Unknown UFO Sightings in California
1,463 unknown-shaped UFO sightings reported in California since 1942, peaking in 1995 (141 reports).
- Total sightings
- 1,463
- Span
- 1942–2022
- Peak year
- 1995 (141 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Unknown
1942–2022 · peak 1995 (141 reports)
Crescent City · CA, USA
Large, bright object straight up and very high could be seen for 1/2 hour never moving until covered by clouds.
Calimesa · CA, USA
Rocket sound wooshes past me at a tremendous speed only about 5 ft off the ground.
Sacramento · CA, USA
Very bright large light falling.
Antelope · CA, USA
Multi-colored, fast moving, and direction changing object observed by 3 witnesses in Sacramento, Ca.
La Puente · CA, USA
Neon light across night sky.
Calistoga · CA, USA
Slightly erratic flight pattern with blinking lights and moving very quickly across the sky. Almost silent.
Orange · CA, USA
Stationary object turns into red, then blue and then a glowing white and duplicates process and then flies overhead.
Riverbank · CA, USA
LOUD BURNING OUT NOISE WHISTLES COMES TO CRASHING HALT SLIDES ON ROAD FOR SOME DISTANCE.
South Lake Tahoe · CA, USA
Item appeared in third similar photo
El Cajon · CA, USA
Two smoothly flashing lights appear above sky before end of lunar eclipse.
Seal Beach · CA, USA
Orange/red orb closely followed by F/A-18 Hornet at high rate of speed from south to north in Seal Beach, Ca.
Llano · CA, USA
Object on the ridgeline cannot be explained.
Mojave · CA, USA
Strange lights near Mars visible from Earth.
Chatsworth · CA, USA
6 Red/Orange lights in formation seen in NW San Fernando Valley, CA.
Napa · CA, USA
Large flying object in the dark sky 3 mi east of Napa, CA appeared to be dark and had 4-6 red flashing lights, no other lights observed
Pilot hill · CA, USA
I saw a bright shimmering light hovering over the mountain approximately 3 miles away. The light was perfectly still. At first I went
Sonoma · CA, USA
Strange light stationary in the sky.
Pinion Hills · CA, USA
Hovering crafts over san bernardino mountains.
Fullerton · CA, USA
I was closing my garage door and i saw very odd craft but i'm not sure what they 2 and i saw a lights first was red then change to blue
Wildomar · CA, USA
Daytime UFO above Riverside County. Approx. 4:15 with Non commercial planes following within 30 min.
Fair Oaks · CA, USA
Flashing lights playing in the sky.
Fullerton · CA, USA
Orange colored object traveling from north to south following curvature of earth in less than 1 second.
Redding · CA, USA
Orange glow moving randomly in the northern sky.
Ridgecrest · CA, USA
3 round lights and bobbing up and down while gliding slowly above Ridgcrest Ca.
Garden Grove · CA, USA
A green object was in the sky, moved at a high velocity, stopped, hovered, and moved in the opposite direction at a high velocity.