Light UFO Sightings in California
3,107 light-shaped UFO sightings reported in California since 1937, peaking in 2015 (194 reports).
- Total sightings
- 3,107
- Span
- 1937–2028
- Peak year
- 2015 (194 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1937–2028 · peak 2015 (194 reports)
Palos Verdes · CA, USA
Two to three large blue flashes, freeze seven boys in their tracks.
Iselton · CA, USA
While fishing on the San Joaquin river on Twithchell Island Rd., at the mouth of the Molklomne river, we observed 2-lights high in the
Brea · CA, USA
A light emitted other other lights
San Diego · CA, USA
Faint star-like object became larger and sat over the ocean for at least ten minutes.
Imperial Beach · CA, USA
Zig Zagging star like object zaps another Star like object with light beam
Simi Valley · CA, USA
Large lighted silhouette of a face in the sky.
Palo Alto · CA, USA
A large amber ball of light responding to spotlight.
Simi Valley · CA, USA
Thought were satellites, but too low and 90 degree "turns", twice.
South Lake Tahoe · CA, USA
Single bright light blinked out and back to different positions; Emitted powerful triangular search beam to ground.
Sunnyvale · CA, USA
large blue light with no sound; was unable to move
Sonoma Mountain · CA, USA
We found ourselves looking at a huge, round, pure, white light as big as a mansion, hovering over the retreat.
Angeles Crest Forest · CA, USA
A light follows a car with further light anomaly events in a forest.
San Francisco (south of) · CA, USA
A pulsing light that ascended at 90 degrees
El Centro (a few miles west of) · CA, USA
orange nocturnal light
Loomis · CA, USA
It looked like a faint star to began with. one that as redish in color, and was just sitting there within a group of other stars that w
Trinidad · CA, USA
A witness in Trinidad, California reported a light initially thought to be a satellite that changed directions too quickly for normal orbital motion, during a ten-minute sighting in November 1972.
Mojave (vicinity) · CA, USA
Craft must have been setting on ground when we arrived. We were on vacation and were headed home from Northern California. We had pulle
Los Angeles · CA, USA
A mother and her children in Los Angeles, California reported multiple lights performing maneuvers over the ocean near Santa Monica during a one-hour sighting in June 1972.
Victorville · CA, USA
Witnesses in Victorville, California reported a blinking, star-like light jumping erratically 20 to 30 degrees above the Mojave horizon for about thirty minutes in June 1971.
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
Unbelievably beautiful spatial anomaly
San Diego/Pacific Beach · CA, USA
I saw a UFO in the night sky over Pacific Beach in San Diego, & while being trailed by 2 jets firing tracers the object turned north on
Ontario · CA, USA
A mysterious light was reported in the sky over Ontario, in Southern California, in July 1970, observed for about ten minutes.
Camp Pendleton · CA, USA
Near Camp Pendleton, California, in November 1969, an object was reportedly visible only through a Starlight infrared scope, observed for about two minutes.
San Jose · CA, USA
A lime-green, lozenge-shaped light shot rapidly across the sky over San Jose, California, in November 1969, visible for about seven seconds.
Barstow · CA, USA
Bright lights