Formation UFO Sightings in California
552 formation-shaped UFO sightings reported in California since 1950, peaking in 2020 (57 reports).
- Total sightings
- 552
- Span
- 1950–2022
- Peak year
- 2020 (57 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Formation
1950–2022 · peak 2020 (57 reports)
Rancho Cucamonga · CA, USA
Four shiny disc shaped objects flying in formation above the moutains and then disappeared.
Palo Alto · CA, USA
Several V-Shpaed Formations of Amber glowing craft float across the night sky
Palo Alto · CA, USA
V shaped formation floats across sky,
Ventura · CA, USA
Three orange spheres traveling silently in triangle formation until lead sphere broke formation.
Salinas · CA, USA
Large formation of UFO's seen over south Salinas, CA on Oct. 11, 2004, in broad daylight.
Fairfax · CA, USA
black object
China Lake · CA, USA
Red and white lights.
Petaluma · CA, USA
6 small disks grouped together, changing formation, variable brightness, visible for 15 minutes, no clouds.
San Jose · CA, USA
High altitude, three craft formation travelling southeasterly above San Jose, CA, August 21 at 23:15 ((U. S. Navy NOSS satellites??))
Redondo Beach · CA, USA
Four Circular Objects in Formation Sighted Over the Pacific Ocean Off Redondo Beach, Calif.
Benicia · CA, USA
UFO's seen over Benicia, California as five objects converge and separate. 3 witnesses.
Temple City · CA, USA
Blue light trail over San Gabreil Valley making circles!
Cotati · CA, USA
satalite due-3 viewed ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of NOSS satellite triplet. PD))
Brea · CA, USA
I briefly saw a formation of lights over norht Orange County, California late Sunday night, July 20, 2004.
Santa Monica · CA, USA
Extremely bright light formation and disc shape over Santa Monica mountains.
Joshua Tree National Monument · CA, USA
Midnight in Joshua Tree- Viewed 4 points of light in diamond-shaped formation as they stopped, spiraled in place, and disappeared.
Victorville · CA, USA
multiple contrailed objects falling together from the sky all turned at once ((NUFORC Note: Possible flight of mil. aircraft?? PD))
Escondido · CA, USA
6 horizontal lights appear to be large craft hovering over Leucadia California.
Vallejo · CA, USA
STARTED WITH 4 COMING OUT OF THE SKY THEN 5 THEN 7 THEN 8 THEY WOULD COME TOGETHER THE LEAVE
Santee · CA, USA
Four saucers in a diamond formation.
Santa Ana · CA, USA
orange "V" formation
Placerville · CA, USA
Triangle formation of lights. Looked like moving stars.
Joshua Tree · CA, USA
A triangular formation of three lights heading south directly overhead. Appeared extremely high in the sky. Kept in perfect formation
Bloomington · CA, USA
light formation in san bernardino ((NUFORC Note: Probable advertising light. PD))
Woodland · CA, USA
Three sets of lights, like a formation of airplanes in the distance, hovering instead of moving.