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)
Garden Valley · CA, USA
Training Missions every night over Sacramento
Woodland Hills · CA, USA
Dots of lights appeared high in the sky over San Fernando valley in early afternoon.
La Jolla · CA, USA
Formation of approximately eight hazy illuminated triangles flew over La Jolla CA moving E to W.
Santa Ana · CA, USA
Multiple White Flying Objects Appearing From Behind the Moon
Agoura Hills · CA, USA
Three white dots flying across the sky in Agoura Hills, CA
Sacramento · CA, USA
cloaked stingray shaped object lowflying only saw moisture build up around front end of object
Mammoth Lakes (near ) · CA, USA
Strange lights in formation, could have been a single object.
Santa Ana · CA, USA
3 circular metallic objects flying east to west in a traingular formation over central orange county, followed by another object
Davis · CA, USA
Y or V shaped light formation seen moving from South to North over Davis, California.
Folsom · CA, USA
I was in my backyard the night of 12/3/05, admiring my landscaping. There was a formation of 4 lights rapidly moving from west to north
Valencia · CA, USA
Flying aircraft being followed by small dark objects, behind the tail of the plan.
Palo Alto · CA, USA
Dozens of Boomerang/V Shaped Formations Floating in the sky from 2:00am-5:00am on 11/20/2005 Witnessed by 4 People.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
4 UFOs in a big arrowlike formation at high altitude over downtown part of Los Angeles
San Jose · CA, USA
It was 11:00 am, my daughter 4 1/2 was our front feeding our dog, I was inside. Then I hear her yell "Momma, Momma, come look at the s
San Francisco · CA, USA
I was at the Ferry Building in SF watching the Blue Angels perform. A very bright star-like light caught my eye and I stared at it for
Carlsbad · CA, USA
2 Flashing red lights pass directly overhead in perfect formation at very high altitude with no sound. ((NUFORC Note: Aircraft. PD))
Sunnyvale · CA, USA
while walking my dog two objects appeared on my left over railroad tracks
Fresno · CA, USA
15-20 flying formation objects seen from Fresno, CA
San Francisco · CA, USA
Light Color Formation Shapes Changing
Downey · CA, USA
4 orange-reddish objects lights in the sky traveling in non-static formation @ equal speeds and change in appearance
Hinkley · CA, USA
string of 6 orange balls of light float in formation slowly low over open desert northwest of Barstow, CA
Los Alamitos · CA, USA
"Phoenix Lights" duplicate formation scenario!
North Hollywood · CA, USA
I witnessed a UFO dogfight. ((NUFORC Note: Probably not a serious report. PD))
Orange · CA, USA
9 lights in changing formation moving steadily southward
Thousand Oaks · CA, USA
Three high speed orange lights in a long narrow triangular pattern over Thousand Oaks CA.