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UFO sightings by place

UFO sightings in California: 741 reports

SkyUnknown lists 741 UFO sightings in California, from 1947 to 1969, drawn from official records: Project Blue Book (NARA). The busiest year was 1955, with 123 cases.

For these 741 cases, the source gives no conclusion: Project Blue Book conclusions sit in scanned files not yet transcribed.

Most frequently named places: Los Angeles (34), Sacramento (21), San Diego (18), Long Beach (15), and San Jose (13).

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741
unidentified
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period
1947–1969
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Notable cases

The most complete records: account of the sighting, conclusion of the official investigation.

Other states

Sightings by decade

31
1940s476
1950s234
1960s

The 200 most recent sightings (out of 741)

DatePlaceStatus
September 1969San FranciscoConclusion not available
August 1969CaliforniaConclusion not available
April 1969McClellan AFBConclusion not available
February 1969Shingel SpringConclusion not available
January 1969CupertinoConclusion not available
January 1969SacramentoConclusion not available
December 1968SaratogaConclusion not available
November 1968FairfieldConclusion not available
September 1968MonroviaConclusion not available
September 1968Near Santa BarbaraConclusion not available
September 1968San FranciscoConclusion not available
August 1968CAMARILLOConclusion not available
August 1968SELMAConclusion not available
August 1968Yorba LindaConclusion not available
July 1968THOUSAND PALMSConclusion not available
July 1968Thousand PalmsConclusion not available
April 1968San Luis ObispoConclusion not available
February 1968Citrus HeightsConclusion not available
February 1968Edwards AFBConclusion not available
February 1968RedlandsConclusion not available
February 1968VistaConclusion not available
January 1968Edwards AFBConclusion not available
January 1968TorranceConclusion not available
December 1967Edwards AFBConclusion not available
December 1967LemooreConclusion not available
October 1967Vandenburg AFBConclusion not available
September 1967BarstowConclusion not available
September 1967LafayetteConclusion not available
September 1967Los AngelesConclusion not available
September 1967Van NuysConclusion not available
August 1967North HighlandsConclusion not available
July 1967AnaheimConclusion not available
July 1967KernvilleConclusion not available
July 1967Meadow VistaConclusion not available
July 1967Studio CityConclusion not available
June 1967BarstowConclusion not available
June 1967LandersConclusion not available
June 1967Van NuyaConclusion not available
May 1967RiversideConclusion not available
April 1967BurneyConclusion not available
April 1967Ft. ErwinConclusion not available
March 1967TorranceConclusion not available
February 1967GlendaleConclusion not available
February 1967Los AngelesConclusion not available
February 1967Redwood CityConclusion not available
February 1967SacramentoConclusion not available
February 1967San DiegoConclusion not available
January 1967ArizonaConclusion not available
January 1967Fair OaksConclusion not available
January 1967OaklandConclusion not available
January 1967RosevilleConclusion not available
January 1967San DiegoConclusion not available
January 1967Santa MariaConclusion not available
December 1966HollywoodConclusion not available
December 1966McClellan AFBConclusion not available
December 1966San DiegoConclusion not available
December 1966San MateoConclusion not available
November 1966Los AngelesConclusion not available
November 1966North SacramentoConclusion not available
November 1966RocklinConclusion not available
November 1966SacramentoConclusion not available
November 1966San PedroConclusion not available
October 1966CoursegoldConclusion not available
October 1966Diamond SpringsConclusion not available
September 1966Arroya SecaConclusion not available
September 1966San BernardineConclusion not available
August 1966National CityConclusion not available
August 1966OaklandConclusion not available
August 1966SacramentoConclusion not available
August 1966San Luis ObispoConclusion not available
August 1966San Luis ObispoConclusion not available
July 1966ConcordConclusion not available
July 1966Del Paso HeightsConclusion not available
July 1966LakewoodConclusion not available
June 1966ClaremontConclusion not available
May 1966Central ValleyConclusion not available
May 1966Fair OaksConclusion not available
May 1966LakewoodConclusion not available
April 1966CloverdaleConclusion not available
April 1966Long BeachConclusion not available
April 1966Los AngelesConclusion not available
April 1966Napa, Camp Pendleton, Los AngelesConclusion not available
April 1966SacramentoConclusion not available
April 1966SacramentoConclusion not available
March 1966AlvionConclusion not available
March 1966AnaheimConclusion not available
March 1966CambriaConclusion not available
March 1966HemmetConclusion not available
March 1966KlamathConclusion not available
March 1966Los AngelesConclusion not available
