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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 26, 2022 · 8:45 PM · LIGHT
Lake Henshaw, CA
Was fishing with friend. Crystal clear night. He noticed what he thought was a sattelite to me and I saw it as well. Was low but traveling at high rate of speed. East to west. We continued to tack it when it then made a hard turn and went straight up into space. Took about 10 seconds before it faded into darkness. Don't know what it was but neither of us have ever seen anything like it and both in our 60's. Was wild.
August 25, 2022 · 12:00 AM · DISK
Culver City, CA
The craft came out of nowhere. It was big. 2 rows of green and red bright lights (looked like Christmas Tree Lights) on the bottom and the bottom was straighter; rest of craft was disk shaped with a small top arc like top. I immediately put my cigarette out and went into the house and locked the sliding glass door. Did not sleep rest of night and am still up now. I feel tired, a little nauseous and extremely anxious.
August 23, 2022 · 9:30 PM · CYLINDER
Oakland, CA
I was standing outside on 23/8/22 at approx (21:30) 9:30pm facing north north west looking in the direction of Cygnus when this fast cylinder shape came out of the north heading south illuminated only by the city lights with no sound. The size at arms length would have been an inch and I approximate it's speed to be around 1500 to 2000 mph as it covered my field of view in less than half a second if that. It was so fast that had I not have been looking in that direction it may as well as not to have happened. By far the fastest thing I have ever witnessed and am glad to have at least seen it. I actively scan the night sky nightly for such things and have caught some on video and will continue to do so but this item flew by in a blink of an eye. Keep looking up!
August 23, 2022 · 4:25 PM · CHEVRON
Portola, CA
We were driving our fire engine and saw it in the sky. Looked like 4 jet trails side by side couldn't see the ship. I took photos then it changed directions again you saw the 4 jet boosters and then it disappeared.
August 21, 2022 · 9:35 PM · CIGAR
Indio, CA
I was doing my patroll work for talavera when I was coming to a end of my route to do list. I looked into the norther part of the sky and I saw a light, I usually see them. This time it turned out to be, that stood there consistently for more than 10 minutes and eventually Dimmed out ..one of the homeowners herd me saying this came out the the middle of the street and seeing the light just fade away ..not like flying away..like disappear right in front of our eyes.
August 21, 2022 · 9:15 PM · LIGHT
Clovis, CA
Sitting on back porch around 2115, on Aug 21, 2022, in Clovis ,California, watching the sky, relaximg as I do most evenings. I see movement and look toward Cassiopeia, which is in the W shape tonight. On the right arm, headiing E to ENE, I see what struck me as a craft. I thought airplane at first, but the speed was just nuts. I got the inpression it was at high altitude--there was no sound, not even delayed jet noise. It did not have red/green flashers like you see on the fuselage and wings of planes; the craft was just white light that seemed to pulse slightly. I honestly couldn't tell if it was emitting light or reflecting it because of the pulsing. The light flew on a straight path, eastwardly, at a high rate of speed. I never lost aight of it, even though I got the impression it was moving away from my position rapidly. From where I was sitting, the plane moved downward in my view, from the sky toward the mountains in the distance, as it was heading away frim me. Then, out of nowhere, just above the top of the mountains (from my seated view), a bright flash occurred directly in the flight path of the light craft and it dossapeared into the flash. The flash lasted about a second or less, like a hole opened up, or a portal of some kind, just long enough for the craft to enter and close up again. I came in the house, a little shook. Put on some actual clothes, instead of my bathrobe, and went back out at 2130. I saw two fighter jets racing toward where I saw the flash. They circled around a few times, like they were looking for what I saw. I came back in, told my wife, and looked online for ways to report what I saw. Funny! I just scrolled down to answer your additional questions and saw this: There were electrical or magnetic effects, such as a car engine stopping. About 5-10 minutes before my sighting, the power in the house flickered 3 times. It was like the whole house just hiccuped, not like s traditional outage experience. Didn't think that might be related, but there you go.
