NUFORC UFO Sighting 183670
Occurred: 2024-10-19 19:30 Local
Reported: 2024-10-19 20:43 Pacific
Duration: a few seconds . . .
No of observers: 1

Location: Sebastopol, CA, USA
Location details: almost directly overhead

Shape: Unknown
Color: night vision scope
Estimated Size: if it was all one object, football field size?
Viewed From: Land
Direction from Viewer: directly overhead
Angle of Elevation: 45
Closest Distance: appeared to be high altitude, but no accurate info
Estimated Speed: if it was high altitude, faster than an aircraft
Characteristics: Lights on object, Possible abduction

With gen III night vision scope, 3 "glowing" objects very tightly spaced, or one very large object, this was NOT a satellite or a plane

These 3 objects appeared to be at high altitude, though difficult to make an acurate assessment, 100% clear night sky, no clouds of any type. Crossing the night sky directly overhead, west to east, these were very tightly spaced glowing objects, or possibly one large object, but here's the part that's interesting . . . it suddenly "disappeared", went dark.

No, this was NOT a satellite, nor was this a starlink formation, have seen many satellites (sort of a hobby tracking them through the night sky), am very familiar with what these look like, their characteristics, etc. These seemed to be going at a high rate of speed, faster than other typical satellites, but as it was approaching the eastern part of the sky, it just blinked "off", as if it wasn't there at all.

There was no visible exhaust or engines, no typical aircraft lighting . . . perhaps this was some sort of experimental "stealth" platform, though why it would be tested over a relatively populated area is its own mystery. But then, the other option, of course, would be that it was from somewhere other than "here".
In any case, it was definitely unusual, of that I am certain. And just for reference, no drugs or alcohol at all.

Just wondering, if anything like this has been reported by anyone else.

Posted 2024-11-08

NUFORC UFO Sighting 172074
Occurred: 2022-09-25 20:30 Local
Reported: 2022-09-26 18:05 Pacific
Duration: 6-8 seconds
No of observers: 2

Location: Sebastopol, CA, USA
Location details: in the sky above, about the distance up of a small aircraft

Shape: Rectangle
Characteristics: Lights on object

a silent, dark, rectangular flying object

At about 8:30pm, 9/25, I looked up into the sky and saw an object coming toward me and my family overhead. In a matter of about 2 seconds I discerned it was large, dark and rectangular, and it was swiftly gliding past, lengthwise. It was silent. It had a "belly" of a single line of lights running down its length that flashed on and off one-by-one in order -- I recall them being red, blue, green, and white. I called out to my family to look, as we were outside eating. But then just as soon as I saw it and called out, the object literally "snapped" out of vision and was gone from sight for about 2 more seconds. And then, as it was directly overhead, it snapped back on and was fully visible for 2 more seconds. At this point, one of my daughters also saw it. However, she was the only other one who saw it during that second phase of visibility because she was not under the sun umbrella we had left up (my husband and son had an obstructed view and didn't see any of it). And then it snapped back off and was completely gone.

Perspective is difficult to discern when something is in the sky, but my daughter and I had the first impression that it was huge. And about the distance up of about a small aircraft. I'd guess it was the width of my minivan and triple its length. It was clearly rectangular and dark gray, perhaps metallic. The lights were small, circular LED-like brightness. It was utterly silent. It "phased" into visibility, out of visibility, back into visibility, and then was completely gone in just a matter of no more than 6-8 seconds seconds. There were no clouds between us, though it was an overcast night.

I'd reached for my phone to record it, but I was only able to start recording after the object had already disappeared for good.

Posted 2022-10-08

NUFORC UFO Sighting 143402
Occurred: 2018-10-07 19:30 Local
Reported: 2018-10-07 20:37 Pacific
Duration: 5 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Sebastopol, CA, USA

Shape: Circle
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object, Emitted beams




NUFORC Note:

Launch of Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg AFB. PD


Posted 2018-10-12

NUFORC UFO Sighting 139736
Occurred: 2018-05-03 08:30 Local
Reported: 2018-05-05 22:11 Pacific
Duration: 2-3 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Sebastopol, CA, USA

Shape: Other
Characteristics: Aircraft nearby

High-altitude, or sub-orbital, UFO, followed by 3 high altitude military jets in tight formation.

This entire event was observed with a gen 1+ or gen 2 type Russian surplus night vision scope.

