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Flash UFO Sightings in California
257 flash-shaped UFO sightings reported in California since 1968, peaking in 2013 (20 reports).
- Total sightings
- 257
- Span
- 1968–2021
- Peak year
- 2013 (20 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Flash
1968–2021 · peak 2013 (20 reports)
Riverside · CA, USA
Unidentified patch of light in the night sky
San Diego · CA, USA
flash like daylight lit up everything for 1 second, not lightning
Cambria · CA, USA
A single, silent flash of light, like a lightening strike, seen through trees towards the West over Pacific Ocean.
San Jose · CA, USA
Between 1973 and 1977 retuning home from dinner with my parents between 8:00pm and 9:00pm. I was lying down in the back seat passenger
Camp Pendelton · CA, USA
On Camp Pendelton a UFO zig-saged across the base and zoomed off at the speed of light.
Orange · CA, USA
Car radio goes dead, bright light.
Joshua Tree National Park · CA, USA
Multiple silent flashes in the sky.