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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
August 12, 2014 · 10:15 PM · TRIANGLE
Clovis, CA
My husband and I were in our front yard watching the Persieds meteor shower between 10:00 and 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 12, 2014. We had a pair of binoculars with us to see the stars better. I walked inside the house for a moment when I heard my husband yelling my name in an urgent manner so I ran back outside and he was looking up at the sky in Northwest direction. I looked up and saw a red light low in the sky, moving slowly from North to South directly over a house about 4 houses down. As it came into my view, a second light was directly behind it. The distance between the two lights was about four times the distance of the length of a helicopter. As I watched, a third red light came on next to the second red light making a shape of a triangle. The first thing I noticed was how huge the object was. I had never seen anything even close to this size; it was enormous. I also noticed there was no sound at all. The object was extremely low so it was odd that it was completely silent. As soon as I realized this was no ordinary object, I called for my son who also came running outside and witnessed this as well. I had the binoculars at the time so I watched the object through the binoculars for the remainder of the sighting. I could see that the three lights were large red spheres on the bottom of the craft and there were much smaller rectangular white lights along the side of the craft that flashed on in a sequence. As I watched through the binoculars all three red lights stayed on at once for a short time and then one of them turned off but I could still see the sphere, it was dark grey or black. All of a sudden all of the spheres turned white at the same time for a couple seconds and then two of the lights turned off while only one white light remained. I could still see the spheres with the binoculars, but when I looked at the object without the binoculars I could only see the white light. At this point the object appeared to be an ordinary aircraft with my naked eyes. We continued to watch the object for a few minutes until it was too far to see anymore.
August 12, 2014 · 3:00 AM · CIRCLE
Eastvale, CA
Bright white circle at standstill, dipped and turned to a green/white color and disappeared.
August 11, 2014 · 10:30 PM · CIRCLE
Palmdale, CA
Driving home from friend's house and witnessed a grayish circle object in the distance moving at a high rate of speed across the night sky.
August 11, 2014 · 10:03 PM · RECTANGLE
Roseville, CA
On the evening of 8/11/14, I witnessed a craft that was a perfect rectangle with seven lights in a row followed by an eighth light on one end. This craft was followed by a smaller craft that was also a perfect rectangle with three lights. It was flying north to south. I was outside trying to view the meteor shower despite there being a pretty full moon. While I didn't spot any meteors, I did see this craft flying pretty fast. My father told me that it could be the flying wing bomber flying from a nearby air force base. I researched the flying wing and it was definitely not the right shape. After researching more, I could not find any current aircraft like the one I saw. This doesn't confirm that the craft was alien in origin however. It could still be an experimental craft. But I tend to believe that it was not of earth origin. But that is only my opinion. This report was originally posted for Colorado, which was indicated by the witness. We have corrected the location of the sighting to California. PD
August 10, 2014 · 8:30 PM · CIRCLE
Vandenberg Village, CA
It was in the North sky and was heading Southeast. We watched it and noticed at some points it seemed to stop in the sky and then continue moving. We noticed that the light quickly got smaller and then seemed to just fade out and was gone.
August 10, 2014 · 7:00 PM · CIRCLE
Orange, CA
My sister and I went out to the backyard to look at the supermoon, and we saw 3 orange, round lights, round-shaped light, over the 55 north freeway towards a Lincoln Avenue near Tustin Avenue & Collins, We video taped them and we upload to youtube, they were hard to get on my cell phone but when we saw them, they were orange, They look like orange stars but they were closer to the ground or actually over the neighbor's house, first 2 were side by side, then we saw a 3rd on bottom left & it accented towards the other 2, they they disappeared. Witness provides little contact information. PD
August 8, 2014 · 11:28 PM · TRIANGLE
Fresno, CA
Me and my cousin were going to pick up my brother from work when we seen a triangle shaped object with three lights at the tips gliding through the sky right above us in a diagonal direction. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
August 8, 2014 · 9:00 PM · LIGHT
San Diego, CA
We have amended the time of the sighting, to reflect a nighttime event. PD
August 6, 2014 · 1:32 AM · OVAL
Fontana, CA
It was oval bright with red lights all around far distance vainish within seconds I still can't believe it at first I thought it was a plane or a helicopter or a shooting star it was to bright for a plane or a helicopter and it could not been a shooting star because shooting stars have a line this one was bright and oval and it vanish right when I was staring at it was like not even 25-30 seconds but it was amazing .