On three separate occasions, I have witnessed what appear to be "satellites" crossing the early evening sky, but demonstrating maneuvers that would be impossible for a traditional orbiting craft.

What these appear to be are orbital or perhaps sub-orbital craft, stopping, changing flight paths, sudden alternative movements, etc.

However, this latest event, on the evening of May 3, is unique, in that shortly after the mystery "satellite" object was spotted almost directly overhead, heading due north, then stopping and reversing flight path heading due south . . . three military type jets at very high altitude followed behind in tight formation.

This may have been coincidence, or perhaps directly related, I have no way of knowing, but included (via email) is a diagram of the actual event, exactly as witnessed.

Though the three military type jets were at high altitude, they could clearly be seen with the naked eye. The "satellite" or sub orbital object however, could be clearly seen in the night vision scope, but was barely visible to the naked eye, and soon faded from view as it passed overhead toward the horizon, due south.

Posted 2018-05-10

NUFORC UFO Sighting 132779
Occurred: 2017-02-21 19:45 Local
Reported: 2017-02-22 21:25 Pacific
Duration: 45 seconds
No of observers: 2

Location: Sebastopol, CA, USA

Shape:
Characteristics: Lights on object

Looked like a satellite but much faster than I have ever seen.

Sitting in hot tub watching southern sky it came from the west horizontally and went east - traveled in our sight and out of sight in 45 seconds - amazingly fast. Had just been watching planes and they would take several minutes to come and go... This had red lights only - on continuously. It was moving! No sound or sonic boom - very interesting. Went on line to see if I could find out what it was but can't seem to locate anything... ?

Posted 2017-03-10

NUFORC UFO Sighting 135771
Occurred: 2016-02-01 22:00 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2017-08-17 23:08 Pacific
Duration: ~40 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Sebastopol, CA, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object

bright light blinks in sky above Sebastopol, CA for several minutes.

Not sure of the exact date. What I saw was a brilliant light that flashed real fast, once like an l.e.d., instant on, instant off for just a millisecond every one minute six seconds. It happened like six or seven times.

I ran inside and got my girlfriend and told her to look at this spot, sure enough, boom, she sees it three times gets scared and goes back in the house. It continued several more times and stopped. It stayed stationary with the stars, it wasn't a satellite, or a plane. Have you had any other people report anything like this? I didn't see a craft of any kind or movement.


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NUFORC Note:

Witness indicates that the date above is approximate. PD)


Posted 2017-08-24

NUFORC UFO Sighting 120332
Occurred: 2015-07-11 12:11 Local
Reported: 2015-07-12 12:22 Pacific
Duration: 98 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Sebastopol, CA, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object, Emitted beams, Animals reacted

8 lights in a straight line with 2 flashing red lights hovering over my neighbors house and it slowly moved away and teleported away.

It was 12:11 and I saw a reflection of light on my blinds. I very slowly lifted my blinds and I saw 8 light in a straight line and 2 red lights under it and they were flashing. Occasionally there was a very small dim light shooting under it towards the ground. It took it a hour to start moving and when it did it moved slowly but then it appeared a few miles away.

I was watching youtube so I jumped on to that and 20 minutes later it was gone. I have yet to see it again.

I fear that it was over my house because it was only 2 or 4 houses away from mine.




NUFORC Note:

We suspect that the report may be a hoax. Witness elects to provide no contact information. PD


Posted 2015-07-17

NUFORC UFO Sighting 105947
Occurred: 2013-12-31 18:10 Local
Reported: 2014-01-02 20:25 Pacific
Duration: 10 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Sebastopol, CA, USA

Shape: Light


Unusually bright orange oblong blip in low western sky similar to Mars sighting but much brighter and slightly elongated

I saw unusually bright orange oblong blip in western sky similar to Mars sighting but much brighter and slightly elongated while driving home from work from Santa Rosa, CA to Sebastopol, CA. I thought it was just Mars or another planet but it was very unusually bright and specifically caught my eye because it kept appearing elongated.

I was driving at the time so I could not get a very good look but it wasn't so significant that I thought it was a UFO at the time. I was sure it was a planet (Mars because of orange color) but had never seen one so bright or appear lengthened. I also thought for a minute it was plane coming toward me but kept looking to see if it changed shape or moved like a plane does when it fly's toward you but it didn't.

It wasn't until I watched a local California news broadcast that I learned that objects or these objects had been spotted by many others all over the state on New Years Eve.

