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)
Tehachapi · CA, USA
Tehacipi, CA: Lights sighted and missing time noted.
Applegate · CA, USA
a star turning on and off in different lacations
Redding · CA, USA
rectangular craft trails auto for over 100 miles.
Palm Springs · CA, USA
My girlfriend and I were in Palm Springs in the late 80's at our hotel. It was early evening, about the time you would start to see sta
Ojai · CA, USA
In 1987 a UFO passed a few feet above our car near old Creek Road in Ojai, CA.
Marysville (Plumas Arboga Road) · CA, USA
We saw a 3 foor diameter glowing sphere hover over water, land and then straight up to the sky.
Sebastopol · CA, USA
Hi Peter My sister and I called you a week or so ago- we were wondering about Jupiter in Sonoma County ( Sebastopol) Because of all o
Coronado · CA, USA
Two objects sighted in outer atmosphere, joined in formation then shot out into space.
Quincy · CA, USA
Object that was observered in daylight appeared silver color and had no wings and in a few seconds disapeared.
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
Slow flying, noiseless object with red strobes.
Porterville · CA, USA
((NUFORC Note: No information provided by witness. PD))
San Diego · CA, USA
An object traveled directly above then flash and split into eight equal size objects traveling at same speed but opposite directions.
Bishop (south of · Hwy 395), CA, USA
An object with 3 lights travelled north, then west, then south, making 3 right angle turns. It then met up with a much larger, wing-sha
Mt. Palomar · CA, USA
High altitude light moving E-W, stops, loiters, makes a 90 degree turn, and accellerates at lightening speed out of the atmosph
Watsonville · CA, USA
Possible abduction attempt from the unknown.
Camp Pendelton · CA, USA
UFO observed in Camp Pendelton,California-1981
Red Bluff · CA, USA
unknown lights flying across sky
Glendora · CA, USA
On a very foggy night in 1981 I was illuminated by a silent unseen object in Glendora, California
Del Mar · CA, USA
No craft, just a person. 3-4 feet tall. Blue, large eyes and smirking.
San Andreas · CA, USA
Lost time very strange.Sense of everything was O.K.
Twenty Nine Palms · CA, USA
Man repts. past sighting in CA while on guard duty in USMC. Told by senior officer "to keep his mouth shut."
Los Angeles (over I-10 · on most rural Bayou stretch), CA, USA
Metallic UFO seen hovering silently, directly over eastbound lanes.Light underneath shined UP onto craft-was being moved by humandoid s
Sunnyvale · CA, USA
Huge green glowing cigar shaped craft observed flying at treetop level over Sunnyvale.
Auburn · CA, USA
The object hovered and dissapeared then came back several times.
Carson · CA, USA
For about 5 minutes I watched an odd shaped object in the sky over the city of Carson, Ca, that was then chased by 4 Military jets.