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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
November 13, 2014 · 6:25 PM · SPHERE
Norwalk, CA
Seemed to have been a military operation involving 2 helicopters flying really low overhead the 605 freeway. The two helicopters were chasing a white orb. All 3 craft were really close to each other, about 100-200 feet separate making a triangle formation with the orb leading. All craft were heading north bound.
November 10, 2014 · 11:26 PM · OVAL
Anaheim, CA
Opened the front door, saw a very bring red light going up into the sky and disappeared in a matter of seconds. Was traveling very fast.. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
November 10, 2014 · 6:45 PM · OVAL
Madera, CA
Saw 3 red oval lights flying across the sky... 1 in the front and the next 2 following behind one on top of the other.. kind of like a triangle when looking at all 3.. Called out my son and grandmother and they saw as well.. while all 3 of us were watch the first light slowly disappeared.. Then the next 2 disappeared as well..
November 8, 2014 · 6:30 PM · TRIANGLE
La Quinta, CA
On 110814 I was vacationing with family (wife and child) in La Quinta Ca. After spending the day hours in downtown Palm Springs we returned to our rental in La Quinta, Ca. We changed and headed for the pool. We rode our bikes from our home to a pool located near the main gate of the community. We swam in the pool and then moved to the hot tub. While in the hot tub, we relaxed and stargazed, as we often do while we are there. I began looking west towards the Santa Rosa Mountains admiring the numerous stars in the night sky. We talked about how dark it was compared with home for same time of evening, it was around 1815 to 1840 hours. We chatted about how many stars were visible and how pleasant it was out. A movement in the sky next to a 2 palm trees which line the interior SW corner of the pool landscaping caught my eye. I thought at first it must be the shadow of a large bird flapping its wings. It took a second for me to realize it was not bird in flight. The object was not just behind the palm tree but in the sky beyond it. It occupied the airspace between my location and the mountain. As it moved across the sky from behind the palm tree I saw it was large. Its size made it difficult to judge its actual dimensions (I would guess as large as a commercial airliner) or its altitude in the sky. Frankly, its appearance confused me so could only base my observations by comparing it to the mountain and palm trees. From my vantage point it was as large as the top of the palm tree fronds (not its actual size but the object was in the distance and still looked about the size palm tree top) This palm tree is about 40 feet tall and the object was about the same size in the sky. Its altitude seemed to be no more than the height of the mountain that runs adjacent to the community on the far west side. When I first noticed the object it seemed blurry. (I use the term blurry only because I can not properly describe what was happened to the surface on the triangle for the first moments until it became clear/focused). It moved into a clearing passed the palm trees at an angle just in front and above me. There were no obstructions between myself and the object. It was literally right in front of me. The night sky was my backdrop as it moved across the sky. It was a large equilateral triangle. Its height was far less in comparison to its length of its sides. (I could not see the top and saw nothing protruding above it) The outside of it was darker than the night sky but it blended into the sky above it. The object itself was black and seemed shiny when it was at its most focused point (meaning the shape was blurry and then came into focus). I could make out the outer edges of the triangle and also the whole body as it blocked the stars in the sky it passed in front of. I could not make out any surface details. Each corner of the triangle housed a round light. The lights were not small beacon lights but quite large. The round lights were not extremely bright and seemed a muted yellow even dim. The lights did not pulsate or flash like airplane beacons either. It also appeared clearer to me the more directly in front of me it was. It continued across the sky until it was NE of me. It passed behind more palm trees at which point I lost it in the sky and could no longer locate it. The object made no noise and seemed completely silent. The aircraft moved from the SW towards the NE across the sky. It moved slowly but never stopped, slower than a C130 at an airshow slow. The entire aircraft slowly rotated on its axis. I believe it rotated counter clockwise. It did not change direction or altitude. Its movement across the sky seemed effortless. It seemed to float in the air like a raft would float on the water but light like cottonwood seed fuzz. A smooth movement like a ball bearing rolling across a glass top table. Its movement was very different than any plane, helicopter or balloon I have ever seen. Smooth, slow, light and effortless. During the time I was watching the object, I attempted to point it out to my wife and young son. Neither were able to see it and they told me I was quite excited while pointing toward it and not making much sense to them. I described to them what I saw; "a large triangle with three round lights in the corners slowly rotating as it moved across the sky." Important things about this siting. This was a calm night with little to no breeze. This particular community proximity to mountain makes flying a plane, helicopter too dangerous/not possible especially at night without lights. The community has only ground lighting. The community is far away from city lights. The community is flanked by the Santa Rosa Mountains to the west blocking all light pollution from the west. The community is also far away from urban areas and is quite quiet, especially in the evenings. The object was much lower than any plane I have witnessed above the property. Most planes I have seen are flying at cruising altitudes far above the mountains. The helicopters I have seen are military and also fly well above the mountains. I believe we had a full moon on the 8th but the moon starts low at the horizon line until it moves upwards into the sky later in the evening. Also reported to MUFON.