March 1966San FranciscoConclusion not available
January 1966Big SurConclusion not available
January 1966Big Sur Hot SpringsConclusion not available
January 1966Mather AFBConclusion not available
December 1965Santa SusanaConclusion not available
December 1965WhittierConclusion not available
October 1965CupertinoConclusion not available
October 1965Edwards AFBConclusion not available
October 1965Los AngelesConclusion not available
October 1965San GabrielConclusion not available
October 1965SunnyvaleConclusion not available
September 1965BakersfieldConclusion not available
September 1965Los AngelesConclusion not available
September 1965Menlo ParkConclusion not available
September 1965Rio VistaConclusion not available
August 1965BakersfieldConclusion not available
August 1965BryteConclusion not available
August 1965ClovisConclusion not available
August 1965FreemontConclusion not available
August 1965FresnoConclusion not available
August 1965Hollywood HillsConclusion not available
August 1965LancasterConclusion not available
August 1965Los AngelesConclusion not available
August 1965MartinesConclusion not available
August 1965N HighlandConclusion not available
August 1965Palos VerdesConclusion not available
August 1965RamonaConclusion not available
August 1965Richmond, Walnut CreekConclusion not available
August 1965SacramentoConclusion not available
August 1965Salt Springs ReservoirConclusion not available
August 1965San MateoConclusion not available
August 1965San PabloConclusion not available
August 1965San RafaelConclusion not available
August 1965Santa AnaConclusion not available
August 1965Sequoia National ParkConclusion not available
July 1965BurbankConclusion not available
July 1965CovinaConclusion not available
July 1965Yosemite National ParkConclusion not available
June 1965BryteConclusion not available
June 1965SacramentoConclusion not available
June 1965San JoseConclusion not available
May 1965AnaheimConclusion not available
April 1965McClellan AFBConclusion not available
April 1965SacramentoConclusion not available
February 1965Costa MesaConclusion not available
February 1965San FernandoConclusion not available
January 1965La Selva BeachConclusion not available
January 1965MeccaConclusion not available
January 1965NorwalkConclusion not available
January 1965Santa BarbaraConclusion not available
November 1964Redwood CityConclusion not available
November 1964Temple CityConclusion not available
October 1964Ft Jones - Mt ShastaConclusion not available
October 1964San JoseConclusion not available
September 1964Red BluffConclusion not available
September 1964Sacto AreaConclusion not available
September 1964San JoseConclusion not available
August 1964Lone PineConclusion not available
August 1964San JoseConclusion not available
August 1964Yosemite ParkConclusion not available
July 1964BridgeportConclusion not available
July 1964FolsomConclusion not available
July 1964SacramentoConclusion not available
July 1964VandenbergConclusion not available
June 1964San JoseConclusion not available
May 1964Los AngelesConclusion not available
May 1964OrangevaleConclusion not available
April 1964MercedConclusion not available
April 1964San JoseConclusion not available
March 1964LakewoodConclusion not available
February 1964Los AngelesConclusion not available
January 1964Red BluffConclusion not available
January 1964SacramentoConclusion not available
December 1963San JoseConclusion not available
October 1963PasadenaConclusion not available
September 1963ArcadaConclusion not available
September 1963HealdsburgConclusion not available
September 1963Long BeachConclusion not available
September 1963NILANDConclusion not available
September 1963SacramentoConclusion not available
September 1963San DiegoConclusion not available
September 1963San JoseConclusion not available
September 1963SusanvilleConclusion not available
June 1963San JoseConclusion not available
March 1963San BernardinoConclusion not available
March 1963San DiegoConclusion not available
February 1963Los AngelesConclusion not available
January 1963BellflowerConclusion not available
December 1962CambriaConclusion not available
December 1962GreenfieldConclusion not available
December 1962San MateoConclusion not available
November 1962KlamathConclusion not available
October 1962AltadenaConclusion not available
October 1962Pacific GroveConclusion not available
September 1962Los AngelesConclusion not available
August 1962AzuzaConclusion not available
August 1962Harvey MountainConclusion not available
July 1962Los AngelesConclusion not available
June 1962Lake BrittonConclusion not available
May 1962Santa BarbaraConclusion not available
April 1962Edwards AFBConclusion not available
March 1962La PuenteConclusion not available
November 1961Catalina IslandConclusion not available
November 1961Del MarConclusion not available
November 1961San MateoConclusion not available
October 1961Los AngelesConclusion not available
September 1961150 Mi WNW of UkiahConclusion not available
September 1961San DiegoConclusion not available
August 1961FontanaConclusion not available
August 1961FremontConclusion not available
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