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Sightings
Witness reports, held as-reported. Each entry keeps its source, its coordinates where the record has them, and its place in the larger pattern.
14,194 entries
February 2, 2018 · 12:00 AM · UNKNOWN
San Jose, CA
About midnight I saw a colorful bright object zig-zag slowly up and down then change direction.
February 1, 2018 · 6:40 PM · FIREBALL
San Diego, CA
My wife daughter and I saw 2 lights in the sky that appeared to have tails. They were light orange in color, very bright and at first they were stationary then they moved in a slow downward zig zag motion. I have a bad picture of it and a five second video, that is very poor. Be advised that the lights were observed from my house as I was looking East. We live approximately 5-10 miles from Brown Field Airport in San Diego and I did leave a message with them hoping they have an answer. The Airport is small. Please let me know if anyone else saw this and if there's an explanation. Thank you. ((e-address deleted))
February 1, 2018 · 6:00 PM · OVAL
San Ysidro, CA
3 Objects flying still. One object spiraled down with a fire trail. The others were still until they flew down and became unseen. I saw a few people outside filming it.
January 31, 2018 · 6:00 PM · SPHERE
Aliso Viejo, CA
Sphere ufo on toll road 73 south, appeared orange at first. As traffic approached Aliso Creek exit, sphere approached traffic with intense light shining on my car, and two others. All vehicles braked hard, felt dizzy feeling. I yelled at sphere to stop, It abruptly retracted the bright white light, and flew away. Left me with headache, two days later 2/2/2018, same sphere light on 405 n before university exit, 6am, followed me to Costa Mesa, hovered above my building as I walked in.
January 31, 2018 · 2:30 AM · FLASH
Cobb, CA
I waited a couple of minutes and asked my friend, who was standing with me, if he “saw anything weird tonight”. He said he just saw a flash of light. Without telling him anything, I asked him to describe it to me. His description was the exact same as mine. Thank god! I’m not insane or maybe both of us are! My first thought was that it could be a pulsar. I cannot remember if pulsars emit light in the human viewable spectrum. I have had physics, chemistry, biology, math, etc in college. I took a year of astronomy online from Ohio State. I’ve been an amateur astronomer for many years and have been an avid sky watcher spending hundreds of hours looking up from high altitudes and excellent locations. I have learned a lot about what flys around up there. I know a meteor from a satellite from a plane from a bug! I never saw this before! It left no trail. Nothing visible. I think it was probably a type of pulse from a star going through some type of energy emission. I just do not know which one yet. If you have any ideas, please let me know. I would love to check this one off the UFO list.
January 30, 2018 · 10:40 PM · TRIANGLE
Bonsall, CA
Driving home from Valley Center on Old castle to Camino del Rey . Spotted what I thought was a constellation 6 points of light until it broke into two distinct sets of 3 with one set accelerating at a rapid rate and disappearing. I then came around a few more corners as I realize the one triangle is closer then I originally thought. I then came around a corner to a straight part of the road and realized the object was right in my field of vision to my west . I slow and almost run off the road and stop. Mesmerizing the 3 points of light as they strobed. I am dublmbfounded at this point. I continue to watch as the pattern becomes almost rhythmic. I notice the trees around look as if they are moving with a wierd haze like magnetic energy around a triangle shape silhouette against the night sky. I could swear at one point I could see through it and then it appeared almost holographic . It was eerily silent yet a slight buzzing in a low frequency. As soon as it started to "morph" or cloak , the 3 lights at the ends of the triangle stopped. It was very slowly moving S to N in direction and was slowly rotating its axis. The 3 lights at the tips were bright white and suddenly went dim. Almost simultaneously a larger center light illuminated and at that brief flash of light I could see all the detail in the craft. It was clearly metallic and smooth , dark graphite and every angle visible . The edges came to a clearly visible edge and at one point I noticed a slightly domed top while rotating . At some point what I originally thought would be the tail of the craft due to it's orientation in flight now was at the bottom with the forward tip now pointed straight up and the whole what I perceived to be the underside visible for a brief second when the bright white light in the center illuminated. It then went completely like a hologram and fucking disappeared right before my eyes. I could not wrap my my mind around what I witnessed then ,nor can I to this day. I went through all kinds of emotions . I even cried afterwards when I pulled to the gas station about a mile and a half to Hwy 76 . I sat between the McDonald's and gas station drawing the object writing down my account and repeating over and over to myself ,""WTF, WTF,WTF". I did that for 4 hours and to be honest , about 3 days straight trying to understand what I witnessed. I at one point that night remember my cell phone was right next to me and a camera or video never even crossed my mind throughout the whole encounter. My dog was very concerned that evening I remember as well. All homes and other objects like stars were visible throughout the encounter. Wind was calm and conditions clear. The Super Blood Moon eclipse took place the next early morning about 7 hours after my encounter . The attached rendering I drew out is not the original but as clear and detailed as the night I saw it. I will never forget the details even the background . It's engrained in my brain. I have drawn more than 20 different depictions and they are all the same just from different distance perspectives.
