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)
Castro Valley · CA, USA
Moving from the west in a south or south east direction - small single white object dimmed and disappeared
Fresno · CA, USA
My boyfriend and I see these same ones a lot. He came in, telling me to come and look. It was a bright light to the east, a little sou
Ocean Beach · CA, USA
3-4 lights in the sky before fireworks
Ferndale · CA, USA
Red streak in photo 4th of july.
Sacramento · CA, USA
Northern California Night Orb. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly a landing light on an approaching airliner? PD))
Keyes · CA, USA
Double light moving north-north east
Turlock · CA, USA
Four lights moving in the Ca Valley Sky
Salinas · CA, USA
Green UFO hovering over houses and rapidly speeding off towards the ground.
Redlands · CA, USA
Red/white light first mistaken for a shooting star then went in a zigzag pattern before disappearing.
Yucaipa · CA, USA
What appeared at first to be a pale yellow star, abruptly moved sideways and stopped over an oncoming jet airliner.
La Habra · CA, USA
4 OVAL-SHAPED LIGHTS FLYING OVER AIR PLANE TRAFFIC AT HIGH SPEEDS IN LA HABRA,CA
Squaw Valley · CA, USA
Slow moving ball of light.
San Diego (ranch environment) · CA, USA
I looked up into the dark night sky and a bright orb, like the same spotted over Jerusalem recently. ((Student report.))
Redding · CA, USA
Bright light that came from the west and traveled east. ((NUFORC Note: International Space Station?? Hoax?? PD))
Mountain View · CA, USA
White Light Moving Object Seen over Mountain View/Sunnyvale CA area
Santa Cruz · CA, USA
I saw what appeared to be a sattelite passing overhead, it stopped then shot back the driection it had come from at double speed.
Vacaville · CA, USA
Moving star like object, fading in and out, and moving different directions. ((NUFORC Note: Could not have been the ISS. PD))
San Diego · CA, USA
Star-Like UFO Flying Over S. CA (night)
Modesto · CA, USA
A bright white light that looked like an asterisk flew high in the sky in an arc, then dimmed to a red dot before disappearing.
Visalia · CA, USA
Bright light that disapeared. ((NUFORC Note: Could not have been the ISS, which was over Washington at 22:15 hrs. this date. PD))
San Diego · CA, USA
2 Star-like UFO's Flying over San Diego at the same time.
San Jose · CA, USA
Bright light traveled at a great rate in the upper atmosphere above Santa Cruz mountains CA
San Francisco · CA, USA
Object covered by white and red light observed again
Topanga Canyon · CA, USA
Slow moving bright white light dimmed in intensity, dimmed a little more then completely dissappeared. ((NUFORC Note: ISS. PD))
Nice · CA, USA
Flashing Light Sighting 5/9/11 in Nice (Lake County) CA