Light UFO Sightings in California
3,107 light-shaped UFO sightings reported in California since 1937, peaking in 2015 (194 reports).
- Total sightings
- 3,107
- Span
- 1937–2028
- Peak year
- 2015 (194 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1937–2028 · peak 2015 (194 reports)
Poway · CA, USA
Sighted 20 to 30 individual objects, white lights, traveling (spaced apart) ((NUFORC Note: "Starlink" satellites? PD))
Palm Springs · CA, USA
8 lights traveling high speed over Palm Springs, Ca ((NUFORC Note: "Starlink" satellites? PD))
Pico Rivera · CA, USA
I saw an orange light come down from the sky and hover over my head and causing vertigo.
Oceanside · CA, USA
Multiple lights moving into line formation during morning storm over Oceanside
San Jose · CA, USA
Round objects flashing, hovering over playground at school
La Quinta · CA, USA
My son and I were star/moonlight gazing when we noticed a bright light traveling west to east at a slow speed over old town La Quinta.
Ontario · CA, USA
Light streak over the 10 freeway in Ontario, CA
Los angeles · CA, USA
Bright light falling from sky into Ocean, close to earth.
Sacramento · CA, USA
Star not a star.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
I was periodically checking the skies last night for any signs of the Haley Comet or shooting stars. Because we are so close to the
Santa Clarita · CA, USA
White ball of light traveling across the night sky.
Duarte · CA, USA
Two moving lights
Anderson · CA, USA
Blue light with patterns about 4’X8’ on ground at our feet moved about 20’ then gone.
San Pedro · CA, USA
Shooting star like Object darting around sky in the shape of a fishing hook.
Pismo Beach · CA, USA
I was walking my dog on the beach I saw a light over the mountains it was twilight the sun was just going down I said to myself that it
Perris · CA, USA
I live by Romana Expressway and Avalon it's a mountain right by my house and it looks like it have stairs on it I can see the mountain
Seaside · CA, USA
Lights seen above the Monterey Bay facing Monterey from Seaside. Lights were in a strange pattern moving E. ((anonymous report))
Pomona · CA, USA
I left my house around 2 AM to get my girlfriend something to eat. As I was leaving my house I noticed it was quite dark darker than us
Palm desert · CA, USA
Green glow red glow light orbs
Phoenix area · CA, USA
Dancing, twinkling lights in the sky, moving at high speeds, stopping quickly, disappearing, then reappearing in new places.
BURBANK · CA, USA
I live in an apartment complex that has a courtyard, and we live on the second floor. Every night I come out with my 2yo daughter to se
Laytonville · CA, USA
Random lights appearing from one point to another, sometimes at very fast speed and sometimes slightly changing direction.
Boron · CA, USA
I was sitting around a campfire with a group of people about 5 miles off of Route 395 in the Mojave desert. It was around 330am and I h
Santa Cruz · CA, USA
I went out on my deck to bring my dog inside because she was barking. While waiting for her, I looked up at the clear night sky. I noti
Tres Pinos · CA, USA
I saw a bright, speeding light, south to north, instantly turn 90 degrees east with no change in velocity.