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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
May 7, 1958 · 10:00 AM · CIRCLE
North Hollywood, CA
A visit by a ufo object by a young child in 1958
March 14, 1958 · 8:00 AM · CIRCLE
UnexplainedHealdsburg, CA
Healdsburg, California. 8:45 a.m. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Cummings and one other. A 3' round, black object touched the ground and then took off. Watched for 2 minutes.
September 5, 1957 · 5:30 PM · DISK
Los Gatos (West Of), CA
3 craft seen in day light, very low altitude and as clear in detail and color as a car on the road.
August 9, 1957 · 12:30 AM · DISK
San Diego (North Of, At Sea), CA
At least a hundred miles out to sea, a long time ago, in 1957, a very interesting sighting, after midnight. First report.
July 15, 1957 · 3:00 PM · DISK
Long Beach, CA
Three disks stationary in a triangle formation during the day surrounded by a mirage effect seemingly caused by heat.
July 15, 1957 · 12:00 PM · LIGHT
Temple City, CA
Lights over Mt Baldy California 1957 as seen by ten honest men
June 30, 1957 · 9:00 PM · CIRCLE
Albany, CA
What looked like a moving star and a stationary star seemed to collide, whereupon the stationary star also began to move.
June 21, 1957 · 7:30 PM · DISK
Norwalk, CA
It was hovering about 20 feet from the ground and hovered for about 8 minutes.
June 19, 1957 · 9:00 PM · LIGHT
San Leandro, CA
The night of Sputnik, a drag race in the sky of 5+ objects stole the show for us.
March 15, 1957 · 3:00 PM · DISK
Los Angeles, CA
There were about 5-7 saucers, gray color in a V shape form, a mass sighting of about 200 or more people.
March 15, 1957 · 1:00 PM · FORMATION
Los Angeles, CA
I was 11 years old and my family and I were at a kite flying contest in a park . About 7 silver saucer shaped ships hovered over the pa
July 14, 1956 · 7:30 PM · DISK
Sacramento, CA
Circular object, slow moving, disappeared, silvery contrail appeared as if the object wanted to be seen
June 24, 1956 · 2:00 PM · SPHERE
Madera, CA
Half spherical object with portholes on the side. Mid 1950's in Central California. Day time.
June 15, 1956 · 7:15 PM · CIGAR
Vista, CA
bright orange cigar shaped craft, at least 3 miles long, 1/2 mile wide.
June 15, 1956 · 6:00 PM · FIREBALL
Palo Alto, CA
Fireball landing, and when inspection attempted, retreating.
June 15, 1956 · 12:15 PM · OTHER
San Francisco, CA
I saw a football shaped, silver metalic object,very high,going very fast.
June 6, 1956 · 5:00 AM · DISK
UnexplainedBanning, CA
Banning, California. 5:30 a.m. Witness: Mr. Bierman. One thin disc with a small dome, shimmering silver, hovered about 100 yards away for 8-10 seconds, then zoomed up.
March 1, 1956 · 1:00 PM · OVAL
Petaluma, CA
Objects were several thousand feet in altitude and bounced around the sky basically overhead. I was 17 years old at the time. The Pet
October 9, 1955 · 6:00 PM
West Covina, CA
Brilliant green meteor heading north west from view in California near L.A.
August 17, 1955 · 9:00 PM · DISK
Covina, CA
It was about 1500 ft up. It just stayed there in one spot for 10 mins then was gone.
June 30, 1955 · 12:00 AM · DISK
Quartz Hill, CA
childhood ufo
June 1, 1955 · 5:00 PM · CIRCLE
Martinez (Outskirts), CA
We observed a large object aprox.size "football field or larger" aproach us 45mph make 90 degree turn. color "red glowing ember".2000 f
February 2, 1955 · 11:00 AM · SPHERE
UnexplainedMiramar Naval Air Station, CA
Miramar Naval Air Station, California. 11:50 a.m. Witness: USN Cmdr. J.L. Ingersoll. One highly polished sphere, with reddish-brown coloring, fell, then instantly accelerated to 1,000-1,500 m.p.h.
December 16, 1954 · 4:50 PM · OVAL
Yucaipa, CA
Luminous oval over Yucaipa, similar object reported by L.A. newspapers over Inyokern Air Base