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)
Santa Monica · CA, USA
Formation of lights that looked like a flock of birds flying in formation in the shape of a large bird or eagle
Oakland · CA, USA
Dim, fast-moving, rapidly-changing formation startles Bay Area satellite observer.
Mira Loma · CA, USA
40+Lights seen in daylight with spiral formation of 25+ lights over Mira Loma,California(Ontario,CA)
Simi Valley · CA, USA
2 lights flashing in some sort of pattern moving rapidly across the sky making sharp turns
San Francisco · CA, USA
triangle formation, up to twenty objects headed north west over city to pacific- silent, fast
Petaluma · CA, USA
Large object seen hovering over Petaluma, California neighborhood.
Modesto · CA, USA
These aircraft were not running any FAA required flight gear!
Los Angeles · CA, USA
5 red lights flying in formations, then disappearing, then an orange object, and a red one reappearing.
San Fernando Valley · CA, USA
8 lights like the ones seen in Arizona shape like a triangle were seen in front of my door step.
Ice House Campground (Hiway 50) · CA, USA
Triangular formation of lights (not one object) + additional objects
San Francisco · CA, USA
Three dim lights moving linearly in locked, triangle formation, stars seen between them.
Paso Robles (Lake Nacimiento Region) · CA, USA
"Small, Satellite-Like Formation of 3 Lights, Performs Figure-eight Movements Around One Another in Night Sky"
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Four aircraft, in an unusual flight path and pattern, travelled, at high speed from west to east over Los Angeles.
Fresno · CA, USA
Conjoined formation of shape changing spheres crosses sky
Mission Viejo · CA, USA
Formation high-flying 'pearls' in a daylight sky.
Del Mar (Rancho Sante Fe) · CA, USA
Line of orange lights that would go off, on and slowly floated rising and falling.
San Diego · CA, USA
3 stars pyramid shaped roaming slow then disappeared one by one. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly NOSS satellites in formation? PD))
Alhambra Golf Course · CA, USA
While golfing I and six others observed a single round solid object in n/e sky. It broke into 3 objects smaller than the 1st, then form
Fresno · CA, USA
AS ME AND 3 FRIENDS WHERE GOING HME FROM MARDI GRAS EVENT IN FESNO,CA. MY GIRLFRIEND,IRENE, NOTICED AN OBJECT W/ 3 LIGHTS ON IT. I PULL
Scotts Valley · CA, USA
3 "Rods" in a Unilateral Triangle Formation appeared to follow Hiway 17 Northbound
La Quinta · CA, USA
4 lights in diamond shape formation
Westwood (Los Angeles) · CA, USA
Saw, sitting in the garden, 4 star like dots, similar to satellite but moving much faster,heading in V formation (no leader) East-West
Santee · CA, USA
After having just watched a video tape a friend had recently taken of lights above Cowels Mountain (looking south from Santee) I saw th
Redondo Beach · CA, USA
Follow up to : Blue-green luminescent objects moving at a high rate of speed
Redondo Beach · CA, USA
Blue-green luninescent objects moving at a high rate of speed, producing no sound and maneuvering at incredible angles to each other.