Other UFO Sightings in California
1,087 other-shaped UFO sightings reported in California since 1950, peaking in 2015 (63 reports).
- Total sightings
- 1,087
- Span
- 1950–2022
- Peak year
- 2015 (63 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Other
1950–2022 · peak 2015 (63 reports)
Whittier · CA, USA
A witness and their mother in Whittier, California reported an unusual sun-like object over a nearby hill, apparently unnoticed by others nearby, lasting about five seconds, June 1965.
Paloma · CA, USA
A witness near Paloma, California reported seeing an orange light at a window in June 1964, describing unusual effects afterward. No sighting duration was recorded in the case file.
Fresno · CA, USA
A witness in Fresno, California reported what initially appeared to be a star exhibiting unusual behavior in the night sky, in a sighting lasting about 30 minutes in August 1963.
Long Beach (Terminal Island) · CA, USA
On September 17, 1960, a witness at Terminal Island in Long Beach, California, reported four crescent-shaped objects above broken clouds near the naval shipyard, for four to five seconds.
Desert Hot Springs · CA, USA
In 1959, a witness in Desert Hot Springs, California, reported a group of lights in a strange formation near a fault line, visible in the sky for about ten minutes.
Reseda · CA, USA
In 1958, a witness in Reseda, California, reported a bright white, hole-like object moving on a steady path across the midday sky for about 15 minutes.
San Francisco · CA, USA
A witness in San Francisco, California reported a silver, football-shaped object flying very high and fast for two to three minutes in June 1956.
Hawthorne · CA, USA
It was 1954. Background. I was 24, busy building our young family, had never heard of the 1947 Saucers by Mt. Rainier.
(City unknown) · CA, USA
What I saw was when I was about 7 years old in 1953. I was at my grandmas house in the country, and my friend was visiting her grandma
Half Moon Bay · CA, USA
A witness near Half Moon Bay, California reported three blips that appeared on a radar screen and vanished as aircraft approached, observed for about 10 minutes in December 1950.
Interstate-5 · CA, USA
Fast Moving Spacecraft diving sideways then rising up.
Tracy (Gravel or construction area · dead end road), CA, USA
I FIRST OF ALL DID NOT SEE A CRAFT. BUT WHAT I DIDI SEE HAS STAYED WITH ME TO THIS DAY. I WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF MY FRIENDS FATHE