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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
September 13, 2014 · 10:40 PM · FIREBALL
Saugus, CA
At first saw one orange fireball then two more appear. Joined in a pyramid like formation. Began doing circular motions. One flew off the other two continued rocking back and forth, the eventually burned out.
September 13, 2014 · 7:00 PM · SPHERE
El Cajon, CA
At approximately 7:00PM, Saturday evening, September 13, I observed an orange sphere shaped object, motionless, about 35 degrees elevation from level ground with an estimated distance of 1/2 mile. The sky was clear with clouds in the far distance. At first I was convinced it was an amateur weather balloon, but it was very breezy out and the object did not move at all. The wind was blowing out of the southwest at about 5 knots, gusting to 7-8. My viewing angle was north-northeast. After watching the object for about 90 seconds, seeing no movement, I ran inside to get my binoculars for a closer look. When I returned roughly 20 seconds later the object was no longer visible. I had an unobstructed view of the sky within a 120 degree arc of the sighting. The approximate location would be near the intersection of Interstate 8 and Second Ave. Approximate diameter of the object is 4'. No lights or illumination noticed. The color was a solid international orange. Guestimate of altitude: 800'.
September 13, 2014 · 8:30 AM · CHEVRON
Mission Viejo, CA
09/13/14 approx 8:30 a.m. Driving southbound on I-5 approaching Avery and I-5/73 interchange, above Spotted Bull Way, below the clouds. While driving, I saw something I’m unable to explain. A flash of sunlight caught my attention. I looked up to see the sunshine bouncing off the clouds through a V-shaped translucent craft with a large bright circle at the rear of each wing and at the nose of the craft with smaller circles between them. As quickly as it appeared, it disappeared. It was invisible before I was able to pull over to safely take a picture. We have corrected the date above. PD
September 12, 2014 · 10:30 PM · TRIANGLE
Carlsbad, CA
I was driving home from work and in the passenger seat of my car going south on I-5 I was leaning back looking out the sun roof because something told be to look up and I saw a craft directly over my car not even as high as the overpass this was at 10:30 at night between Carlsbad Village Drive and Palomar Airport road it was heading North over the top of my vehicle it had 5 lights and was gun metal black no shine and no noise it was right in above me for 5 seconds I have always believed but now I know for sure! by the time I turned around to look out the window it was gone. The craft was about 25ft across was a boomerang but it was filled in and blocking stars I had a real strange feeling that I needed to look up I have never felt that before when I saw it I knew 100% what it was I had no questions for some reason I just knew it was not of this world
September 12, 2014 · 8:00 PM · CIRCLE
Santa Barbara, CA
My gf and I were looking up in the sky and noticed a blue light not blinking moving nw at a steady spread, then just disappeared in the clear sky.
September 12, 2014 · 6:30 AM · LIGHT
Trinidad, CA
Telephoned Report: A 57-year old man reported called via the Hotline to report that on Friday, September 12, 2014, he and a group of fellow co-workers were standing at a jobsite, when one of them became aware of a rapidly approaching light, which appeared to the witnesses to be unusual. One of the witnesses, a former U. S. Navy sailor, trained in aircraft identification, suggested that the object might be an approaching helicopter, but that explanation was rejected by all the witnesses, given the apparent absence of any sound coming from the object. The object slowed, and then suddenly accelerated, appearing to the witnesses to depart vertically at very high speed. The caller declines to submit a written statement about the sighting, expressing fear of reprisal from the U. S. government. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides little contact information. PD
September 12, 2014 · 6:10 AM · LIGHT
Cathedral City, CA
September 12, 2014, at approximately 6:10 am, I saw what I thought was the sun coming through a small mist-like cloud. The light was so bright and becoming brighter. The sun was far off to my left so I realized it couldn’t be the sun, I was facing west. The light became very bright and turned into 3 balls of bright light. The lights stayed for a few seconds and then evaporated in the same spot in the sky along with the misty cloud. There were no other clouds in the sky. This occurred in Cathedral City, California.
