07-7172 C17 (RCH814 RCH987) 00:42, 86-0014 C5M (RCH4041) 00:45, 06-6160 C17 (BLINR27 GRZLY37) 04:23, 21-46095 B762 (ORCA20) 16:22, 68-0213 C5M (HEFTY35) 18:01, 59-1508 K35R 19:44, ae330a (GUCCI21) 20:10, 98-0056 C17 (RCH5002) 20:54; 2 civil
Beale AFB 65-10342 T38 (RECCE02 ROPER31) 15:15, 67-14828 T38 (ROPER12 ROPER22 ROPER81) 15:40, 95-00092 BE20 (LOST77 PAT653) 16:22, 64-13285 T38 (ROPER13) 19:15
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory —
Moffett Field (NASA Ames) 6525 AS65 (C6525) 16:52; 20 civil
Military Ocean Terminal Concord —
NAS Lemoore 165755 H60 (LASSO01) 00:05
Sierra Army Depot —

flights

Heat

418 detections in the watch box (FIRMS area API (agent Gazda)); 0 inside a site box. The Central Valley has seasonal agricultural burning; only heat on a site box is flagged.

Date UTC Lat, lon FRP Satellite Site / nearest
2026-10-27 0419 40.072, -122.191 16.06 Terra Beale AFB (122.7 km)
2026-10-27 0917 40.068, -122.192 1.7 N Beale AFB (122.3 km)
2026-10-27 0917 40.069, -122.187 1.88 N Beale AFB (122.3 km)
2026-10-27 0917 40.070, -122.193 1.88 N Beale AFB (122.6 km)
2026-10-27 0917 40.074, -122.192 1.7 N Beale AFB (122.9 km)
2026-10-27 0939 37.454, -121.934 0.92 N20 Moffett Field (NASA Ames) (11.2 km)
2026-10-27 0939 37.884, -121.186 0.76 N20 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (50.8 km)
2026-10-27 0939 38.018, -122.117 0.67 N20 Military Ocean Terminal Concord (8.8 km)
2026-10-27 0939 40.069, -122.192 2.29 N20 Beale AFB (122.4 km)
2026-10-27 0939 40.073, -122.191 2.29 N20 Beale AFB (122.8 km)
2026-10-27 1021 37.456, -121.931 0.83 N21 Moffett Field (NASA Ames) (11.4 km)
2026-10-27 1021 37.950, -122.397 1.08 N21 Military Ocean Terminal Concord (34.4 km)
2026-10-27 1021 38.016, -122.115 0.98 N21 Military Ocean Terminal Concord (8.8 km)
2026-10-27 1021 40.069, -122.185 2.33 N21 Beale AFB (122.1 km)
2026-10-27 1021 40.070, -122.190 2.33 N21 Beale AFB (122.5 km)
2026-10-27 1021 40.074, -122.189 2.09 N21 Beale AFB (122.7 km)
2026-10-27 1058 37.942, -122.392 0.44 N Military Ocean Terminal Concord (34.3 km)
2026-10-27 1058 38.014, -122.111 0.43 N Military Ocean Terminal Concord (8.5 km)
2026-10-27 1058 38.015, -122.115 0.43 N Military Ocean Terminal Concord (8.8 km)
2026-10-27 1058 38.087, -121.061 0.5 N Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (72.1 km)
2026-10-27 1058 40.069, -122.190 1.49 N Beale AFB (122.4 km)
2026-10-27 1058 40.074, -122.188 2.13 N Beale AFB (122.7 km)
2026-10-27 1117 40.072, -122.190 2.35 N20 Beale AFB (122.6 km)
2026-10-27 1754 39.087, -121.663 27.33 Terra Beale AFB (20.4 km)
2026-10-27 1754 39.641, -122.102 29.91 Terra Beale AFB (80.3 km)
2026-10-27 1754 39.755, -122.047 41.52 Terra Beale AFB (86.7 km)
2026-10-27 1754 39.759, -122.052 31.14 Terra Beale AFB (87.3 km)
2026-10-27 2002 38.251, -120.816 11.86 N21 Travis AFB (97.2 km)
2026-10-27 2002 38.253, -120.810 11.86 N21 Travis AFB (97.8 km)
2026-10-27 2002 38.257, -120.819 11.26 N21 Travis AFB (97.0 km)
2026-10-27 2004 38.327, -121.528 23.5 N21 Travis AFB (35.9 km)
2026-10-27 2004 38.328, -121.530 12.79 N21 Travis AFB (35.7 km)
2026-10-27 2004 38.330, -121.524 12.79 N21 Travis AFB (36.2 km)
2026-10-27 2004 38.516, -121.962 14.34 N21 Travis AFB (28.3 km)
2026-10-27 2004 38.520, -121.960 13.75 N21 Travis AFB (28.7 km)
2026-10-27 2004 38.544, -121.901 20.61 N21 Travis AFB (31.4 km)
2026-10-27 2004 38.546, -121.895 19.11 N21 Travis AFB (31.7 km)
2026-10-27 2004 38.578, -122.401 10.99 N21 Travis AFB (54.0 km)
2026-10-27 2004 39.087, -121.672 5.51 N21 Beale AFB (21.1 km)
2026-10-27 2004 39.088, -121.666 5.87 N21 Beale AFB (20.6 km)

