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)
Sacramento · CA, USA
10/04/06 22:00 Sacramento CA white light one minute object in a picture 02/04/07
Sebastopol · CA, USA
Extremely bright white light speeding SE, high over the Northern California coast. ((NUFORC Note: Possible Iridium satellite. PD))
Cathedral City · CA, USA
object comes from behind the moon
La Mesa · CA, USA
Streaking lights over San Diego. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly a laser-based advertising light??? PD))
San Jose · CA, USA
fast moving orange lights
Simi Valley · CA, USA
Satalite does a 180 deg in night sky.
Foster City · CA, USA
Four people witnessed a plasma ball hover right in front of them as it changed colors and then it moved off.
Orange · CA, USA
Bright Copper Glowing Object, emits burst of light and debris or object is deployed and falls toward northern Orange County
Mar Vista (West Los Angeles) · CA, USA
Two of us witnessed a horizontal pulsating red light moving south at low altitude and low speed and then disappeared.
Ontario · CA, USA
Bright Orange light moving across the sky Eastward vieiwing from Ontario, CA.
San Jose · CA, USA
strange bright light in north east sky
Reggae on the River · CA, USA
((NUFORC Note: HOAX?? PD)) Lights seen in cali by 2 and in oregon by 10 and by 10 year old on 5 occasions all at reggae shows.
Davis · CA, USA
Saw two stationary orange lights in the sky, high in the sky, and nearby each other.
San Francisco · CA, USA
4 white lights high up in the sky over San Francisco
San Francisco · CA, USA
Two Bright Purple lights fly strangely through clouds over San Fransisco State University
Mount Shasta · CA, USA
A light over Mt Shasta that went within itself.
West Los Angeles · CA, USA
Metallic Object, Gunships Arrive. ((NUFORC Note: Student report?? Describes self as "game designer." PD))
Lancster · CA, USA
Saw 2 lights in the sky that looked just like stars, but when one brighened and then both lights dimmed to nothing.
Yreka · CA, USA
The UFO hovered, not moving, canging color and was 10+ times brighter than any star.
Long Beach · CA, USA
2 oval shaped lights in the sky. Moved quickly, following each other in circles and various directions then vanished very rapidly when
Yosemite Valley · CA, USA
Saw a Bright rectanglular object looked like it had 3 horizontal rows of lights that seemed to get brighter or it flashed and it took a
San Diego · CA, USA
UFO white light reported accelerating at extremely high rate of speed spotted in San Diego!!!!
Menifee · CA, USA
bright ufo light in Menifee CA, August 13th & 14th 2006
Escondido · CA, USA
Strange lights in escondido
El Cajon · CA, USA
Two bright objects travelling over San Diego headed north. High altitude, possibly outside atmosphere.