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)
Tres Pinos · CA, USA
I saw what I thought a satellite in a polar orbit very bright, traveled 30 degrees and instantly turned 90 to the east andinto the eart
San Diego · CA, USA
Series of bright orange lights appearing above San Diego
Pasadena · CA, USA
Steady very bright white light, changing to yellow then red on top of mountains seen during the day.
Half Moon Bay/San Mateo (between; Hwy 9) · CA, USA
I noticed a line of big lights of different colors hovering over the top of the mountains. ((anonymous report)).
Randsburg · CA, USA
Strange Teardrop Light of Unknown Source
Long Beach · CA, USA
Bright light passed overhead silently and descended half a mile away from my view
San Ramon · CA, USA
Bright Light Seen from Bay Area 7:20PM. ((anonymous report))
Oxnard · CA, USA
Red, blue white and green, Colorful and different single lights more like dots and moving at the same speed, and at some point forming
Big Bear · CA, USA
Two UFO's flying over Holcomb Valley Pinnacles. Pictures included
Idyllwild · CA, USA
I went outside to take my dog for a walk and looked up at the stars. They were so bright. I started looking around. I stopped because I
Sacramento · CA, USA
Driving westbound on hiway 50 and friend and I both noticed a light in the sky over sacramento/sunrise area in the sky above us. As so
Big Bear · CA, USA
There was a star like object that was the brightest in the sky. It started to move faster than a shooting star. It went one direction t
Pico Rivera · CA, USA
I saw a white light high in the sky. It never flickered. As it was moving E, the light slowly disappeared. ((anonymous report))
Ouray · CA, USA
Strange lights, strong wind gust, and sulfur smell.
San Clemente · CA, USA
5 bright red oval or squared object hover then accend at extreme speed over San Clemente, CA.
Monterey Park · CA, USA
It’s not the first time I see the light and it always heads NE. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of the ISS?? PD)) ((anonymous report))
Pleasanton · CA, USA
Shiny object in the NE sky above N California. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly a high-altitude balloon? PD))
CA · USA
Orange light being followed by jet aircraft.
Benicia · CA, USA
Satellite like object moving across sky in an erratic, squiggly motion
El Dorado Hills · CA, USA
multiple unconnected drone scale lights appeared at short distance and then within 10 yards of me then moved away
West Hills · CA, USA
Two bight objects slowly wobbling across the sky before disappearing fast.
Clovis · CA, USA
Circular light or orb shape thing in the sky. It would blink on and off during a span of a long 8 to 9 seconds. Sometimes it will blink
Oakley · CA, USA
I was using my telescope to take pictures of the moon, as I was preparing to move and adjust for change in angel I saw a multi colored
San Diego · CA, USA
Lights on Mount Helix.
Wildomar · CA, USA
It shot down from space and went north as a bright light wich i thought was a shooting star, it faded away. ((anonymous report))