August 6, 2014 · 1:20 AM · FIREBALL
Encino, CA
A bright orange, looked like a shooting star but much closer, ball shot from east to west. Looked close enough and low enough at first glance to be a helicopter or plane, but way too fast.
August 5, 2014 · 9:13 PM · FIREBALL
Los Angeles, CA
Bright light dropped out of sky, stopped, went east, stopped, back north, stopped, west, stopped, back east, stopped, north, south again. Then a flashing light was above it, as it dropped down again, west, stopped and out of my eyesight. I couldn't believe my eyes
August 5, 2014 · 12:30 AM · TRIANGLE
Tustin, CA
It was a little after midnight, while sitting in my car, I happened to glance out the window and saw a clear very bright light source that was stationary for about 5 seconds and then it dimmed a little, and then a little more until it suddenly vanished. I remained in the same place watching for it to return or, if possible, to determine if my eyes were playing tricks on me. I waited and then about 5-8 min later, the same light returned. It followed the same pattern of remaining visible for about 5 seconds and then gradually dimming out of sight. About 10 min later it retuned again and this time I pulled out my Bushnell binoculars catching a clearer view of it for a brief moment. Fascinated by its strange and mysterious appearance and its repeated return to my view I was able to view it twice more over a 10-15 min time span. Through the binoculars the light seemed to emanate from one large source at the top of its shape and from two slightly lower light sources. It was hard to tell at what distance it could have been and did not seem to be traveling but rather it seemed to have stationed itself in that portion of the sky for a short while. After my last viewing i waited for its return but then it must have disappeared because I didn't see it again.
August 4, 2014 · 11:00 PM · FIREBALL
Chico, CA
When I was sitting out side smoking looking at the sky, I saw two round balls of fire, they were moving slow and kind of spinning. It was floating very low to the ground. It looked as if both orbs went to land somewhere and disappeared. It wasn't that dark outside when this happened, anybody standing there could have seen this..
August 4, 2014 · 10:30 PM · SPHERE
Sonoma, CA
I was not the first one to see this light object. My mother went outside to hang some clothes when I heard her call me out. She was calling me in a hurried manor. I went outside just in time to see this orb floating directly above trees in our backyard and it floated over our home. We watched it together for close to 5 minutes as it slowly floated by. It was an orange/red color. Pulsating from low brightness to high brightness. If I had to compare it to something it'd have to be like how a flare would look. The orb came up low over trees in our back yard, flew over our home and ascended into the dark sky. We watched it for about 5 mins before we couldn't see it anymore. There were planes in the area flying above. Our dog was with us as we stood out watching and it whimpered as if frightened. It may be due to the light orb.
August 3, 2014 · 11:00 PM · FIREBALL
Carlsbad, CA
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
August 3, 2014 · 9:00 PM · UNKNOWN
Los Banos, CA
I have never been a big time believer in UFO's. While driving on 152, I witnessed a craft with three lights in a row fly from right to left quickly and then later on whizzing back from left to right. At some point the craft got really close to the road, but I could not see the shape of it due to the lights being so bright. It came down close to the car and then flew off and disappeared. ((ADDENDUM FROM WITNESS)) Hello Peter, I apologize for the confusion. It was in the evening. ((END ADDENDUM)) We have amended the time above to 21:00 hrs., to reflect an evening sighting. We have sent an e-mail to the source of the report, requesting confirmation, but have note heard back from the gentleman, yet. PD
August 2, 2014 · 10:00 PM · LIGHT
Palm Springs, CA
5 silent lights moving up the mountain. One and a half miles away. Mountain, two miles high. Moved in formation, up mountain into sky. Created a V then shifted down into an introverted L. Afterward 4 more lights moved at a rather constant rate up the mountain face and about 400 meters into the sky. I have video. We get ALOT of air craft here, chopper and plane. These are something different, terrestrial or not.