Posted 2014-01-10

NUFORC UFO Sighting 102220
Occurred: 2013-09-12 21:30 Local
Reported: 2013-09-13 22:07 Pacific
Duration: 5 seconds
No of observers: 2

Location: Sebastopol, CA, USA

Shape: Changing
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aircraft nearby, Animals reacted

Bright green flashing lights in the sky

I was in my hot tub when I looked up and saw an airplane's lights flashing. In front of the plane I saw two sets of two bright green flashing lights. The green lights were a color I have never seen in the sky before. Kind of the color of a green 'light stick'. They moved closer to earth and then joined to become one unit of about 5-6 flashing lights. I told my husband to turn and look.

The entire unit moved diagonally downward the left lower than the right and then became huge. I could see the individual lights. About 12-15 lights. They were square, and flashed individually from the left to the right. My husband saw the very last light before it then disapeared.

The dogs in the neighborhood started barking for quite a while afterwards.

Posted 2013-09-30

NUFORC UFO Sighting 94431
Occurred: 2012-11-13 19:00 Local
Reported: 2012-11-13 22:23 Pacific
Duration: 1-2 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Sebastopol, CA, USA

Shape: Circle


Circular fast-moving object appears in early evening sky in Northern California.

I was sitting on a bench in my apartment complex, looking at stars. I looked up at the sky straight ahead of me and saw a round object approximately 20-30% of the size of the moon, moving very fast in what appeared to be a northward direction. I heard no sound. The most startling aspect was the speed which this object moved and that I had seen a similar, but larger object moving in a different direction yesterday.



Posted 2012-11-19

NUFORC UFO Sighting 94430
Occurred: 2012-11-12 06:30 Local
Reported: 2012-11-13 22:13 Pacific
Duration: 1-2 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Sebastopol, CA, USA

Shape: Circle


Fast moving large circular object appears in early evening sky in Northern California.

I was sitting on the patio of the community building in my apartment complex, looking at stars and a few airplanes descend or ascend. This is approximately 50 miles north of the San Francisco airport. I looked at the sky straight ahead of me and saw a round object approximately half to one-third the size of the moon, moving very fast in what appeared to be a westward direction. It disappeared behind trees, which there are a fair amount in this area. I heard no sound. The most startling aspect was the speed with which this object moved.



Posted 2012-11-19

NUFORC UFO Sighting 85243
Occurred: 2011-11-07 18:30 Local
Reported: 2011-11-10 07:35 Pacific
Duration: 5 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Sebastopol, CA, USA

Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Aircraft nearby

Orange fireball seen one thousand feet up in the sky by social worker and contractor. It continually rose but also changed direction and speed as it rose. Heard a faint sound of a motor as well.




NUFORC Note:

Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD


Posted 2011-12-12

NUFORC UFO Sighting 64803
Occurred: 2008-07-26 22:00 Local
Reported: 2008-07-26 22:26 Pacific
Duration: 5 seconds in view
No of observers: 1

Location: Sebastopol, CA, USA

Shape: Triangle
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object, Left a trail, Aircraft nearby

Extremely Bright, Triangular shape over St Stevens, Sebastopol.

At approximately 10:00 PM/22:00 HR, I Witnessed a large triangular shape in the sky above St.Stephen's Episcopal Church 500 Robinson Road Sebastopol, CA 95472 It was extremely bright, (white light)s as if it was a massive shooting star, i can not estimate exact size due to limited exposure time.

The UFO was traveling at an estimated 70-90 MPH, although that can only be a rough guess.

The object Was Triangular in appearance, although it seemed to have very rough edges, though that was possible due to the speed, and the extremely bright light emanating from the object.

It passed quickly appearing to head in the general direction of downtown Sebastopol.

There was a large jet, (High altitude), following approximately the same course, however any connection is non-substantial.



Posted 2008-08-12

NUFORC UFO Sighting 59952
Occurred: 2007-11-17 17:30 Local
Reported: 2007-11-19 21:43 Pacific
Duration: duration of dusk
No of observers: 0

Location: Sebastopol, CA, USA

Shape: Other


i saw over the horizon of a mountain exactly where the sun had set a blue beam of light started at the horizon and continuing up into the ceiling of the sky. the beam was as though it was a stationary grand opening spot light beaming into the sky. the direction it was coming from is the pacific ocean at bodega bay. i asked around the next day and two other people had seen the light. ?????????




