Where were you? F18s are in Lemoore, Yuma, and Miramar (San Diego).
Well, Edwards AFB is approximately 30 miles away. We live up above the Mojave desert, in the mountains(below Wrightwood). Now mind you, my bf saw them, his little boy and I heard them. Poor kid thought we were going to get bombed or something. This was at the height of the Yucca Valley fire, which was 40 miles away from us.
The direction was towards Yucca Valley(due east), from maybe the west. Been a long time since jets flew over my house :)