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)
Oakland · CA, USA
Was it a UFO? Was it alien? I don't know but it was crazy weird.
Irvine · CA, USA
I was in bed sleeping and some strange noise woke me. It sounded like a loud bass hum.When I opened my eyes there was what looked l
Livermore · CA, USA
I noticed two white lights next to each other floating in the sky. Didn't move just hovered. ((anonymous report))
Blythe · CA, USA
Video of ball of light in the sky with saucer shaped haze around it.
Fortuna · CA, USA
3 weeks of nightly sightings of several white hot glowing UFOS.
Dunnigan · CA, USA
10AP18, 05:20 AM. I was driving my big rig S on I-5. I noticed 4 what seem to be white clouds. ((NUFORC Note: Former law off. PD))
Carlsbad · CA, USA
Formations of lights over the ocean in Carlsbad (San Diego county)
Fort Bragg · CA, USA
Raised from western horizon, heading north and increasing in altitude. Thought it was a drone at first, red and white lights. Faded f
La Quinta · CA, USA
Dark amber/orange light seen hovering in night sky in La Quinta, CA with no sound and that ascended vertically to disappear.
Clearlake · CA, USA
Looked like two stars, then they started to fall slowly toward the E as I faced N; split into four. ((anonymous report))
Merced · CA, USA
Extraordinary bright light descended from W, heading E under clouds, then ascended. ((NUFORC Note: MUFON CMS case. PD))
Joshua Tree · CA, USA
Extremely fast blue light changing directions before turning red and stopping and eventually blinking red. ((anonymous report))
Ceres · CA, USA
Boyfriend and I were leaving his house at around 8 o’clock. We stopped at the end of his court when we all the sudden saw this white
Carlotta · CA, USA
Bright object with twin gas jets that got longer over time. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris?? PD))
Garden Grove · CA, USA
Strange White Light - Orb With Surrounding and Later Trailing White Veil
Wrightwood · CA, USA
On Feb 6, 2018, at approx. 6:30 p.m. Wrightwood, CA. While walking south on oak st. towards the wash I noticed a bright cloud shin
San Jose · CA, USA
Strange Light in sky.
Burbank · CA, USA
Multiple lights over Burbank, CA.
Claremont · CA, USA
Neither my wife or I ever saw the bright light with out naked eyes; it was only in the photo that the bright source light appeared.
San Diego · CA, USA
5 orange lights moving slowly and then fizzling out
Cathedral City · CA, USA
Walked out my back door I noticed 2 extremely bright stars in the southern sky just east of Sirius. My wife was sitting out there and I
Chula Vista · CA, USA
Seen a bright light flying low in the sky. The light would turn red then disappear and then reappear. ((anonymous report))
Riverside · CA, USA
Light with a trail over Riverside.
Santa Clarita · CA, USA
My mother and I were tired and stopped at a parking lot near the 14 freewaylot to rest from a traveling from a doctor appointment.
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Strange organish lights seen in Bakersfield’s night sky