NUFORC Note:

Contrail, possibly? PD


Posted 2007-11-28

NUFORC UFO Sighting 52872
Occurred: 2006-10-08 20:00 Local
Reported: 2006-10-09 23:16 Pacific
Duration: 10-12 seconds
No of observers: 0

Location: Sebastopol, CA, USA

Shape: Orb


Extremely bright white light speeding SE, high over the Northern California coast.

Walking my dog/skywatching with binocs. Road travels due west. I looked eastward over my shoulder, hoping to catch the moonrise. My eye was caught by an extremely bright, pure white object, almost directly overhead. For several seconds as I reached for my binocs, the object continued to brighten. It now appeared to have rays emanating from it--sort of like a really close helicopter searchlight. I was actually squinting.

At this point it was by far the brightest object I'd ever seen in the night sky. Probably 3-5 times brighter than Venus at it's best. By the time I'd acquired it with binocs, the object had already begun to rapidly fade, and in a few seconds all I could see was what appeared to be an ordinary satellite--traveling from slightly NW to the SE. Fastest satellite I've ever seen, and as I watched, it kept going faster! Lost it in 4-6 seconds. I don't think it's acceleration was due to that effect you see as an orbital object approaches the horizon and appears to speed up before winking out. This was quite different. And I'm very sure that the initial blaze was NOT reflected sunlight. That effect wouldn't account for 10% of the light emitted. Besides, sunset was 1.5 hours before sighting.

I have seen the Space Station several times; twice I saw the shuttle streak over CA before sunrise. This object was the strangest (and brightest) thing I've ever seen in the sky. I briefly entertained the idea that I was witnessing a new supernova, because I couldn't think of anything else that would explain the energy pouring out of this thing. When I realized it was moving faster than any orbital object I'd ever seen, I gave up guessing.


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NUFORC Note:

Possible Iridium satellite. PD


Posted 2006-10-30

NUFORC UFO Sighting 43948
Occurred: 2005-05-13 22:58 Local
Reported: 2005-05-14 00:37 Pacific
Duration: 5 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Sebastopol, CA, USA

Shape: Other
Characteristics: Lights on object

Just before 11 PM I had finished checking my boxes out in the poolhouse/cottage ( where my office is) and was standing in the dark, enjoying the night sky, dark, hardly any moonlight and the big dipper was out really bright overhead.

My eyes had adjusted well, and was just about to walk back up to the house and do some reading before bed, I looked to the east and saw a group of lights, (maybe 6 or7, didnt count them) not in a straight row, but with a slight curve, not much, but slightly like maybe a bow when its strung. They were not bright, but dim lights, a soft blue/white color (naturally Im color blind so its hard to say) sort of reminded me of the color from a LCD flashlight, but dimmer.

They flew from the east overhead and disapeared to the west. And they were traveling faster than anything I have ever seen. I thought at first it was a series of shooting stars, but there wasnt any trail, or space junk, but no trail. That fast though, get my idea of speed. AND TOTALLY SILENT.............and Im far enough out in the country where therte is not much noise.

NOT a sound, nada zip. about 10 seconds after it was gone, I realized just what it was, because I had a similar experience when I was about 11 years old.

When I realized what Id seen, I got that same feeling again that I did back in "64", Im still like a little stunned right now, but had to log this down in here, as a safe spot with proof.

Posted 2005-05-24

NUFORC UFO Sighting 38447
Occurred: 2004-08-02 20:00 Local
Reported: 2004-08-02 22:37 Pacific
Duration: aprox. 15mins
No of observers: 2

Location: Sebastopol, CA, USA

Shape: Triangle
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aircraft nearby

3 lights, bright red, orange, faded white in color in a close, touching, triangle formation, slight cw/ccw rotation.