January 30, 2018 · 9:30 PM · TRIANGLE
Bonsall, CA
Driving west from Valley Center, Ca, on Camino Del Norte around mile 1.5 coming from I-15 I notice a bright grouping of lights on horizon. The lighs where bright white, yet seemed to be strobing color like the fire of a diamond. At first I thought I was looking at the little dipper , the lights were way brighter than any surrounding stars. Then the group of light moved and shifted in an errarric fashion. Completely captivated, I slow and almost crash . The lights while doing a kind of random yet patterned sequence assemble into a triangle. 3 distinct lights now. Originally there were 6. As the winding road twists I am completely entranced and say to myself , " WTF, WTF!" The lights now seem very close compared to a constellation I thought to be seeing. I slow almost to a crawal , no traffic around, and the brilliant 3 lights are stationary and doing some sort of strobing pattern. Then as I almost completely stop, my jaw to the floor, the 3 lights g! o out and 1 in what would be the center of the formation illummunates super bright. All but in the blink of an eye the Triangle shape very clear. The center light flahes once, then I could make out distinct detail of the silent craft. Now the craft was fixated in one location and through the clearing I realize it cant be more than 1/2 a mile away. The trees around seemed to be shifting but no sound ,no wind. As the center light illumunated , the 3 went out. Then a bright flash of the center light , the light dissappering , so the craft. For a brief moment I pull over completely baffled. I realize now as Im The craft seened o be moving south to north before stopping as I slowed to keep watching. I couldnt believe what I saw so pulled to the AM PM on hwy 76 and drew the craft and wrote the encounter down. I was really overwhelmed and a bit emotional afterwards. I was happy, yet a bit intimidated. I have always thought it be possible for other species to exist , but having a ! vivid tangible encounter is something of an experience.
January 30, 2018 · 8:15 PM · TRIANGLE
Bonsall, CA
Driving from Valley Center, Westbound on around mile 3 from I-15 before the W Lilac merges into 1 road headed toward the A.M. P.M. Gas station at Hwy 76. I witnessed 6 bright star-like lights just above the horizon due West in the shape of what looked like the constellation Ursa Minor. The lights were so bright almost strobe like, yet with the fire of diamonds. My attention was caught so much as I fixated on the lights attempting to figure them out. I drove on and kept looking. The 6 lights seemed to get even brighter; out loud I murmured to myself "What ((deleted)) are those!??" Within a short span the 6 lights moved across the sky far too rapidly for any plane/heicptor. I was so captivated I almost crashed and realizing I was only doing about 15 I slowed to a crawl. No traffic in front or behind me. The lights organized simultaniously while flickering into 3 bright defined light sources forming a tilted iscocoles triangle, then a tilted equilateral triangle. My jaw dropped, as faintly I saw what was a mass with the light reflecting, giving body and contour to what apeared to be the underside of the triangle. Keeping my eye on it, the road, and my dog gets ancy because now I'm out loud sharing how dumbfounded I am. The 3 bright lights get even brighter and shimmery and suddenly go blank like a lightswitch turned them out as the brightest of all the lights illumunates dead center of the silouetted shape. The light strobes flashes bright once and disappears.I remember it almost as if an old TV had powered off, the way the screen pulls into one pinpont then gone. I pull over up the road at the gas station and draw what I had just witnessed. I thought about the incident over and over for about 4 hours, made a few more notes and went to sleep. I later shared this with a friend of mine and until now have kept it to myself and have continued to draw the shape I made out during the encounter. I have seen many strange lights/aircraft around the area, all very explainable for there is a nearby military! base. This was by far awestriking, perplexing, and I was rendered absolutely speechless, and slackjawed all night afterwards. I can only speak for myself and my interperetation. "The 1st in my lifetime!" - unexplained
January 29, 2018 · 5:42 PM · CHANGING
Pasadena, CA
I noticed this black three dimensional object floating across the sky. There was zero clouds in the sky, and it was right before dusk. The object was very clear to see, about 100% visibility. It looked triangl-er in shape at first, but with flat edges connecting it, not points like a regular triangle. It seemed to be rotating at a constant pace. Either that, or it was shape shifting. It was moving pretty slow, felt like 5mph. It had to be about 300-500 feet in the air, could be more. The object seemed to resemble the size of a large storage truck, could’ve been bigger. The object made zero sound, and had no lights on it. It was definitely too big to be a drone, and kept it’s pace until I was unable to see it anymore. From where I first saw it, to where I couldn’t see it at all, would make me believe it was not being controlled by a remote from the ground. I was only able to capture this on my mobile phone device (13MP Camera), which isn’t capable of shooting great quality video from that far away. I was fortunate to even capture what I captured.