August 21, 2022 · 3:00 AM · DISK
Twain, CA
I was visiting my dad at his popular recreation spot. I have lived there previously. He’s been there longer. He saw one thing in 15 years— What I saw… I’m a night owl. I went out to smoke a cigarette on the porch. Animals, noises, and even forest mysteries don’t frighten or deter me from the isolation… I was sitting on the porch and as someone that lives in the city and is not observant— the sparkling light traveling to the left of me didnt strike me… we are so used to planes. Helicopters, It struck me suddenly- I was in the mountains… not in an aero path… what was that light in the trees? I stared at it to the left of the porch watching it move— until it finally reached a clearing. Beautiful. From left to right. A strip of light like a DJ rave… but it only had certain colors…. As I stared and sort of began to realize what I was looking at…. In an instant it was like “IT” saw me too. It began to start directly towards me and I thought, “No Way!” A lot of things went through my mind. And I thought “Man this planet sucks Let’s Go!” But it got so close— I got scared. I thought of if they took me I’d miss my dad. The rainbow DJ of the disc on the quarter’s edge as it approached. When I got scared I ran in really quick and turned thd porch light off— I ran back out and it slowly switched directions. Like it knew I was scared. Well I knew no one would believe it. So Iran into my dads room and told him to hurry I saw a spaceship NOW By the time dad came out the mysterious undulating he saw go from horizontal to vertically land almost on forest ridge… we fondly called it rainbow brite which appeared around distantly— a couple days/—
August 20, 2022 · 3:45 AM · CHANGING
Chico, CA
I was recording the object for what I thought was 4 hrs it kept changing shapes and colors from sphere to cube to star burst pattern like a triangle without the bottom sealed. The object would flash brightly and I could see other objects shooting away from it and flashing either bright white or red and moving in different areas of the sky while filming I saw a light illuminate the semi in front of me i also saw a red orb and in the video you can see it veer away from camera view and also it was sneaking up on me from behind i saw its reflection on the semis chrome passenger side mirror i zoomed in on the photo i captured from my video and i can see a small humanoid being in the sphere you can see it in the zoomed in photo. I opened my eyes at about 945am had no recollection of laying down I was fully dressed I remembered what I saw and checked my phone I don't understand why my videos are all only 2 mins long when I thought I sat the whole time recording I have headaches and have weird vision problems and my trucks right side marker lights all blew out its the same side the orb was in. i used star finder apps and satellite tracker and no stars satellites or planes where in that part of the sky.
August 20, 2022 · 3:40 AM · CHANGING
Chico, CA
I saw what looked to be a star at first but noticed it was changing shape and color at rapid speeds and darting around the sky I observed the object turn into a three sided burst shape and another object shoot away from it and also a red orb that I barely caught on video the object appeared to move away slowly and then get closer blinking red blue and white and turning into the three sided burst shape the sky was completely clear I used a star finder app which showed it was not a star. The object appeared to be made of light and also able to change forms.
August 20, 2022 · 12:17 AM · OVAL
West Hills, CA
Video attached. Bright single, oval object appeared from nowhere with a slight mist or vapor which dissipated quickly. Object quickly travelled east to west horizontally. Eye witness says that the object came to a full stop. I was called out to see it, but the object was no longer there just a few seconds later. The sky was clear of clouds. There was no sound.
August 19, 2022 · 11:30 PM · FIREBALL
Ventura, CA
At approximately 11:30-11:50PM, a fireball, like a meteor or possibly space junk flew across the horizon, fairly low on the horizon, above the ocean in Ventura. Witnesses were watching the night sky over southern facing beaches, and the fast moving object fired off, moving in a northwesterly direction. It was much larger and lower than a garden variety shooting star and brought to mind the large fireball seen fly across Southern California that flew into the ocean off the San Diego coast in 1994.
August 19, 2022 · 9:10 AM · CIRCLE
westlake village, CA
I was sitting in class today and i saw a large circular craft
August 18, 2022 · 8:54 PM · TRIANGLE
Roseville, CA
My two teenagers and I were on our way home from a school event. When we got to the stop sign to turn left on our street, I was looking up and I saw three lights that were completely out of the ordinary. We have lived here for more than 6 years and I have lived in Roseville for nearly 20 years. I have never seen anything like this. I thought, they’re too low to be planes…roll down the windows, maybe they’re helicopters. No sound. That’s when we realized they weren’t moving at all. We got closer and could see that they were approximately 50 feet or so above a cell tower in front of/below them. As we drove closer, one had disappeared completely with no trace. We kept driving towards them and when we got passed the last building, which blocked our view for less than two seconds, they were completely gone! Vanished! They were not drones. They were not planes. They were not helicopters. They made no sounds. They weren’t moving in any directions. We saw planes actually flying and they were much higher, moving, with blinking lights…typical stuff. These were NOT that.
