Changing UFO Sightings in California
474 changing-shaped UFO sightings reported in California since 1973, peaking in 2008 (31 reports).
- Total sightings
- 474
- Span
- 1973–2022
- Peak year
- 2008 (31 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Changing
1973–2022 · peak 2008 (31 reports)
Orange · CA, USA
Bright sparkling multi-colored object in the west/southwest sky. ((NUFORC Note: Prboable sighting of a celestial body. Sirius? PD))
San Francisco · CA, USA
Bright lights, three horizontal rows, maybe ten lights across each row, each light was bigger and brighter than any star.
Hughson · CA, USA
An metallic object dropped out of the sky, changed direction, and then turned black while dissappearing into the clouds.
Cardiff · CA, USA
Very bright, stationary bright object, cycling thru reds, blues, greens and white. ((NUFORC Note: Twinkling star?? PD))
Los Angeles (LAX) · CA, USA
I work for a comany near LAX. This morning one of the mangers came out of his corner office overlooking LAX and told me to "come here,
Santa Monica · CA, USA
A UFO flow over the Santa Monica, Ca area at about 10:38 or 10:39 PM. on a clear and windy night. It was not a plane.
Half Moon Bay · CA, USA
Orange lights and triangles over field south of Half Moon Bay.
La Mesa · CA, USA
Shape changing object sited in southeastern skies of La Mesa, Ca
San Rafael · CA, USA
Strange blinking, saucer-like object spotted in SanRafael,CA; apprx. 7:30 PM Standard time
San Diego · CA, USA
Craft exhibiting a bay of red lights flew in from over the Pacific, hovered for several minutes, then flew off into spa
Taft · CA, USA
A cluster of lights interchanging and changing color.
Irvine · CA, USA
Sighting near Irvine Spectrum.
Vacaville · CA, USA
Bright white kite shaped light morphs into sickle shape as it turns before flattening out over Vacaville Hills on Aug. 19, 7:45pm.
Fullerton · CA, USA
Stationary Silver object seen at very high altitude appeared to be descending while reflecting sunlight
Vallejo · CA, USA
bright light formation of different colors, sometimes stationary, sometimes moving erratically
San Rafael · CA, USA
Bright white, headlight beam of light, close to SF Bay in San Rafael, north of SR/Richmond Bridge
Cottonwood · CA, USA
not a sound was made from ship but it stoped over us and we could just about throw a rock at it !
Sacramento · CA, USA
flying object in sacramento
Santa Monica · CA, USA
Bright light over the Santa Monica mountains with an electrical effect.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
UFO? Strange shape shifting object with strange light/reflection
San Rafael · CA, USA
clouds chasing each other,orbs, cresents and circular shapes with consistancy of clouds.
calistoga · CA, USA
unidentified aerial entity / lifeform, shape changing, smoke colored / reflective / transparent, 40 seconds observation.
Buena Park · CA, USA
Metallic, triangular object spotted above Knott's Berry Farm 11/10/06 at 9:45pm.
Burbank · CA, USA
3 Large disk shaped clouds over the Burbank CA Airport
Tustin · CA, USA
I saw a small black object rotating in the sky on my morning walk.