Formation UFO Sightings in California
552 formation-shaped UFO sightings reported in California since 1950, peaking in 2020 (57 reports).
- Total sightings
- 552
- Span
- 1950–2022
- Peak year
- 2020 (57 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Formation
1950–2022 · peak 2020 (57 reports)
San Diego · CA, USA
Three Light Formation in Point Loma
San Diego · CA, USA
Three lights changing formation
Los Angeles · CA, USA
I live in Los Angeles. At approximately 10:10PM tonight I walked out my back door to throw some trash away in the city container. As I
Orange · CA, USA
Formation that moved in circles up in the sky.
Taft · CA, USA
Elliptical objects in skies over Taft, CA sighted in the afternoon
San Carlos · CA, USA
Independent lights forming a chevron passed silently at a very high altitude at a very high rate of speed; each light shifted position
Rohnert Park · CA, USA
Cluster of four bright lights in clear blue sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly an advertising light?? PD))
Long Beach · CA, USA
many red orbs arranged in a trinangle
South Lake Tahoe · CA, USA
two following lights moving extermly fast south east accross the sky. ((NUFORC Note: ISS and Space Shuttle? PD))
Sacramento · CA, USA
I saw one craft, that I thought was thespace shuttle...then it floated fast... then dissapeared..then 4 more formed circle... then
Visalia · CA, USA
Two orbs of light
Mountain View · CA, USA
Two bright moving lights in formation vanish at terminator line ((NUFORC Note: Space Shuttle w/ ISS?? PD))
Boyes Hot Springs · CA, USA
rectanglar outline made up of dark dots.
Temecula · CA, USA
several blinking lights in circle formation, moving in a circle motion
Mission Viejo · CA, USA
I think I have had a close encounter in Oranger County California
Windsor · CA, USA
Swarm of Amber spheres
Bellflower · CA, USA
Three sphere shapes hovering in triangle formation, that dropped flames and disappeared.
Burbank · CA, USA
2 glowing objects that manuvered closely to each other then left in opposite diections rapidily
Venice · CA, USA
This was one half of a V formation (like migrating ducks and geese) --- the 5 lights or reflectors were seen flying at an angle going f
Long Beach · CA, USA
Giant craft? with random red blinking lights.
Forestville · CA, USA
Flashing Formation - Sonoma County, California
Forestville · CA, USA
Flashing Formation - Sonoma County, California ((NUFORC Note: Possible view of stars, possibly the Orion constellation. PD))
Buena Park · CA, USA
formation of four circles flying at 1000 feet above amusement park in Buena Park, CA
Boonville · CA, USA
We saw 7 UFO just after sunset that were blinking colored lights. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sightng of Sirius, we suspect. PD))
El Cajon · CA, USA
sting ray shaped objects fly in formation over el cajon