My girlfriend and I had just gotten home from a quick trip to the store and were walking from our parked truck towards our home. A small plane that was flying north to south had caught my girlfriend's eye. As the plane passed she asked "what is that white thing?" When I looked up I saw what I first thought to be a white pelican. But on further observation the white object appeared to not have the black wing tips of a pelican and was not moving. I ran into the house and got my 20X50 binoculars for further investigan. I was back outside within 15 seconds and could no longer spot it with my eyes. She had kept her focus on it and pointed out the area it was in. When it was first spotted it was aprox. 75 deg. above the eastern horizon. The sky was clear and the setting sun was to our backs. When I arrived back it was now aprox. 60 deg. up and still towards the east. With the binoculars I now saw what appeared to be three brightly colored lights in a close, touching, triangle formation. The lights appeared to be one bright red, one bright orange and one faded white in color. The three seemed to rotate around the center point of the triangle formation. The rotation would cycle clockwise only to the point where the bottom left light would rotate into the top lights position then counter-clockwise back again. The top and right bottom lights would follow all together, top to bottom right and bottom right to bottom left position then back again. After aprox. 5-6 minutes the object could no longer be seen without the aid of the binoculars. I continued watching the object until it slowly disappeared at about 8:15PM. The object when it was last seen was aprox. 40 degs. up in the eastern sky.

In talking with my girlfriend she stated that when she first saw it, it was behind the small plane and about half the size of that plane.

We are regular sky watchers who enjoy bird watching during the day and "space junk" watching at night. This is something we had never seen before, but will forever remember.



Posted 2004-08-11

NUFORC UFO Sighting 33850
Occurred: 2003-10-20 20:00 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2003-12-16 17:47 Pacific
Duration: 1.5 hrs
No of observers: 2

Location: Sebastopol, CA, USA

Shape: Sphere
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object, Left a trail, Aircraft nearby

Plasma balls emanating from vortex in glowing cloud formation, seen several times with USAF recon next day.

this event has happened repeatedly. the event takes place in skys over west county Sonoma County occasioned by 5 to 6thousand foot scattered ceiling stratus type clouds. Full 360 deg ridgetop view. the event "followed" us to Hawaii as well. Will describe three episodes. 1. Looked to the west on very clear summer night, no forecast of clouds. Clouds as described moved in, ceiling @5Kft. One cloud glowing with something inside, apparently. Balls of light decended through the clouds, moving down and "playing" with each other in random, beautiful patterns. Immediately looked in vain for ground source (first impression, spotlights playing on clouds) but in country area, little liklyhood of that. Possible prank or hoax with lazers? But wait. Balls of light left nascent trails behind them. Plasma? and would occsionally pass up and through glowing cloud area to be seen faintly through cloud and dissappear, only to surge back down through the cloud. Also, balls seen in cloud background and night background mostly the same.. Then, above cloud, could be made out spinning "armature" of light, like a great wand (estimate length, at at least one mile) with greater glow at its end. Like the spoke of a wheel only light. round and round it would go like clock work and the plasma balls would seem to go up into this phenomenon and come back down. This went on for some time at least 45 min as we watched the show. Kept trying to think of logical expl. (total skeptic, feel that most UFO either imagination, mistake nat. phenom or primarily secret gov. tech or gov mass hysteria hoax/deception) No ground source. Balls covering many square miles of air in their dance. Had the impression at times that the "wheel of light" was spitting these things out, like a vortex. Almost seemed alive. Next day (we are not far from Travis A.F.Base) Huge and silent A.F. surveilance planes with bulbous nose, etc. cruising back and forth around area at very low elevation. Have seen phenomenon several times since. One ti! me, wheel of light phenom above cloud quite separate from "plasma balls" that were streaking very high in atmaoshpere at great speed in definite alignment and purposeful direction, unlike playing balls. In Hawaii at Waikiki Beach (not kidding) we looked up to see same glowing cloud formation over hotel we were planning to eat dinner at! Not kidding. Wife says, oh my goodness look. We look up and point,express amazement,(hoping to encourage others to look up) yet the strangest thing. Everyone around us seemed in a daze, totally oblivious to what I thought were our antics , pointing skyward. This time, the rotating beacon or arm of light was smaller, very low in the sky (cloud was only 500 to 1k ceiling max)and more intense. This time no ball of light, but bundled rods (?) of light emerged from cloud, that's the best way to describe "it", moving on a vertical axis and "pulsating". Of note, the huge black triangels people report seeing are most likely huge jet assist military dirigibles meant probably for troop transport, cargo lift etc. There are plans for such triangular mega-dirigables to be seen in Pop Science I beleive. that is why people report "silent"slow movement and hug size. Hope this interests you, it did me.



