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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 1, 1952 · 1:00 AM · LIGHT
UnexplainedLancaster, CA
Lancaster, California. 1:14 a.m. Witnesses: sheriff's deputies and other persons, one named Mallette. Two brilliant red lights hovered and maneuvered for 5 minutes.
July 29, 1952 · 4:00 PM · LIGHT
UnexplainedMerced, CA
Merced, California. 3:44 or 4:35 p.m. Witnesses: Herbert Mitchell and one employee. One dark, discus-shaped object, trailed by a silvery light 2 lengths behind, tipped on its side, dove, hesitated and then circled very fast during the 2 minute sighting.
July 26, 1952
UnexplainedWilliams, CA
Williams, California. Case missing from official files.
July 15, 1952 · 2:00 PM · CIRCLE
South Gate, CA
I was about 11 years old at the time, and a friend of the same age was visiting. We both saw what look like a halo in the sky. Within
July 15, 1952 · 12:00 PM · DISK
Wilmington, CA
Three flying saucers suddenly appeared in the sky, hovered, darted forwarded, hovered, then disappeared.
June 15, 1952 · 11:00 PM · CIRCLE
Maywood, CA
7 balls of *orange moon* lights in 2 V formations observed for 3 to 5 minutes until all sped off in 7 differen directions
May 9, 1952 · 5:00 PM
UnexplainedGeorge AFB, CA
George AFB, California. 5:20 p.m. Witness: A/lc G.C. Grindeland. One dull white, arrowhead-shaped object flew straight and level for 10 seconds.
May 1, 1952 · 10:00 AM · DISK
UnexplainedGeorge AFB, CA
George AFB, California. 10:50 a.m. Witnesses: three men on the arms range, plus one Lt. Colonel 4 miles away. Five flat-white discs about the diameter of a C-47's wingspan (95') flew fast, made a 90^ turn in a formation of three in front and two behind, and darted around, for 15-30 seconds.
April 15, 1952 · 7:00 PM
UnexplainedSanta Cruz, CA
Santa Cruz, California. 7:40 p.m. Witness: Mr. Hayes, brother of Master Sergeant. Two faint objects observed flying fast along the horizon for 6-8 seconds, using 20x spotting telescope.
September 6, 1951 · 7:00 PM · LIGHT
UnexplainedClaremont, CA
Claremont, California. 7:20 p.m. (not really clear). Witnesses: S/Sgt W.T. Smith, M/Sgt L.L. Duel (?). Six orange lights in an irregular formation, flew straight and level into a coastal fog bank after 3-4 minutes.
March 13, 1951 · 3:00 PM · CYLINDER
UnexplainedMcClellan AFB, CA
McClellan AFB, California. 3:20 p.m. Witnesses: USAF lst Lt. B.J. Hastie, Mrs. Rafferty. A cylinder with twin tails, 200' long and 90' wide, turned north and flew at incredible speed. Two minutes.
February 15, 1951 · 11:00 AM · DISK
Los Angeles, CA
I was only 8yrs old but I remember it clearly. While at my grandmother's house, my mother sent me to our car to get a sweater for her.
January 20, 1951 · 4:30 AM · CIGAR
Palm Springs, CA
01/20/51 Palm Springs CA light hour and a half bluish-white light of worm-like shape 04/09/06
December 12, 1950 · 10:00 PM · OTHER
Half Moon Bay, CA
3 blips on a military radar screen flew off the radar screen when military aircraft approached them.
June 10, 1950 · 12:00 AM · DISK
Napa, CA
Saw a circular craft approximately 30 foot in diameter. It was glowing a green/purple rather subdued. I did not like the color. It h
August 15, 1949 · 9:00 PM · LIGHT
Mill Valley, CA
3 lights appeared, manuevering rapidly and at impossible flight angles, changing formation until winking out after little more than a m
May 6, 1949 · 9:00 AM · DISK
UnexplainedLivermore, CA
Livermore, California. 9:35 a.m. Witness: C. G. Green. Two shiny, disc-like objects rotated around each other and banked. Then one shot upwards with a grey trail and rejoined the other. The sighting lasted 5 minutes.
April 4, 1949 · 10:00 PM · CIRCLE
UnexplainedMerced, CA
Merced, California. 10:20 p.m. witness: William Parrott, former Air Force pilot and major. One generally round object with a curved bottom and dull coloring. The object gave off a clicking sound until overhead. Parrott's dog reacted. 35 seconds.
December 3, 1948 · 8:00 PM · CIRCLE
UnexplainedFairfield-Suisan AFB, CA
Fairfield-Suisan AFB, California. 8:15 p.m. Witness: USAF Sgt., control tower operator. One round, white light flew for 25 seconds with varying speed, bouncing motion, and finally a rapid erratic climb.
September 23, 1948 · 2:00 PM · RECTANGLE
UnexplainedSan Pablo, CA
San Pablo, California. 12 noon. Witnesses: Sylvester Bentham and retired U.S. Army Col. Horace Eakins. Two objects: one, a buff or grey rectangle with vertical lines; the other a translucent "amoeba" with a dark spot near the center. The arms of the "amoeba" undulated. Both objects traveled very fast.
July 15, 1948 · 10:00 PM · LIGHT
Ojai, CA
UFO sighting in Ojai, CA in 1948
July 29, 1947 · 2:00 PM · CIRCLE
UnexplainedHamilton Air Base, CA
Hamilton Air Base, California. 2:50 p.m. PDT. Witnesses: Assistant Base Operations Officer Capt. William Rhyerd, ex-AAF B-29 pilot Ward Stewart. Watched for unknown length of time while two round, shiny, white objects with estimated 15-25 foot diameters, flew 3-4 times the apparent speed of a P-80, also in sight. One object flew straight and level; the other weaved from side-to-side like an escort fighter.
July 15, 1947 · 9:00 PM · CHEVRON
San Jose, CA
The object seen that summer evening was cheveron shaped, with a blue glow visable around the edges, moving silently & slowly. N-S.
July 14, 1947 · 11:00 AM · CIRCLE
Richmond, CA
THIS SIGHTING TOOK PLACE WHEN I WAS A CHILD. I WAS 9 1/2 yrs. old. IT was the summer vaccation for the school children .WE had been ou