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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 10, 2014 · 7:00 PM · CIGAR
Three Rivers, CA
This was early evening. Still daylight. Cigar shaped glowed white. Moved in a southwest direction in a verticle position. Object appeared to have very small wing like objects on its side. The object did not move fast, but at a slower pace. Husband said it appeared to be larger than a 747.
September 10, 2014 · 6:30 PM · SPHERE
San Diego, CA
I pulled into my driveway at around 6:30 p.m. on 10 Sep 2014. I saw an object just to the right of my home and seemed to be hovering slightly above and behind my next door neighbor's home. The object reflected the late afternoon orange glow. The sky was clear that evening. At first I thought it may be a globe commonly seen hanging on power lines, but then realized there were no power lines in that area. I could see no means of flight and there was absolutely no sound coming from the object. I thought it was about 500 ft above the ground and I could see some details. It appeared to be a small object about 4-6 ft in diameter. The object appeared to gently sway as if impacted by a breeze, of which there was very little. It eventually drifted away to the Southwest and out of sight. I went inside and got my camera and took almost 3 dz photos. Also during the observation, I picked up my video camera and took about 12 min of video of the object toward the end of my sighting. I observed the object for about 45 min in total (according to the time and date stamps on my photos). I had to move my position to a different part of my backyard in order to continue to track the object as it drifted away. Finally it became too dark to track. Also I forgot to take my video camera out of auto focus, so as it got darker and the leaves of the trees moved, the object appears to go in and out of focus. That was my error. The first 2-3 min were observed without equipment. Then I secured my camera(s) for the remainder of the time. When I put the photos on my computer I could see more detail and noted 3 antenna or rods attached to the object. There is an airport a few miles away and airplanes were flying in the background, but none came near or even close to the object.
September 10, 2014 · 12:00 AM · DIAMOND
Manteca, CA
I asked my friends if they could draw what they saw and i asked not to show them until everybody was done and the results were very exact, everyone drew a somewhat (diamond shape) that only concluded that we all saw something of the same shape now was it a Drone?, Military or otherwise we couldn't tell you but we all did see Something!! We have corrected the date above. PD
September 10, 2014 · 12:00 AM · OTHER
Imperial Beach, CA
It is as though it seems it would be a star, but i have never seen a star like this in my life. It grows brighter, while almost as if it is flashing, then it turns into a dimmer flash, and then grows brighter and flashes more intensively. I dont know if it is a weather balloon or or a satellite. I cannot find anything on the web about this light/star that burns/flashes.
September 9, 2014 · 9:37 PM · CHANGING
Reseda, CA
It was a semi-circular object w/ blue lights gliding thru sky. I had look 3 or 4 times to understand what I was seeing. (It also had red lights in background). I looked around (lots of other people were looking up), and when I looked back up, It changed shape, from semi-circular to square, going back and forth north, southeast, and West. Then, I looked at the car next to me, and the female driver was also gawking at the sky. I asked her if she knew what it was, she didnt. When I looked back, was gone. We all went separate ways...I went home.
September 9, 2014 · 7:30 PM · LIGHT
Hollywood (near; in the valley off Hwy. 101), CA
i was driving on 101 coming from reseda blvd heading toward hollywood i pulled over cause this objected this light it was low to ground it was turning green then blue then pinkish red kept switching color moved slow i started to take video with camera it moved farther away toward reseda blvd not toward hollywood it was hovering then began to lower itself to the ground and disappeared. there is no way it was a plane the colors were so bright changing sky was black i don't know how people didn't stop to look at this there was traffic. the area is busy a lot of houses restaurants i couldn't tell if it had a sound it was to far away from me by the time i pulled over i would love to send someone the video to look at please contact me so i can email the video.
September 9, 2014 · 1:37 PM · DISK
Big Sur, CA
I was hiking up a mountain (South of Bixby bridge & North of Little Sur) off HWY 1 in California. I noticed an extremely rounded shape object in the sky over the mountains. The object was “gliding” at a steady speed going west, towards the ocean. There was bright light reflecting or coming from the “front” of the object while the back seemed darker. The brightness made me notice the object. The object was against light blue sky and passing thru some wispy cloud. The sun was behind me. I stopped moving, turned to my friend, then I pointed into the sky where I was last looking. The object was gone, with no sound and we could not spot anything in the sky. I knew this was not an airplane.
