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)
La Mesa · CA, USA
Sighting in La Mesa,CA
Shasta Lake · CA, USA
silver disk craft approx 40ft diam. flys over school kids and teachersouside for school meeting and lands in back of school.
Monterey · CA, USA
UFO responds to signals
Los Angeles · CA, USA
A witness reported a bright, white, saucer-shaped light associated with a disk case logged in Los Angeles, California in June 1964. The sighting duration was not recorded.
San Francisco · CA, USA
A man in San Francisco, California reported an unusual disk-shaped object experience in 1963 when he was 22 years old, an account he later shared with a friend.
Anaheim · CA, USA
A witness in Anaheim, California described a disk-shaped object roughly 50 feet in diameter that made no noise and stayed stationary overhead, in a sighting lasting 20 minutes or more in June 1963.
Lompoc/Vandenberg AFB · CA, USA
Witnesses near Vandenberg Air Force Base in Lompoc, California reported a disk-shaped object over a mountain during a Scout missile launch in April 1963, lasting about five minutes.
Markleville (Alpine County) · CA, USA
Students at an elementary school in Alpine County, California reported a disk-shaped object at an estimated altitude of 40 feet in January 1963, in a sighting lasting about one minute.
Bay Area · CA, USA
In 1962, a witness in the Bay Area of California reported a large disk-shaped craft hovering in the sky, remaining visible for about half an hour.
Mill Valley · CA, USA
Clear view of a "flying saucer".
Lancaster · CA, USA
Brilliant,silver disk. 50 to 55 degree angle of sight. Appears to be stationary in sky.Smaller object 1/8 the size of larger,same color
Palmdale · CA, USA
Summer 1960 saucer with flashing lights (antenae?) hovered above Lilac View Street then shot straight up and out of sight.
Santa Ana · CA, USA
In June 1960, a witness in Santa Ana, California, reported a disk-shaped craft in the sky, visible for about five minutes before it moved out of view.
Barstow-Baker · CA, USA
In 1960, a witness reported what appeared to be a giant disk-shaped object crashing in the mountains between Barstow and Baker, California, over three to five minutes.
Quincy · CA, USA
In 1960, a witness in Quincy, California, reported a lighted disk-shaped object silently descending vertically into a canyon before stopping and hovering, for several minutes.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Silent, Extreme Bright White Disc of Light, approx. 100 foot diameter Hovered approx. 10 minutes then "Switched Off". Small white ligh
Reseda · CA, USA
In 1959, a witness in Reseda, California, reported a disk-shaped object at roof height, observed at close range for three to five minutes during a ten-minute sighting.
Strathmore · CA, USA
In 1959, a witness in Strathmore, California, reported a disk-shaped object in the sky, observed for about four minutes before it moved out of sight.
Campbell · CA, USA
3 glowing disc shaped objects
South San Francisco · CA, USA
Its was approximately 6:30pm, I was sitting in frontroom watching TV, when screen showed sometype of interference. I looked out the wi
Novato · CA, USA
In 1958, a witness in Novato, California, reported a disk-shaped object in a large grass field that took off straight up over their vehicle and vanished into the sky.
Los Gatos (west of) · CA, USA
A witness west of Los Gatos, California reported three disk-shaped objects at very low altitude in daylight, seen in as much detail as a car on the road, in under a minute in September 1957.
San Diego (north of · at sea), CA, USA
At least a hundred miles out to sea, a long time ago, in 1957, a very interesting sighting, after midnight. First report.
Long Beach · CA, USA
Witnesses in Long Beach, California reported three disk-shaped objects stationary in a triangle formation in daylight, appearing distorted by a heat-mirage effect, for about two minutes in July 1957.
Norwalk · CA, USA
A witness in Norwalk, California reported a disk-shaped object hovering about 20 feet above the ground for about eight minutes in June 1957.