Disk UFO Sightings in California
949 disk-shaped UFO sightings reported in California since 1945, peaking in 2008 (48 reports).
- Total sightings
- 949
- Span
- 1945–2022
- Peak year
- 2008 (48 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Disk
1945–2022 · peak 2008 (48 reports)
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
multiple ship sighting in Santa Barbara
Roseville · CA, USA
I saw a disk shaped saucer with dome on top with windows. Lights were on. In Roseville, trees on either side.
Carlsbad · CA, USA
3 flying saucers hovering above a flower field in clear daylight
Palmdale · CA, USA
The disc-shaped craft seemed to sense my presense as it zoomed toward my house.
Valencia · CA, USA
Passing by Magic Mountain in Los Angeles, I thought it must be a themepark ride in the sky
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
A report from Santa Rosa, CA in March 1974 described a large, disk-shaped object described by witnesses in detail, lasting 2 hours.
Glendora · CA, USA
An illuminated Saucer hovers over my back patio. The Object rises beyond a neighboring house to the South. After hovering for five min'
Shelter Cove · CA, USA
Light overe ocean traveled at low speed until directly overhead at200 to 400 ft. classic saucer with dome on top appeared cast of gold
Visalia · CA, USA
Witnesses in Visalia, California reported three disk-shaped objects seen at close range in broad daylight during a one-minute sighting in May 1972.
Pasadena · CA, USA
Powerless over UFO sighting.
Mojave Desert (remote area of) · CA, USA
A witness reported their vehicle being buzzed by a disk-shaped object in a remote part of the Mojave Desert, California, during a ten-second sighting in September 1971.
Holt · CA, USA
Witnesses in Holt, California reported a saucer-shaped object hovering over a Quonset hut, illuminating the building before shooting off at high speed, during a five-minute sighting in August 1971.
Oakland · CA, USA
A witness in Oakland, California reported a disk-shaped object hovering within about 80 feet during a clear evening sky in August 1971, for about ten minutes.
Orange/Anahiem · CA, USA
A saucer-shaped object was reported over Angel Stadium in Orange/Anaheim, California, during the summer of 1971, visible for about one minute.
Santa Clara · CA, USA
A pink, disk-shaped object was reported appearing to evade both private and military aircraft over Santa Clara, California, in June 1971, during an encounter lasting about two hours.
Vandenberg AFB · CA, USA
Disk-shaped objects were reported flying low over Vandenberg Air Force Base in California in June 1971, described as buzzing the high-security facility.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Saucer-shaped objects were reported zigzagging northbound across the sky over Southern California near Los Angeles in September 1970, for about two minutes.
Roseville · CA, USA
A silent, disk-shaped object with rotating vertical bands of light was reported over Roseville, California, in July 1970, before accelerating away at remarkable speed within two to three minutes.
Burlingame · CA, USA
A disk-shaped object was reported hovering over Burlingame, California, for more than an hour in June 1970 before moving slowly and then rapidly accelerating away.
Hilmar · CA, USA
discription: object was a typical 2 pie pans placed lip to lip configuration, was seen hovering about 1/4 mile away at about 30-40 deg
Not sure · CA, USA
Single craft
San Bruno Mountain Ranges (near canyon) · CA, USA
Near the San Bruno Mountain Ranges on the California coast, a witness in June 1970 described a fast-moving, illuminated disk-shaped object traveling along the coastline for about ten minutes.
River Pines · CA, USA
A gray-to-silver saucer-shaped craft was reported flying directly toward and over a vehicle near River Pines, California, at an altitude of only a few feet in June 1970, lasting about ten seconds.
Camp Pendleton · CA, USA
While using night vison scopes , 28 Marines witness 3 saucer craft hovering near Camp Pendleton rifle range during night firing exersi
Los Angeles · CA, USA
A resident of southwest Los Angeles, California, reported a disk-shaped object hovering above nearby trees in February 1970, an observation lasting about ten minutes.