September 7, 2014 · 8:30 PM · OTHER
Corona, CA
I could not tell that it was a craft but looked more erratic. Very bright not white but more white / orange. It had very jagged edges but not quite like fire.......it was very wide buy only about a quarter as high I saw a airplane also and it dwarfed it. It never moved at all and just disappeared. Not like a flare going out but just instantly gone......
September 7, 2014 · 8:00 PM · CYLINDER
Redlands, CA
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
September 6, 2014 · 9:00 PM · LIGHT
Santa Rosa, CA
What appeared to be a bright plane light flying towards us however it started quickly gravitating towards the moon and the light faded out. No sound
September 6, 2014 · 8:54 PM · LIGHT
Pleasanton, CA
Light, first believed to be a star or planet, started rapidly moving. The light object appeared to be round, near moon as you look into the sky, zipped back and forth for around 20 seconds, then disappeared. Nothing more to report.
September 6, 2014 · 8:00 PM · SPHERE
San Jose, CA
I saw a tube shaped ufo with a bright orange light coming off of it. I got it on camera too!
September 4, 2014 · 5:38 PM · CYLINDER
Glendale, CA
A cluster of approximately 20-30 round, silver looking objects that appeared to have halos moving north east through the sky in a consistent formation, moving slowly at an even speed until out of sight. I tried to capture them on video but they were too distant to capture on my camera, but they looked exactly like the objects in this video I came across on youtube while searching the internet to see if anyone else had seen the same thing I had seen. I am very curious as to what they might have been. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qVs0xx1PbQ
August 31, 2014 · 10:35 PM · TRIANGLE
El Cajon, CA
5 mins after seeing a white orb streak passed us my family and i witnessed a arrow/triangle shaped craft dark grey/light black .blends in with sky an makes absolutely no sound. Very dim lights on each corner and simply disappears without a trace as your watching it. I have seen a pattern with this craft and its always after the white orbs are seen in the area, the night before this only my husband saw it ..
August 31, 2014 · 2:20 AM · SPHERE
Manteca, CA
3 fuzzy round circular objects evenly spaced (spaced east to west) traveling (constant speed) from south to north. Seen thru 11 x 80 L. Henzl & Associates binoculars, while trying to observe the Milky Way. Tried to see anything between objects but couldn't. They reminded of the color and look of search lights used at grand openings, but much smaller in size. I doubt anyone looking up without binoculars would have seen them. I continued looking for another ~30 minutes, but they never returned.
August 31, 2014 · 1:35 AM · FIREBALL
Montebello, CA
I saw a fast moving orb going southeast over Montebello before I watched it grow a tail and get brighter as it moved before disappearing. Approximately two minutes before the fireball appeared I saw two big blue flashes in the sky within five seconds of each other.
August 30, 2014 · 9:20 PM · FIREBALL
Fallbrook, CA
I had just gotten into bed and just turned on my side looking out window. I saw a very orange fireball, then it blew-up. Everything was very fast. I thought a plane exploded but there was nothing falling it just went dark like the sky. It was a distance away but it was bigger then a plane would be at that distance. I was struck by the vibrant color. There was a little yellow around it as it seemed to explode. No sound. Retired real estate agent.
August 30, 2014 · 9:00 PM · LIGHT
San Diego, CA
My friend and I were at my home in a secluded area of the mountains, east of San Diego. We were studying the night sky and then looked down as we walked the horses through the pasture gate. Suddenly we were enveloped within a brilliant white light, which included an area approximately 30 feet long by 20 feet wide. My first thought was lightening had struck, but quickly remembered the sky was clear. My friend looked up at the sky and saw nothing, although she thought she might have seen a smoke trail. We did not hear any noise nor did the horses and dogs respond to the light. The entire episode only lasted a couple of seconds. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
August 30, 2014 · 8:20 AM · DIAMOND
El Cajon, CA
2 bright white ufos that color change were over a very busy street in ec.. hovering for a few mins then they would drop down reappear and then shoot straight up in the sky before a 3rd craft joined them, they actually joined together as 1 for a brief moment before taking off.
