Circle UFO Sightings in California
1,568 circle-shaped UFO sightings reported in California since 1935, peaking in 2014 (110 reports).
- Total sightings
- 1,568
- Span
- 1935–2022
- Peak year
- 2014 (110 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Circle
1935–2022 · peak 2014 (110 reports)
Anderson · CA, USA
A witness in Anderson, California reported two round, reddish-orange, metallic disk-shaped objects flying overhead during a roughly seven-second sighting in June 1972.
Arroyo Seco · CA, USA
((HOAX??)) the hum of a green dimond shaped light
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Witnesses reported circular objects hovering above an elementary school in Los Angeles, California on multiple occasions around 1972, each for about two minutes.
Monterey Park · CA, USA
A witness in Monterey Park, California reported bluish-white circular lights at high altitude to the southeast, during a sighting lasting three to five minutes in November 1971.
Fremont · CA, USA
Witnesses in Fremont, California reported a circular object emitting a pulsed humming sound as it zipped overhead in a matter of seconds in June 1971.
Chicago · CA, USA
UAP near DT Chicago along Lake Michigan
Hogans Camp Resort · CA, USA
Lighted round craft hovered and then dropped down quickly and shot straight out and away. While hovering, craft made a moaning sound.
Hawthorne · CA, USA
A witness in Hawthorne, California reported a round, orange object with what appeared to be polished metal edges in October 1968, observed for about five minutes.
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
A witness in Santa Rosa, California reported a large orange circular object moving slowly and silently across the sky in September 1968, during an eight-second sighting.
San Jose · CA, USA
A witness in San Jose, California reported a circular, disk-shaped object with numerous lights hovering over a shopping center in July 1968, observed for one to two hours.
Lucerne Valley · CA, USA
We saw three bright white lights near Lucerne Valley in a triangular formation move very quickly to replace each other in its formation
Lawndale · CA, USA
Craft with a portal
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
Witnesses in Santa Rosa, California, reported an orange-red circular or spherical object that appeared about 15 to 20 percent larger than a full moon, during a seven-second sighting in 1967.
San Diego · CA, USA
June 1967, 2 mirrored objects appeared miles overhead and were motionless for about 10 minutes then going straight up and dissappe
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Witnesses in Huntington Beach, California, reported a ring of blue lights roughly 200 feet in diameter flying slowly across the night sky at about 500 feet altitude in November 1966.
Bakersfield · CA, USA
1966, I was 11 flashing multicolored lites, red green blue, I think white not sure, moved from stationary positon. fast!
Santa Ana · CA, USA
While driving through the intersection of 17'th St. & Prospect Ave., in the Santa Ana/No. Tustin area just before dusk on a Summer even
Woodland HIlls · CA, USA
Circular black object in early morning sky, blocking out starfield, size of 33 1/3 record album at arms length; Woodland Hills, Calif.
Cherry Valley · CA, USA
A young girl in Cherry Valley, California reported waking to lights and seeing a circular object in March 1964, in a sighting lasting about 20 minutes.
San Francisco · CA, USA
My personal UFO sighting
Bakersfield · CA, USA
In 1961, a witness in Bakersfield, California, reported a round, red glowing object in the night sky that changed colors and appeared to be at low altitude, for about ten minutes.
Santa Clara · CA, USA
In 1961, a witness in Santa Clara, California, reported a stationary circular object positioned directly overhead, remaining visible in the sky for about three hours.
La Verne · CA, USA
In July 1960, numerous witnesses near La Verne, California, reported two yellowish-orange circular objects in the sky, an account also covered by a local newspaper.
Upland · CA, USA
VERY BRIGHT, THE SIZE OF THE MOON!
El Sobrante · CA, USA
Bright, yellow/orange circle, 10 ft. in diameter, silent, slow moving, 5mph, 50 ft. above ground-2 minutes, chased & threw rocks at it.