November 8, 2014 · 1:52 PM · CIGAR
Capitola, CA
Looking west towards San Francisco, saw this ribbon shaped object with metallic ends that reflected off of the Sun. Another smaller craft flew around it once then disappeared. Watched this for 20 minutes move from one side of the sun ( from our perspective) seemed to go towards and Over San Francisco, then Silicon Valley. Its orientation changed as moved through the sky. The altitude of the Object was above jet traffic and the chemtrails being laid down today over Santa Cruz. It could have been a Mile or so long but so hard to judge. It seemed to get higher, re-oriented and left our sight. Have 11 pictures. The ends were highly metallic and shined brightly in the Sun and the ribbon-like structure in between was white but also highly reflective. You can see the ends clearly are structured when you zoom in on these images. Also viewed with nice Binoculars it was brilliant ... . 5 witnesses.
November 7, 2014 · 9:30 PM · SPHERE
Irvine, CA
I have previously seen UFOs twice in the form of orange balls, once during WW2, when I was the captain of a bomber returning from a raid over Germany. It was sitting on the water of the English Channel, and again about fifty years later, in Canada. At that time I saw 2 UFOs identical to the one I had seen previously, sitting on the water of Horo Straight, about 1 1/2 miles from my home. The internet has a report that I wrote about my UFO experiences. If you Google Flt. Lt. Gordon Cammell R.A.F., you can read my report
November 6, 2014 · 10:30 PM · FIREBALL
Needles, CA
On October 6th, 2014, ((sic. November 06th, 2014)) around 10:30 pm I was driving east bound on interstate 40 just about 7 miles east of Needles, California, I was going to do a job on a big rig that was broke down on the rode which is pretty common for me to go out at all hours, many times when I have been on the road at night I do see falling stars, well on this night while me and my son were driving we both saw an object in front of us about ten miles ahead across the mountain top a bright green light going straight down at a very hight rate of speed and disappeared behind the mountain, at first my son said did you see that falling star and stated wow I never seen one like that before dad, and I replied, son that was no falling star or shooting star, that was something I have never seen, my guess is as it seemed to not slow down at all as we seen it that it must have hit the ground on the other side of the mountain top, no noise was herd and for the next few minutes while driving saw not! hing else. I have my theories, but will keep them to my self.
November 5, 2014 · 6:38 PM · FIREBALL
Chino Hills, CA
It was a small fireball. Flying very quietly up in the sky. About 500 feet up in the air. Came from the west and disappeared flying towards the west. It was a very quiet fireball.
November 5, 2014 · 3:00 PM · OVAL
Anderson, CA
I had a major UFO sighting today. This afternoon I experimented with Robert Bingham's UFO summoning technique. I did not get any obvious results. I then walked to the store to get some food and a pair of binoculars. When I was walking home I saw a white orb moving from South to North. I then communicated with it telepathically, and asked it to come closer. Then the one orb divided into a whole fleet of brilliant and spectacular white orbs, forming a whole fleet of about one hundred orbs, and moving from North to South. I could not believe my eyes, and stood there in total shock. This man happened to be walking by me, and I pointed to the orbs. He also saw them. He just happened to have a knife, and cut open the plastic container holding my binoculars. We both looked through the binoculars and saw the UFO fleet. The whole vision lasted about five minutes. And then right before my eyes the orbs vanished. I tried to record on my Flip video recorder, but since i! t has horrible zoom, I could not see anything. I was in such an exuberant state anyway that I don't think I even focused on the right spot. I was too excited. I cannot even describe the shock and emotions I was experiencing.
