UFO Sightings in San Luis Obispo, California
22 documented UFO sightings in San Luis Obispo, California since 1973, peaking in 2008 (4 reports); most often described as unknown.
- Total sightings
- 22
- Span
- 1973–2021
- Peak year
- 2008 (4 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Unknown
1973–2021 · peak 2008 (4 reports)
Best documented case here
One strong report — not the whole list. Open it, then hop to related signals on the case page.
San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
A report from San Luis Obispo, CA in May 1973 described an object that made a sharp 90-degree turn at high speed before appearing to vanish upward, lasting 5 minutes.
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Took place in under a second, drone-like, traveling potentially 100-300 mph, extremely bright, covered in lights.
San Luis Obispo · CA, USA
I thought was irregular aircraft light however it was flashing like it was made of fire.
San Luis Obispo · CA, USA
Orange fireball, emitted a blinking object and flew upwards until it was as small as a star.
San Luis Obispo · CA, USA
Very bright beam of blue light cut across the night sky. Origin was a small circular obj. ((NUFORC Note: US Navy missile launch. PD))
San Luis Obispo · CA, USA
Erratic light movement.
San Luis Obispo · CA, USA
Ontario Rd. flaming object moving slowly like Helicopter shaped an speeds from south to Norht west few sparks like not a solid trail.
San Luis Obispo · CA, USA
Large white object with trailing fire. ((NUFORC Note: Multiple witnesses. Possible bright meteor. PD))
San Luis Obispo · CA, USA
At night remote bluff in Cen Cal. Spotted 30+ highly advanced "stars" until next am, witnessed un-nerving things.
San Luis Obispo · CA, USA
A patterned flying object hovers until I completely pass by.
San Luis Obispo · CA, USA
Disc-shaped, possibly metallic, seemingly light-reflecting, object seen in photograph, but didn't notice it when I took the picture.
San Luis Obispo · CA, USA
03-15-09 ROUND VENSUS SIZE OBJECT MOVING SOUTH TO NORTH JOGING EAST TO WEST
San Luis Obispo · CA, USA
Gold cylinder light hovering over freeway and then flashes as I got closer
San Luis Obispo · CA, USA
bright lights fast percise in movement no noise. ((NUFORC Note: Possible advertising lights?? PD))
San Luis Obispo · CA, USA
a star that turned 10 times its size, got dim again, and then black, over and over , moving by perfumo canyon
San Luis Obispo · CA, USA
Bishop's peak visitor?
San Luis Obispo · CA, USA
Round, white, slow moving object seen in San Luis Obispo California
San Luis Obispo · CA, USA
3 lights flash less than seconds apart in a row to the right - with a "fading" effect.
San Luis Obispo · CA, USA
fireball flying in a straight path across the horizon
San Luis Obispo · CA, USA
MY WIFE AND I WERE CAMPING AT LAKE NACIMENTO IN SAN LUIS COUNTY,, IT WAS 22:00 APROX. WE WERE LOOKING NORTH NORTH EAST ,, NO MOON,,..
San Luis Obispo · CA, USA
Oval/egg shaped metalic craft hovered 3am over San Luis Obispo, then accelerating South at blinding speed.
San Luis Obispo · CA, USA
red light moving in a circular motion