Imagery

Site Newest clear Sentinel-2 pass (≤12 days)
Travis AFB 2026-10-20 19:03 UTC, 100% clear no new pass
Beale AFB none clear
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory none clear
NAS Lemoore 2026-10-27 18:54 UTC, 100% clear no new pass
Sierra Army Depot 2026-10-27 18:53 UTC, 100% clear no new pass
RWI-W-NORCAL-2026-10-27

28 other low · 30 US military · 379 heat (0 on sites)

Full report

Northern and central California — airlift, reconnaissance, the weapons lab and the depots. Daily open-source look; flights for 2026-10-26 (UTC), heat for 2026-10-26–2026-10-27, newest satellite passes. LLM-generated and automated.

Notable

  • Nothing out of pattern.

Flights

58 aircraft kept: 30 US military, 0 foreign military, 0 state/VIP, 28 other (on the ground at a site, or near a range).

US military

H60 ×5, C30J ×4, C5M ×3, C17 ×3, BE20 ×2, T38 ×2, C27J ×2, C172 ×2, AS65 ×2, P8 ×1, K35R ×1, ? ×1, B762 ×1, P28A ×1.

Foreign military

None broadcasting.

Landings and low passes by site
Site Military / government aircraft on the ground or ≤1,500 ft within 4 km; civil count
Travis AFB 05-5142 C17 (RCH471) 01:53, 170281 C30J (170281 HRCLS25 HRCLS64) 03:14, 07-7179 C17 (RCH148) 06:49, 16-5858 C30J (KING54) 15:48, 68-0213 C5M (FRED15) 17:04; 3 civil
Beale AFB 64-13270 T38 (RECCE02) 15:51, 65-10342 T38 (RECCE02 ROPER11 ROPER21) 16:09
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory —
Moffett Field (NASA Ames) 16-5858 C30J (KING54) 15:22, 76-0166 BE20 (WAYLN98) 17:48; 18 civil
Military Ocean Terminal Concord —
NAS Lemoore —
Sierra Army Depot —

flights

Heat

379 detections in the watch box (FIRMS area API (agent Gazda)); 0 inside a site box. The Central Valley has seasonal agricultural burning; only heat on a site box is flagged.