November 4, 2014 · 8:00 PM · LIGHT
Rohnert Park, CA
From outside of a school office, five other people of varying ages and I saw a series of floating lights in the sky relatively close to each other which appeared to be moving slightly around fixed spots in the sky a few hundred feet in the air. After about a minute, these lights began moving slowly as if blown by the wind, but in different directions. Some of the lights raised into the sky while the lowest light moved horizontally until one by one, they went out as if burning out like a candle. All of the lights were of a uniform color and luminosity.
November 4, 2014 · 3:00 PM · OVAL
Tarzana, CA
looked like an aluminum stadium like a blimp that was light up and just hovered then vanished
November 3, 2014 · 8:00 PM · FIREBALL
Canyon Lake, CA
We watched with 2 of our kids for about 2 minutes then it just disappeared. It came back 10 minutes later. Now 2 neighbors myself, my husband and 2 of my kids watched it for about 5 minutes. It then just disappeared. I took 3 pictures.
November 3, 2014 · 2:40 AM · SPHERE
Oxnard, CA
In the night sky hovering just above the ocean water, there was what looked like a big orange sphere which almost resembled what a sunset looks like only it was slowly sinking into the water at a much slower rate than a typical sunset... Through my binoculars I could see it was a glowing orb that slowly disappeared into the ocean.
November 2, 2014 · 1:30 AM · OVAL
Oakland, CA
A Red Flame like glowing center area with red spikes running from front to back and side to side( x-like)shape with oval flame center. Traveling from north to south with one course correction over San Pablo Ave. area just north of downtown Oakland, CA. The object seemed to be at a mid to low altitude (it was in front of the background scattered clouds). The object seemed to make no sound.
November 2, 2014 · 1:30 AM · CHEVRON
Venice, CA
Two sets of 5-7 lights flying at 2 heights within 15 minutes of each other. 1st was flying about 5 miles from LAX and above Santa Monica Airport - flying paralelle to beach - flying lower than commercial airlines, but slightly heigher than planes/jets taking off from Santa Monica airport. 2nd set was seen flying perpendicular to the first vessel, but slower and much lower - under 2000 feet and headed directly out over into ocean. Speed was slower than most planes from Santa Monica airport. Looked like the vehicles were white or metalic/see through reflecting light from city. Very smooth flight. NO noise at all, which would never happen. I own DJI drones and observes planes all day from LAX and Santa Monica airport, but this was NOT the case. No sound and flight looked Delta formation and could have been changing shapes to thinner as it picked up speed to leave the area into the black over ocean. This happened between the first 1-2am before daylight savings time. The sky was clearest in months after a MASSIVE electrical storm the night before.
November 1, 2014 · 10:35 PM · FIREBALL
Simi Valley, CA
I was sitting on my couch and seen a bright red light out of the corner of my eye. I turned and looked and it was a red fireball floating in a slow upward diagonal motion. Called my son and we both went out side on the patio to watch it. After awhile it flickered on and off about about 4 times moving in a much faster sideways motion and then disapeared. The whole thing lasted about 10 minutes.
November 1, 2014 · 6:40 PM · TEARDROP
San Diego, CA
I was on the side of my house smoking a cigarette when I saw a strange light come into my view beyond the neighbors roof. I didn't think much of it at first since I see alot of helicopters and commercial aircraft every day in this area. As I continued to watch this light in the eastern sky, it seemed to change color and the light almost looked as if it was revolving on top of whatever this thing was. The next strange thing I noticed is that it was making no sound what so ever, and was definitely close enough that if it had been a helicopter or other commercial aircraft, it definitely would have been making noise. I continued to watch this thing travel to the south when it made a total hairpin 90 degree turn and almost seemed to change shape as it went behind the tree. I got up and went into my front yard and continued to watch this light change color and make what looked to be impossible movements in the sky, but traveling now to the east/southeast. The craft appeared to lower up and down a few times, and then go back to the south. It changed from blue/green to white and then to red before it traveled out of my vision behind a row of trees. I can't be sure if the light or craft changed shape, but it looked as if it did for a second...but overall it seemed to maintain a triangle or teardrop shape throughout the sighting.