August 2, 2014 · 6:00 PM · FIREBALL
Indio, CA
Was in back yard looked up and what appeared to be a helicopter but bright continous light (no flashing indicators) I followed the object as it was heading from the west to east as I then noticed 4 others following same flight pattern. the objects flew east then b-lined upward due south. The object was foreign enough for me to run and grab my wife who also acknowledged it as a foreign object. The objects were round almost fire burning with zero sound and fluid movement. Both wife & I are very skeptical of things like this but it was not anything we have ever seen before. There had to be other sightings of this as they were all to obvious. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
August 1, 2014 · 10:00 PM · OTHER
Mission Viejo, CA
This evening, Wednesday August 8th, 2018, I was watching a video on YouTube entitled Chasing NASA’s U-2 Over Trail Of 1000 Giants by the ‘UFO Seekers’. In this video they mentioned your organization – one which until tonight I was unaware of. Currently, I reside in a small Canadian town in rural Saskatchewan, but back in 2014, I was living and working in Lake Forest/Mission Viejo, California. At this time, I was living in Lake Forest and commuting roughly 2 miles to work (A night shift job for Ralphs Supermarket) into Mission Viejo to the South. The UFO I saw was interesting, to say the least. I’m quite familiar with the stories and videos of glowing orbs, cigar shaped and disc shaped objects, but what I witnessed did not fall into any of these categories. I cannot remember the exact date, but it was the latter part of summer in 2014 (I returned to Canada in October of 2014, and this event occurred about two months prior to that time.) at roughly 10:00 p.m. The sky was clear on this evening, with little if any wind, and out of habit I was driving with both of my side windows rolled completely down. The Orange County Sheriffs made it a habit of parking their cars in some of the parking lots in and along Trabuco Road (Orange County) as part of their regular patrol duties, so I was always a bit more cautious when I saw their cars, and on this evening there were several in their usual places. As I was approaching the intersection of Trabuco Road at Alicia Parkway, and slowing to stop at the red light, a grid (or matrix) of electrical light appeared and was moving (flying) from behind me and to my right. It was roughly 40 feet above the ground, traveling at about 25 mph, and moving in a Southeast direction. As it moved there was a distinct sound of electrical discharge – similar to that given off by a downed power line. The forward movement of this object was caused by what appeared to be a continuous reshaping, reappearing, and forward rotation of the grid’s lines of electrical light. While the entire object never completely disappeared, some of the lines would but they were quickly replaced by one or more lines of similar length. The thickness of the lines seemed to vary a bit – especially while they were forming. My first thought was (Wow) I need to get a better look at this! But I was in a moving car and slowing for a red light. (And I did not need to be ticketed, much less arrested for telling the police a story they would never believe!) I was almost at a stop, when the light turned green, so I proceeded into (and driving through) the intersection at Trabuco Road and Alicia Parkway. The Ralphs (now closed) was on the southeast side of the intersection in a large strip mall. As I proceeded through the intersection I noticed that there was a grid or matrix of light moving up, down, and around the street light post on the Southeast corner of the intersection. It changed colors as it did this, alternating from red to green to amber, but not necessarily in that order. Anyway, when I got into the parking lot, I hurriedly drove over to and parked in the closest stall nearest this corner and got out of my car. I approached the street light post with some trepidation, but I guess curiosity overcame my fear. Unfortunately there was nothing to observe! This entire even last about three minutes, but due to the circumstances involved, I was only able to view this object (as it flew) for about 5 to 6 seconds, and less than that as it affixed itself to the street light post. Yes, I read the part about Hoaxed and Joke reports. And, no this is neither. I am not now, nor have I ever been associated with the military (in the US or Canada). I am just a common man who has worked any job I can get in order to support myself. I am a dual citizen, and I was in California for two years after completing a bankruptcy here in Canada. I hold a Class 1 license now, for which I had to pass a comprehensive physical exam. I have also passed at least one Criminal Background Check here in Canada for a former job with Pepsico. Those who know me would say I’m of rational mind and fairly logical. So I would not take the time to write all of this in order for you to simply discard it, and I hope you don’t. I would have reported this sooner had I known where and who to report it to, but I still see it as worthwhile, and I hope you agree. Thank you for your time! Witness indicates that the date of the sighting is approximate. PD
August 1, 2014 · 4:45 PM · UNKNOWN
Tujunga, CA
The light could have been the sun reflecting off the crafts.