September 12, 2014 · 6:05 AM
Visalia, CA
Bright red light circular shaped looked unusual moving towards me in sky, called my girl over, it started ascending toward moon very fast color changed from red, to white with a huge burst of blue mist and vanished. Mist disappeared after. 40 seconds in total. Blew my mind Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
September 12, 2014 · 6:03 AM · LIGHT
Westwood, CA
I was walking my dog at a little after 6:00 am this morning (9/12/14) in Westwood area. I happened to look up towards the western sky and saw a strange light glowing behind what looked like vapor or fog--kind of like what a jet looks like when it's coming in for a landing in fog. But it wasn’t really moving. There was some movement to it, but very slow. The bright white part was about as bright as the moon, and about half the size (the setting moon was also visible quite a bit to the left and higher in the sky). As I watched it started to dissipate, then the light went out and there was a strange oblong 'glow' or vapor remnant left for a few seconds, then nothing at all visible where it had been. And there was absolutely no sound or noise associated with it. The entire event lasted maybe about 30-45 seconds. I tried taking a video with my cell phone, but it doesn't really show much and I wish I'd just tried taking a photo. I am an artist though, with an excellent visual memory, and went home and drew in pastel what I remember it looking like both when the light was bright and the vapor after it went out. I also did another drawing in pencil. I'm interested in astronomy; I have seen comets, fireball meteors, planetary conjunctions, eclipses--this is like nothing I've ever seen before. Like I said it looked like a jet coming towards me in fog, or like the top part of the moon peaking from behind clouds. It was weird and fascinating to see. The air was perfectly clear and afterwards during the walk I even saw a small plane, a helicopter, and a low flying jet headed west --and they looked nothing like what I saw; they were all crystal clear in view--no halos, vapor, etc. From what I’ve found online this morning a lot of others saw something similar. I sent an email to CBS news about it. Some others reported it to a radio station.
September 12, 2014 · 6:01 AM
Rough and Ready, CA
This morning at 6:01 A.M., I spotted a bright Star (like) in the sky, it wasn't streaking but stationary like a star. As I watched it slowly moved just a bit, then a big spray came from the back of it in a large tear drop shape, it expanded into a cloud like shape, the bright light went out and the cloud expanded and expanded until it dissipated entirely. It looked as if something was sprayed into the sky. When my friend called me this morning I told her about it, she just emailed me that it was in the news, on KTVU, and sent me the picture. The only difference in what I saw and what they reported is, it looked stationary and then it looked like something was sprayed that turned into a large cloud, and both the light disappeared and the cloud slowly dissipated. I have no idea what it was. It could be the Government doing secret experiments. Don't really like the idea of a spraying in the atmosphere! ((ADDENDUM/CORRECTION FROM SOURCE OF REPORT)) Correction on location,: 9 12-14 report Sighting Report: CORRECTION on location, should be Rough and Ready, CA Occurred : 9/12/2014 06:01 (Entered as : 09 12 14 06:01) Reported: 9/12/2014 10:05:53 AM 10:05 Posted: 9/18/2014 Location: Rough and Reday, CA Shape: Duration: 30 seconds I am still scanning this sight to see if ANYONE saw the red flashing lights like I saw and reported 6-25-14 it was just too weird! I live on a hilltop and have a great view of the sky. ((END ADDENDUM))
September 12, 2014 · 6:00 AM · FLASH
Visalia, CA
It was 6am, Friday morning. I was walking to school for our Senior Sunrise, (event where the entire Senior class takes a photo during sunrise), but it was still very dark. There was about 40 or more kids that made it early. I hear a student say, "what's that?" I turned around and at first I thought it was just a helicopter searching for someone. Then, the bright light started spinning and growing in size. At that point it was like a flare. My other friend told me that if it was a flare it would've been brighter. A bright haze surrounded the object and then it disappeared. Hope to hear this on Coast to Coast.
September 12, 2014 · 6:00 AM · FIREBALL
Novato, CA
I walked on my drivway to the end of the drivway, I looked up in the sky.I saw a orange round light moving from my left to my right. It was bigger then a plane and was moving at A somewhat slow speed. I looked at it for apx. 10 seconds. While I was watching it, I pulled out my cell phone and walked another 10 feet to get out from under a street light.I started filming the orange light, I could see the orange light on my phone then after another 5 to 10 seconds there was light comming from under the orange light. These lights came in the shape of an upside down funnel. The colors of these lights were a greenish, blueish, yellowish, whiteish in color. As I was watching the lights, the orange light just disappeared. I countinued to watch the lights and then the lights seem to dissipate, and after a few more seconds all the lights were gone. I went back into my house and drew a sketch of what I saw.I then contacted a local T.V. station channel 5 and asked them if anyone else reported seeing what I saw. They contacted me later by email and asked me if I would explane what I had seen,I said yes and a reporter came apx.1 hour later. Before they came I called the local police station and asked if anyone reported seeing any lights over Novato. I also sent a email to the U F O center. the reporter came and filmed me, while I explaned what I had seen.Shortly after that I recieved a call from someone from the U.F.O.Center. I had the reporter record the phone message from my phone from the U.F.O.Center. I called back to the center and followed his instruction to file a report. I don't know what I saw, it was there
September 12, 2014 · 6:00 AM · LIGHT
Bakersfield, CA
Was in the western sky it had what looked like 2 close lights with what I would describe it as a beam shining upward. It was not moving and then just faded away.
September 12, 2014 · 6:00 AM · LIGHT
Huntington Beach, CA
The object should have flown overhead but just vanished. There were no flashing lights to indicate that it was an airplane.