August 15, 2022 · 10:00 PM · LIGHT
Half Moon Bay, CA
While I was looking for meteors of the Perseid meteor shower on August 15, 2022, at approximately 10:00 at night, I saw two cool-colored soft glows traveling from the southeast to the northwest parallel to the coastline. They travelled one behind the other at a high altitude and lasted about 3 seconds and then faded away. They covered approximately 30 degrees of view during their travel and were separated from each other by about 5 degrees. They looked different than the meteors I saw during that time. Unlike the two soft glows, the meteors were warm in color, sharp in outline and brighter.
August 15, 2022 · 9:30 PM · LIGHT
Chino, CA
Objects too far to distinguish but move around very fast and higher than commercial jets. Looks like a star at first but move around constantly.
August 14, 2022 · 1:00 PM · CHEVRON
escondido, CA
I ran to get my binoculars, came back out to the foyer and it was gone. Couldn't have been a plane or helicopter. I didn't see it anywhere when I came back, less than 30 seconds later.
August 13, 2022 · 9:10 PM · CHANGING
Palmdale, CA
At a concert in Mary Kerr park and a light formation was seen above towards the north. The lights created a triangle and also other shapes flickering on and off, too high in the sky to be drones, no sound. They were moving east and some faded out and other just went off
August 13, 2022 · 8:30 PM · SPHERE
Santa Rosa, CA
Lighted orbs, around 30 of them came out of the side of the mountain near Santa Rosa California, my wife took video of it. We were facing east, looking towards the city. I would like to get contacted to see if we may send the video to be verified.
August 13, 2022 · 12:07 AM · CHANGING
Eureka, CA
I’m husband and I captured the same anomaly at the same time 30 miles apart
August 10, 2022 · 11:15 PM · UNKNOWN
Huntington Beach, CA
I walked out to the alley to get in my car and saw something that I thought at first was a large burning ember over the garage of my moms house. It looked like it might land on it and seemed to be still on fire in some part. I thought it was about 10" to 12" and square-ish. Floating and glowing red, it drifted past my mom's house and over to the next and continued down the block. It was getting higher and higher as it went and was now moving over the tops of the houses. I started to realize it was not a burning paper ember, nor was it likely to land on and catch anybody's roof on fire. It still looked like it was on fire though and I started wondering if it was a drone on fire. I got in my car to follow it and by the time I caught up to where I could see it again, it was at least a thousand feet up.(so it clearly wasn't the small size I had thought it to be!). The last sight of it was when it's red glow flickered on and off a few times, seemingly one side of it and then the other side. Then the light went out and it was no longer visible. The photo is nowhere close to what I could see with my eyes but was taken with my phone at half zoom because it was still just barely over the rooftops. You can see how grainy the sky looks as well. But it is clear how bright it was and it could look like it was on fire.
August 10, 2022 · 9:42 PM · CIRCLE
Sacramento, CA
I and a lady walking her dog saw first two lights move opposite directions then few mins went by and several more appeared causing the lady to run home after she called the police . I to called the police to report my sighting and the officer told us to go home and not worry about it unless they land. Before going inside i turned around and saw a circle light object and seemed to move in between two stars. It really freaked her and I out. The lights were or seemed white and all the ufos we saw had moved beyond the speed of what our planes or jets can move.
August 10, 2022 · 7:31 PM · CHEVRON
Sierra Madre, CA
Strange cloud formation over moon. 1st pic shows craft forming. 2 nd pic shows full boomerang craft. Seen at night over canyon neighborhood as it flies over mountains towards Edwards AFB.
August 8, 2022 · 3:30 PM · CIRCLE
North Highlands, CA
I was driving at 3:30 on August 8 2022 and saw a bright circular object in sky I pulled over and took a picture of it. I live in north Highlands California. Where can I send my picture? It looks like the Chinese Balloon recently on the news . Today is February 3, 2023. Thank you ((name deleted)) the object was a bright white color made no sound
August 8, 2022 · 10:52 AM · CIRCLE
Chula Vista, CA
After me and my friends got our food for nutrition break we went to our AP Human Geo class on our way over we saw a circular UFO Looking object. because of forced perspective from about 5 feet off the ground it looked like the size of a penny held up to the sky. i'm not too sure what it was but I'm reporting it anyway.