January 28, 2018 · 3:00 AM · SPHERE
Eureka, CA
It was very large, bright and orangish in color. Too big and round to be either a planet or an aircraft. It was moving rather slowly from what I could see, but probably because it looked far away, even for its size. It seemed to fade out a bit after I first noticed it. I rushed back into the house to get binoculars but, as soon as I was back out in the yard with binoculars, it was completely gone.
January 26, 2018 · 8:50 PM · UNKNOWN
Elk Grove, CA
I was sitting on my back patio enjoying a cigar and watching the northern sky above Sacramento. The sky in the distance was partially overcast. I watched the periodic aircraft and then noticed one object with a red and yellow light moving slowly. It was 10-15 degrees above the horizon. Suddenly it picked up speed and then started making maneuvers in approx. 10 degrees of air space. It would slow and speed up and then do complete reversals at hi speed. It then dropped below my line of sight. I might add that this object was in the far distance as it went behind clouds periodically. I am a retired electronic engineer.
January 25, 2018 · 2:30 AM · CIGAR
Napa, CA
Second light appeared and would keep pace and formation with first object. Second object was observed for less time as the first object seemed to be putting on a show. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
January 24, 2018 · 6:30 PM · CIRCLE
Oak Hills, CA
I was searching online for reported UFO sightings to try and find something similar to what I saw On January 24, 2018. I found this report on www.ufosightingsdaily.com/2018/02/japanese-rocket-followed-by-ufo-on-jan.htm I saw this exact object - to the "t" exact in the sky over my home in Oak Hills, California on January 24th! I was out taking feed to my horses when they spooked/startled at something while in their pens, I turned around to look and saw this object very low in the sky - was between my house and a very large Maple tree in my backyard. I yelled to my daughter to look as it was so low in the sky I thought it was going to crash. The object banked up on the left, then up on the right, then up on the left again and then completely disappeared in the sky. I ran to the other side of my house to see if it was still visible and it was no where to be found. It was a clear and quiet early evening, about 6:30 - 7:00pm pacific time. I am very grateful for this post as I could not describe it well enough to family and friends, but now I can show them exactly what it was I saw!
January 24, 2018 · 5:44 AM · TRIANGLE
San Jose, CA
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
January 24, 2018 · 4:10 AM · OVAL
Santa Barbara, CA
On January 24, 2018, at 4:10 AM, in the backyard of my home, I observed a bright white light that I first thought to be an approaching aircraft. However, I immediately noticed the movement of the object was different from that of an aircraft; it moved like an object seen in low Earth orbit (as one might observe the international space station traversing the sky). The movement was smooth and consistent; very similar to the way the space station or a satellite would move across the sky but this object was much lower. I estimate the altitude was between 3000 and 5000 feet. I observed the white light for approximately 2 seconds when suddenly the light completely extinguished. The object went completely dark; however I could see the dark shape of the craft continuing across the sky. The night sky was sufficiently illuminated by the stars and I could clearly see the dark object continuing across the sky from the north to the south (right to left from my position) with absolutely no lights. The lights of the craft blinked out instantly. This was not a conventional aircraft, there were no red or green directional lights on the craft, nor were there any strobe lights. There was no sound admitted from the craft. The entire sighting lasted approximately 6 seconds before I lost sight of the object behind the house. Just after the sighting I became rather nervous that I had possibly seen something I shouldn’t have seen. I was actually thinking that I might come in contact with an alien being. This thought terrified me and I immediately went inside the house. There were no additional occurrences after this. We spoke at length via telephone with the witness, and he seemed to us to be quite sincere, and sober-minded. We suspect that he is a very reliable witness. PD
January 24, 2018 · 1:00 AM · FIREBALL
Dana Point, CA
At 0100 today, 01/24/18, a bright orb appeared in the sky and immediately disappeared. Roughly 30 seconds later, it reappeared in the same spot and maintained its position before fading away again. Another 30 seconds went by and it was down the coast towards Laguna Beach and moving at an accelerated speed and arcing upwards. Immediately after it disappeared for the final time, helicopters and jets were seen in the night sky where it originally appeared.
January 23, 2018 · 6:36 PM · OVAL
San Diego, CA
At 6:36pm on Tuesday 23 January 2018 I was looking up at the stars here in San Diego. It was a clear night. A single bright light, larger than any of the stars, was moving from the Southwest to the Northeast. There were no blinking anti-collision lights. There was no sound coming from it that I could hear; even though it seemed to be flying very low. It came almost directly over me. As it passed over me, I was standing on the sidewalk in front of a 2-story building. I moved a little into the street to see it continuing towards the Northeast and then it completely disappeared in about 2 seconds. It slowing faded out. I continued to look for another minute, but it never reappeared. A police helicopter happened to be flying from the east towards me about 20 seconds later. I mention that only because the helicopter appeared just a little lower than the earlier light by comparison.