September 12, 2014 · 6:00 AM · FIREBALL
Red Bluff, CA
I was outside smoking, when I noticed a orange light floating north closer to town. It suddenly stopped in mid air, the orange faded to white, and became very bright. It looked like it started spinning while releasing some kind of mist or smoke. I think it was spinning because the bright white light kept highlighting the smoke/mist. While still letting off the must it started moving west. Then its lights went out, smoke stopped and it was gone. This happened right before dawn and I was able to watch few a few seconds till I couldn't see it anymore. I tried to get video but happened too fast. I've never seen anything like this, and it did blow my mind. There was no sound either just a strange fireball looking light.
September 12, 2014 · 6:00 AM · CIRCLE
Moreno Valley, CA
About 6am, I looked out my window and saw a white ball of light shooting east bound. It lasted about 15 seconds, then it fazed out, leaving a brown residue, then it quickly faded, too.
September 12, 2014 · 6:00 AM · CIRCLE
Paso Robles, CA
I am a ((deleted--law enforcement)) and my wife is an ((deleted--medical)) tech. I was taking her to work at 0600 and she was standing by the car staring up at the sky. I was walking towards her and asked what was she doing. She just pointed to the sky behind me and said nothing. I turned around and was surprised to see a bright white object moving very slowly. Only way I could describe it would be for you to picture driving your car at night and to see a motorcycle coming towards you. It would be about the size and shape of on coming headlights. Well, as we were both staring at it, speechless, it slowly looked as if it just kind of faded away. Slowly dispersing into the atmosphere. It seemed like it faded into most and then it was gone. It was a clear bright sky. So how it turned to mist baffled me. My wife and I just looked at each other, confused. We just went to the car at that point. I then came home and reported it here.
September 12, 2014 · 5:50 AM · LIGHT
Clovis, CA
I saw a moving bright light similar to a fan-tail. It grew brighter and then seemed to dim and grow much bigger at the same time until it faded to nothing. I am a sober, early morning dog-walker. I walk the dogs every day and have never seen this before.
September 12, 2014 · 5:30 AM · CYLINDER
Riverside, CA
Okay, I am reporting what was reported by several Riverside County citizens over the 91/215/60 freeway interchange this morning about 5:45 a.m. There is a UTUBE video posted by one Tim Kaiser, with a cylinder being chased by 2 airforce jets. It's real. I tried to send the UTUBE to your UFO site, but could not figure out how to do it. Is it posted on my Facebook Timeline Page. If you would like to contact me, I can share it with a site you identify. This is really amazing video.
September 11, 2014 · 9:12 PM · FLASH
La Mesa, CA
I was out on my balcony, smoking a cigarette, when I saw a flash of blue-white light which was traveling from east to west quickly pass overhead. I saw it for only a second, or possibly even less. It couldn't have been more than a few thousand feet overhead, but it was hard to tell due to the fact that it was only visible for approximately a second. As far as I could tell, it was a single object. I have no idea as to the shape of it, since I only witnessed a flash of blue-white light. There was no sound. And I quickly stood up to try to get a better view. By that point it was gone. I've lived in this area for about a year and a half, and I'm quite used to the normal police helicopters, border patrol helicopters, commercial airline planes, and private planes that move around the skies in this area; as well as the sounds they produce. This was like nothing I have ever seen before, and the fact that it produced no sound is what really made the hair on the back of my neck prick up.
September 11, 2014 · 9:10 PM · UNKNOWN
Martinez, CA
Observed in Martinez, Ca., with 2-witnessess, a craft or crafts slowly moving in a NE direction towards another city, Benicia. Picture a pencil at arm's length with a red light at each end in a straight line away from each other & remove the mental image of the pencil. The 2-red lights would move closer together to 1-red light & then become 3-white lights & moving in a ball juggling fashion in tight proximity/formation,then back to 1-red light which expanded to 2-red lights & increasing in distance from each other again. This activity would occur for many miles until the lights separated at a great distance from each other with one stationary & the other moving away at a greater distance. The stationary light would then rejoin the other red light until out of view.
September 11, 2014 · 9:00 PM · LIGHT
San Bernardino, CA
I was standing outside of my residence talking on the phone I noticed a bright light in the corner of my right eye. I then looked up towards the southwest sky and seen a bright object speeding through the night sky very fast with no sound at all then stop suddenly and then disappear within a few seconds.
September 11, 2014 · 12:00 PM · OTHER
Reseda, CA
A metallic object was flying very slowly above the buildings, its shape was very strange and unsymmetrical, it was spinning and it maintained its altitude at all time traveling north and never made a sound. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
September 11, 2014 · 5:30 AM · SPHERE
Altadena, CA
Friday morning, I was at work and saw a sphere that had a mist around it. It had 2 light beams coming down that looked like a drooping fuzzy mustache. The a very direct beam of light came out of its side and pulsed a few times. It made no sound had the just disappeared