UFO and UAP Cases in California
772 recorded cases from California (CA), drawn from public reporting databases and well-documented historical incidents. Featured cases are listed first; every entry links to its original source. Reports are presented as described by the witnesses and sources who made them.
Report a sighting in CaliforniaFeatured historical cases
- FeaturedMilitary / Radar1942-02-25Battle of Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Less than three months after Pearl Harbor, a radar contact off the coast triggered a blackout and hours of anti-aircraft fire over Los Angeles, though no enemy aircraft were found.
Source: WikipediaOriginal - FeaturedMilitary / Radar2004-11-14· Tic TacUSS Nimitz "Tic Tac" Encounter
Pacific Ocean off San Diego
US Navy aviators from the USS Nimitz carrier group, directed by USS Princeton radar, reported an object shaped like a Tic Tac. An infrared video (FLIR1) was published in 2017 and officially released by the Department of Defense in 2020.
Source: WikipediaOriginal - FeaturedMilitary / Radar2019-07-14Navy Destroyer Drone Swarms off California
Several U.S. Navy destroyers operating off Southern California reported unidentified aircraft around their ships over multiple nights.
Source: The War ZoneOriginal
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- Sighting1969-09-01UFO report, San Francisco, California, September 1969
San Francisco
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1969-08-01UFO report, California, California, August 1969
California
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1969-04-01UFO report, McClellan AFB, California, April 1969
McClellan AFB
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1969-02-01UFO report, Shingel Spring, California, February 1969
Shingel Spring
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1969-01-01UFO report, Sacramento, California, January 1969
Sacramento
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1969-01-01UFO report, Cupertino, California, January 1969
Cupertino
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1968-12-01UFO report, Saratoga, California, December 1968
Saratoga
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1968-11-01UFO report, Ontario, California, November 1968
Ontario
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1968-11-01UFO report, Fairfield, California, November 1968
Fairfield
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1968-09-01UFO report, Monrovia, California, September 1968
Monrovia
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1968-09-01UFO report, San Francisco, California, September 1968
San Francisco
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1968-09-01UFO report, Near Santa Barbara, California, September 1968
Near Santa Barbara
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1968-08-01UFO report, Camarillo, California, August 1968
Camarillo
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1968-08-01UFO report, Yorba Linda, California, August 1968
Yorba Linda
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1968-08-01UFO report, Selma, California, August 1968
Selma
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1968-07-01UFO report, Thousand Palms, California, July 1968
Thousand Palms
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1968-07-01UFO report, Thousand Palms, California, July 1968
Thousand Palms
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1968-04-01UFO report, San Luis Obispo, California, April 1968
San Luis Obispo
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1968-02-01UFO report, Edwards AFB, California, February 1968
Edwards AFB
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1968-02-01UFO report, Redlands, California, February 1968
Redlands
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1968-02-01UFO report, Vista, California, February 1968
Vista
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1968-02-01UFO report, Citrus Heights, California, February 1968
Citrus Heights
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1968-01-01UFO report, Edwards AFB, California, January 1968
Edwards AFB
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1968-01-01UFO report, Torrance, California, January 1968
Torrance
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1967-12-01UFO report, Lemoore, California, December 1967
Lemoore
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1967-12-01UFO report, Edwards AFB, California, December 1967
Edwards AFB
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1967-10-01UFO report, Vandenburg AFB, California, October 1967
Vandenburg AFB
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1967-09-01UFO report, Los Angeles, California, September 1967
Los Angeles
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1967-09-01UFO report, Barstow, California, September 1967
Barstow
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1967-09-01UFO report, Van Nuys, California, September 1967
Van Nuys
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1967-09-01UFO report, Lafayette, California, September 1967
Lafayette
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1967-08-01UFO report, North Highlands, California, August 1967
North Highlands
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1967-07-01UFO report, Meadow Vista, California, July 1967
Meadow Vista
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1967-07-01UFO report, Anaheim, California, July 1967
Anaheim
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1967-07-01UFO report, Studio City, California, July 1967
Studio City
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1967-07-01UFO report, Kernville, California, July 1967
Kernville
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1967-06-01UFO report, Landers, California, June 1967
Landers
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1967-06-01UFO report, Van Nuya, California, June 1967
Van Nuya
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1967-06-01UFO report, Barstow, California, June 1967
Barstow
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1967-05-01UFO report, Riverside, California, May 1967
Riverside
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1967-04-01UFO report, Ft. Erwin, California, April 1967
Ft. Erwin
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1967-04-01UFO report, Burney, California, April 1967
Burney
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1967-04-01UFO report, Riverside, California, April 1967
Riverside
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1967-03-01UFO report, Torrance, California, March 1967
Torrance
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1967-02-01UFO report, Los Angeles, California, February 1967
Los Angeles
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1967-02-01UFO report, Redwood City, California, February 1967
Redwood City
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1967-02-01UFO report, Glendale, California, February 1967
Glendale
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1967-02-01UFO report, Sacramento, California, February 1967
Sacramento
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1967-02-01UFO report, San Diego, California, February 1967
San Diego
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original - Sighting1967-01-01UFO report, Roseville, California, January 1967
Roseville
Source: Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force (National Archives)Original