August 30, 2014 · 4:15 AM · RECTANGLE
San Francisco, CA
I submitted something earlier, but typed up more details, since doing some internet research, and now understanding that this is a very REAL thing that people actually know about! August 30, 2014. At about 4:15 a.m. sighting I usually wake up once in the wee hours of the mornin, and ritualistically, I then go to the kitchen to get a “swig” of orange juice. I had just done that and was going to go back to bed, but remembered that the gated parking garage, adjacent to the short “high-rise” condo complex that I live in, was not gated for the past two days. Since I have a vehicle in that lot, and the vehicle is exposed to the street, I decided to take a look out of my living room window, which overlooks the parking lot, to check on my truck. I had been a little worried about the truck overnight, because we have a ton of auto burglaries on our street, and in general, a lot of scuzzy people walking around up to no good late at night, early a.m. In order to get a good look at the parking lot, I had to lie down (on my belly), on my carpet. We have a large window but the shade is always drawn, so I decided to lie down and look out the window. Truck was fine and I didn’t see anyone around but I noticed some lights on in a dilapidated building kitty corner to ours. Since I wasn’t feeling sleepy, I went and got my binoculars and took a look. I was checking out the dilapidated building when it happened. I THINK I heard the low hum first. The rest, I am absolutely 100% sure about. I looked to my left, and a GIANT rectangular, flat, object was “floating” slowly in my direction from up high – gliding long side up, and then closer and closer. It sort of “twisted” slowly, which was a movement that I found incredulous for any manmade air craft. It made no sense. It then hovered for a time (maybe 2 minutes?) and it was “facing” me at a diagonal/slanted angle. There was a white light (not blinking) on each corner of the craft. In the first moments of seeing this thing, my brain was trying to categorize it as an airplane or some kind of military jet and I couldn’t understand why there were only white lights as I know that our aircraft use colored lights to indicate port side or starboard. Then the shape of the object was clear to me. It was SO CLOSE and SO LOW. And since it hovered for what seemed like a long time, I had a long time to look at it. But even so, I feel fuz! zy about what it really looked like with specific details. I know that at the moment I realized it was absolutely a UFO, I was in absolute shock at what I was witnessing. Then, it put itself on a more horizontal level, and glided up, and headed in a northern direction. I live in a part of the city that has heavy construction so I speculate that the craft was interested in all of the construction going on, but I also assume it knew I was watching it. My husband was sleeping in the other room. I didn’t call out for him because I didn’t want to disturb what was happening by making a huge commotion, and even though I wished so badly I could go grab my camera I didn’t want to miss a moment of what I was seeing. Weather: it was very, very dark out (for an urban city). Our street actually is not very well lit, which is unusual for the neighborhood. The sky was dark, but I could tell it was clear overhead and I could see off on the northern horizon that there was a heavy band of low fog. That was the direction the craft took off for. I could NOT believe what I was seeing. To say the experience was shocking is an understatement. Conditions: practically pitch black with some city lights.
August 29, 2014 · 9:30 PM · OVAL
Apple Valley, CA
UFO was going at a very slow speed and it had an orange glow.
August 29, 2014 · 8:12 AM · CYLINDER
Ocean Beach, CA
I just reviewed images from a photo shoot at the beach that are time stamped by the camera and noticed two cylinders that are side by side. They must of been moving extremely fast since the images are taken only a second or two apart and they are only visible in one image. I have all images for review. The photo shows two, dark, blurry objects, against a blue sky at the ocean shore. Our suspicion is that the objects are two sea birds in flight. We cannot be certain. PD
August 28, 2014 · 10:30 PM · TRIANGLE
Folsom, CA
The colors were distinct and separate, the trail was bright and sharp, it wasn't a glow, just bright. Like nothing I've ever seen. It didn't trail down but more so looked like it went off into the sky. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
August 28, 2014 · 10:28 PM · FLASH
Big Pine, CA
I was startled of course so I looked everywhere and up to see a rocket like figure almost like a space ship, human of course, like the Apollo darting across the sky, but very bright and white, and much larger, it lasted only a half a second, I don't believe it's alien but extraordinary, living in this area we have many mililltary bases near by including china lake so I'm used to it but ((deleted)) it was cool!! We have changed the time of the event, to reflect a nighttime sighting. PD