October 31, 2014 · 3:00 PM · DISK
Escalon, CA
I was taking some pictures for an estimate on an industrial coatings job. I was in a hurry to make another appointment, took my last few pictures and left. The next day i showed the work pictures to my nephew and suddenly he looks at me with an excited expression and said, "You look a picture of a UFO!!!" I focused the picture to the back ground and i saw saucer shaped object tilting to the left with a white glowing ring around the whole saucer shaped object. I had taken two pictures, seconds a part from the right to the left to get the full scope of work. The picture quality is pretty is pretty descent with my smart phones zooming abilities. So, that was the first picture. I took two. Picture # 2 has almost the same background. Picture # 2 was taken 2 seconds or so after of the first picture, moving slightly from the right to the left. Anyway, the saucer shaped object does not appear in the 2nd picture. This picture is in the back ground and theres a lot of landscape in the view so where did it go? Our fastest jets would still be in the background and i would have herd it!! Im going to copywriter the two pics and then ill share them.
October 30, 2014 · 10:25 PM · LIGHT
Brawley, CA
On 10-30-14, I saw a white light heading in the northeast direction. The light was further away from me in the distance while I was looking south. The light was traveling very fast and had no tail behind it. I don’t believe it was a meteor. The light was traveling faster than airplanes travel. I ruled out a satellite since I usually see them all the time.
October 30, 2014 · 11:35 AM · FLASH
Los Angeles, CA
I saw a fleet of 21 white flickering objects moving slowly west. There was also 1 red object that appeared in the main group. It flew through part of the main group and then just disappeared. The rest of the fleet moved out of sight towards the west. I used binoculars to help view this event. I took video and will find out tonight if it was able to pick them up on it.
October 29, 2014 · 7:18 PM · CIRCLE
Oceanside, CA
Last night my friend and I were on the beach in Oceanside, California. It was 7:18pm and there was no one else on the beach but us. All of a sudden in the sky appeared approximately seven objects that were red and orange in color. They were placed the same exact distance apart from one another, almost forming a triangular shape. At first it seemed to be standing still in the sky, it made no noise at all. It seemed to slowly drift or fade and then all of a sudden it was gone.
October 29, 2014 · 12:00 PM · SPHERE
Sacramento, CA
About 12 noon I saw a bright orb from my front yard about 5 thousand feet above the south end of executive Air port in Sacramento, I had my wife bring my binoculars to me and when I got the orb focused in I saw a large brushed aluminum ord just sitting there in the sky,after watching it for about 10 minutes there was a Large bright red flash/explosion what appeared to be about 50-100 feet below it then a trail of smoke directly Below the orb, The orb appeared to have a protective field around it because the flash occurred below it,The orb just sat there stationary, an all white no marking large Lear jet flew underneath It & continued going east, I thought to myself someone just tried to shoot this orb down or the orb was starting some sort of propulsion system up hense the red flash & smoke, there was no sound the whole time I watched it even the red flash made no sound when it happened, the orb sat there for about another 10 minutes then moved steadily and silently off to the north east until it went out of site, My wife & son watched this event with me,they were amazed at what we saw..
October 28, 2014 · 9:20 PM · FLASH
Lancaster, CA
Bright flash went from dim to bright then gone. Happened in the same location twice, about 3 minutes apart. The object did not move. The sky was still and clear.
October 26, 2014 · 7:10 PM · OVAL
San Jose, CA
Around 7:05 PM I noticed 2 red oval lights moving from N.West to S. East almost directly over my house. Height about 3,000 feet. Moving fast at steady pace... saw a total of 6 and I was able to get my neighbor to see too. Video and pictures but didn't show Red color. total of 3 videos They were solid bright red. to fast for laterns. No sound. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9e7VhWR1--U