Date UTC Lat, lon FRP Satellite Site / nearest
2026-10-26 0900 37.626, -120.997 1.06 N21 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (63.0 km)
2026-10-26 0937 37.454, -121.934 0.61 N Moffett Field (NASA Ames) (11.1 km)
2026-10-26 0937 38.015, -122.114 2 N Military Ocean Terminal Concord (8.7 km)
2026-10-26 0956 37.884, -121.184 1.12 N20 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (51.0 km)
2026-10-26 0956 38.014, -122.112 0.83 N20 Military Ocean Terminal Concord (8.6 km)
2026-10-26 0956 38.015, -122.117 0.51 N20 Military Ocean Terminal Concord (8.9 km)
2026-10-26 0956 38.217, -121.985 0.4 N20 Travis AFB (7.0 km)
2026-10-26 0956 38.315, -121.833 0.35 N20 Travis AFB (10.3 km)
2026-10-26 0956 38.316, -121.836 0.31 N20 Travis AFB (10.1 km)
2026-10-26 0958 36.416, -120.197 0.38 N20 NAS Lemoore (23.9 km)
2026-10-26 0958 36.714, -121.769 0.78 N20 Moffett Field (NASA Ames) (81.9 km)
2026-10-26 0958 37.454, -121.931 0.52 N20 Moffett Field (NASA Ames) (11.4 km)
2026-10-26 0958 37.455, -121.935 0.74 N20 Moffett Field (NASA Ames) (11.0 km)
2026-10-26 0958 37.952, -122.399 1.26 N20 Military Ocean Terminal Concord (34.6 km)
2026-10-26 1041 37.880, -121.186 0.48 N21 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (50.6 km)
2026-10-26 1041 38.014, -122.113 2.46 N21 Military Ocean Terminal Concord (8.7 km)
2026-10-26 1041 38.016, -122.113 2.18 N21 Military Ocean Terminal Concord (8.6 km)
2026-10-26 1717 38.946, -122.067 16.32 Terra Beale AFB (58.4 km)
2026-10-26 1717 38.961, -122.038 3.95 Terra Beale AFB (55.6 km)
2026-10-26 1717 39.629, -122.092 20.85 Terra Beale AFB (78.8 km)
2026-10-26 1717 39.631, -122.104 24.29 Terra Beale AFB (79.7 km)
2026-10-26 1717 39.970, -122.187 6.46 Terra Beale AFB (113.0 km)
2026-10-26 2021 36.975, -120.481 5.86 N21 NAS Lemoore (85.5 km)
2026-10-26 2021 36.977, -120.479 8 N21 NAS Lemoore (85.5 km)
2026-10-26 2021 38.208, -121.603 3.45 N21 Travis AFB (29.2 km)
2026-10-26 2021 38.217, -121.548 14.33 N21 Travis AFB (33.7 km)
2026-10-26 2021 38.218, -121.545 14.33 N21 Travis AFB (34.0 km)
2026-10-26 2021 38.239, -121.336 4.03 N21 Travis AFB (51.9 km)
2026-10-26 2021 38.244, -121.338 4.36 N21 Travis AFB (51.7 km)
2026-10-26 2021 38.328, -121.615 6.41 N21 Travis AFB (28.4 km)
2026-10-26 2021 38.336, -121.540 3.74 N21 Travis AFB (35.0 km)
2026-10-26 2021 38.508, -122.002 2.57 N21 Travis AFB (28.0 km)
2026-10-26 2021 38.508, -122.002 2.94 N21 Travis AFB (28.0 km)
2026-10-26 2021 38.515, -121.890 2.53 N21 Travis AFB (28.3 km)
2026-10-26 2021 38.534, -121.898 3.99 N21 Travis AFB (30.3 km)
2026-10-26 2021 38.534, -121.898 3.14 N21 Travis AFB (30.4 km)
2026-10-26 2021 38.535, -121.895 4.04 N21 Travis AFB (30.5 km)
2026-10-26 2021 38.535, -121.894 3.9 N21 Travis AFB (30.5 km)
2026-10-26 2021 38.577, -122.399 24.72 N21 Travis AFB (53.8 km)
2026-10-26 2021 38.849, -120.892 42.14 N21 Beale AFB (56.7 km)

Imagery

Site Newest clear Sentinel-2 pass (≤12 days)
Travis AFB 2026-10-20 19:03 UTC, 100% clear no new pass
Beale AFB none clear
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory none clear
NAS Lemoore 2026-10-27 18:54 UTC, 100% clear no new pass
Sierra Army Depot 2026-10-27 18:53 UTC, 100% clear no new pass