January 23, 2018 · 12:15 PM · LIGHT
Glendale, CA
((ADDENDUM FROM WITNESS)) It was a football-sized ball of light with a tail, as best we could say, since it happened so quickly, and was so bright. I was in a beauty salon at the time and we all just looked at each other in disbelief, agreeing that we had indeed seen a UFO of some description. The time was 12.15 pm, yes, 15 minutes past noon. ((END ADDENDUM))
January 22, 2018 · 4:35 AM · OTHER
Rolling Hills Estates, CA
I was looking up in the sky while I was waiting for my dog to finish eating. I noticed a light which was pretty high like a star moving Southwest towards San Diego. It was an even light, low constant glow, moving fast for the high altitude it was moving at. I thought maybe it was an aircraft but it had no marker lights flashing. Then, I thought well it was a Satellite, I have seen them before moving straight across the sky, but then it curved out to the sea, and faded out. You don't see aircraft at night unless they have flashing lights and Satellites move in straight lines. I'll keep looking. Thank You
January 19, 2018 · 6:12 PM
Paso Robles, CA
Later that night an unusual amount of military aircraft were sighted in the area coming from the U. S. Army Base Camp Roberts.
January 17, 2018 · 7:00 PM · FIREBALL
Salton Sea, CA
A friend and I drove from Los Angeles area out to the Salton Sea area on 01/17/18. We were going out that way to shoot astro photography, so we had all our camera gear. On the way out when we were on highway 111 I believe, when we saw a group of fireballs in the sky. They illuminated one after another going in a line what seemed like 2 or 300 feet in the air. I think there were about five or six in the first cluster we saw. One would light up really bright just like a ball of fire, then as it was going out after 1 second or so the next would light up, so on and so forth. We were pretty astounded at the sight of them and couldn't figure out what it was. I was thinking some sort of oil pipe we couldn't see burning off fumes or something. We really had no idea. We kept driving another 30 minutes or so and arrived at the Salton sea area. We were in the Bombay beach ruins section. Soon after we arrived we saw another group of fireballs shoot through the sky. I set up my tripod and camera and started shooting continuously trying to capture the fireballs. I have included the one picture I got in unedited format, edited, zoomed and highly contrasted. I hate it when I see ufo images that look fake or terrible. I wanted to include all the high res pics and zooms and what not. Our night was already feeling pretty special from the fireballs when we heard a very low and loud sonic boom. We both looked at each other like "did you just hear that?" We kept shooting and over the night saw a couple more groups of fireballs and heard about 7 to 10 more sonic booms. All of this was seeming very strange. We decided to walk up to another part of the beach area. While we were in this area we saw two lights coming over the Salton sea towards us. It was very dark, the craft was silent. It was cigar shaped and had a green light on the front and a white light on the back. It was a couple hundred feet in the air and moved completely silently. Since it was so dark and it was moving I wasn't able to get an image other than the green and white lights. It looked and moved like a blimp, but we could not see it and the fact that it came after fireballs and sonic booms made it feel even stranger. I don't know if there is a military base out there or what was going on. I'd love to hear if you've had more sightings out there of if any of this can be explained.
January 17, 2018 · 12:00 AM · DISK
San Diego, CA
We have amended the time above, in order to make it more logical. We are not convinced that it is a serious-minded report. PD
January 16, 2018 · 7:00 PM · FORMATION
Indio, CA
A massive plane shaped object with no lights and extremely loud what I think were pulse jets flew under 1000 feet over my house. I do not live near any airports. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
January 15, 2018 · 5:45 PM · OTHER
Beverly Hills, CA
The object had characteristics similar to a hugh hawk but the size of a small plane. It used the wind which was documented at 3.4 miles per hour by the US weather service. The object seemed to be shaped with sharp angles similar to a extra large hawk or F-16 fighter jet. The size of the object was 30-40 feet in length. No flashing lights. The object was 20- 30 feet in width wing span. Other characteristics was the object seemed to be alive or have a living presence. It was not a hang-glider. I felt like it knew no one was watching it. As it ascended slowly with no wind current, I called a 2nd witness and it was higher in the sky but in the same location and it remained in the same location 2000 ft in the air until dark. It was able to stay in the same location in the sky. It looked like a huge dark angel and kind of writhed in movement. It looked like a scene out of the film City of Angels, it was real in real life. Anonymous report, although it may be from a physician, or from someone who works in the medical field. PD