August 1, 2014 · 12:00 AM · UNKNOWN
Murrieta, CA
It looked like a comet coming towards earth, then it came towards a school I was by it was reflecting light and changing direction, it was the brightest golden light ive see, but when I snapped the picture and went home it didn't look triangle it was a reflection of a light. ith 2 metal pieces on each side, n a center thing roundish and it looped in at bottom it looked like refection of light.
July 30, 2014 · 10:30 PM · CHANGING
Lancaster, CA
Object was shaped like a half-moon. Over the span of approximately one minute, the object's bottom half dissolved. Then, two red orbs descended from the bottom of the object. It slowly began to reform back into a crescent shape, and then proceeded to disappear. Five minutes later, the object reappeared 10 miles to the north, in the same section of the sky. During the second appearance, it maintained its crescent shape for the duration of its visibility. It once again began to fade and completely disappeared.
July 29, 2014 · 9:10 PM · TRIANGLE
Lemoore, CA
My husband and I were driving on Highway 41 towards Fresno, Ca. This is flat farmland country and you can see for miles. We had a clear view of the horizon at all times, when we approached Highway 198. I saw a large triangle formation above us (approx. 500 feet), with 5 lights, green with red behind the green lights. There was 1 in the middle and 2 down each side. This object appeared to be at least a football field in width, we have no idea on length. I yelled to my husband "what is that," he was as startled as I was. It appeared to change shape into a straight line, mimicking the radio towers we have seen in various locations. This object made no noise, we had our windows down. We just couldn't believe what we were seeing. We immediately pulled off the road within 10 seconds we were out the car, and we saw nothing, heard nothing and there were no radio towers. The sky was just black, like we had seen the prior 50 miles. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
July 28, 2014 · 2:30 PM · OVAL
Mt. Shasta, CA
2:30 pm. 7/28/14. I just witnessed an object in the sky in Mt. Shasta, CA. The location was at Lake Siskiyou camp resort. I witnessed the object from the beach looking out the window of my cooking truck. The object looked like a piece of mercury or metal drop in the sky. The object was reflective but it wasn’t from lights coming from the object. It looked like it was reflecting the sun. The object looked out of place which caught my eye. I stared at the object for about 15 seconds. It didn’t move like an aero plane or helicopter. It moved like a mouse on a computer screen but in a perfect straight line. I was losing sight of the object from the window, where I'm at the sky is wide open. At is a partly cloudy day, but there were no clouds in the path of the object. I ran outside to try and track the object. When I ran around the corner to look in the direction of Mt. Shasta where it looked like the path in the sky that the object was traveling it was gone. At the speed that the object was traveling I still should have been able to see it in the sky if it was a plane or helicopter. It was just gone. The object made no noise. It just looked out of place like it wasn’t flying in the sky but almost like it was a fly on a TV screen, part of the view you’re looking at but not in the screen? I looked around at all of the people on the beach, but it didn’t look like anyone was looking up at the sky. This is my 4th object I’ve seen in this area that I would say is a UFO. First one I’ve seen in the day.