Posted 2003-12-19

NUFORC UFO Sighting 22553
Occurred: 2002-04-17 20:55 Local
Reported: 2002-04-17 21:30 Pacific
Duration: 1 min.
No of observers: 2

Location: Sebastopol, CA, USA

Shape: Light


two "star-like" objects traveling in parallel

Two "star-like" object were observed moving rapidly across the sky from West to East. They appeared to be brighter than the planet Jupiter. They were separated by at least 6 degrees, and remained at a constant distance appart and at the same magnitude, slowly fading out as the receeded toward the horizon. They were too bright to be satellites, and did not have any magnitude fluctuation. There were a each a single bright light, no other flashing lights (like on airplanes). No sound was observed. Flight lasted less than one minute.



NUFORC Note:

ISS and Space Shuttle passed over this area of the U. S. at 20:50 on this date. Please see www.Heavens-above.com. PD


Posted 2002-04-25

NUFORC UFO Sighting 20025
Occurred: 2001-10-27 22:00 Local
Reported: 2001-10-31 00:11 Pacific
Duration: 10 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Sebastopol, CA, USA

Shape: Disk
Characteristics: Lights on object, Emitted beams, Electrical or magnetic effects

Our car began to stall and the craft showed up and was hovering over our car all the way home. then hovered over our house at a ang

The craft that we witnessed had popped up above our car driving home. Then it would disappear for a few seconds then hover over our car while we drove down the road that my girlfriend lived on. Once we got to her house it popped up hovering at an angle over her house for around 20 seconds. It looked the size of a house. I myself have never believed in flying saucers but now I believe that I acually have had an encounter with one.



NUFORC Note:

We will request a corroborating report from the girlfriend of the witness. PD


Posted 2001-11-20

NUFORC UFO Sighting 43003
Occurred: 2001-10-27 22:00 Local
Reported: 2005-03-16 00:16 Pacific
Duration: 10 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Sebastopol, CA, USA

Shape: Disk
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object, Electrical or magnetic effects

Corroborating my friend's UFO siting - it really happened.

It was raining hard that night. We were driving from Petaluma to Sebastopol and the car was running so bad we didn't think it would make it home. It was running rough and kept stalling out.

We were driving west on Hiway 116, and we noticed a bright, bright light above the car. The light was pointing straight down at the car blinding us. We thought it was a helicopter at first. When we turned left onto my street, it turned with us. We slowed down to a stop, jumped out to look up, and it was so bright we couldn't see anything.

We got back in the car and drove to my house, and it stayed above the car all the way home. When we pulled into my driveway, it was right above us. Then it was hovering above my house, and it was as big as my four-bedroom house. It gave off a friendly aura. I wasn't even scared. I had a warm feeling inside. It didn't seem like a threat in any way, but like it wanted to make friends. It had little bright, bright lights all over it.

The whole thing tilted and the lights started blinking alternately. They were giving us a light show. The lights would go fast, then slow, as if he was showing off. He tilted on his side, made all the lights blink really fast, then the lights all stopped and it was gone in a blink of an eye.

Then it appeared again instantly, no sound, and sat above the house again. It tilted one way, then the other, and it was gone again. I felt honored that it chose me to show itself to.

Reading this over when I finished writing it, I realize it sounds crazy. But it really happened. If someone else told me this story, I never would have believed it.

I've never believed in UFO's until this day. Now I'm a believer. I got the feeling that they'll be back.

Posted 2005-05-24

NUFORC UFO Sighting 15480
Occurred: 2000-12-17 18:00 Local
Reported: 2000-12-17 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 10-15 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Sebastopol, CA, USA

Shape: Circle
Characteristics: Aircraft nearby

Glowing yellow disc north of SF Bay.

On arriving home shortly after dark, I noticed an odd light low in the southeastern sky. Getting out of the car, my son and I watched a perfectly round, light yellow ball glow eerily for at least ten minutes. The ball was about 1.5 to 2 degrees in diameter. In binoculars, it was an unevenly lit ball that would occasionally flare up brightly or dim down to nothing. Although it did not change position in the sky while we watched it, we did notice a wobble that on close inspection appeared to be the motion of this ball around a central axis. My son says that when I entered our home to retrieve the camera, he observed the ball fall and rise 3-5 degrees with a falling-leaf type motion. Although an entire disc could be seen, under magnification, the glow of the disc was not even. It was more brightly lit at the 7 o'clock position, and faded to near darkness at the 2 o'clock position. Though this seems more consistent with external lighting, none was observed, and both of us feel that the object was emitting visible light. No other lights were associated with this object. Although estimating distance of this object would be very hard, my guess would be at least five miles, maybe as far as twenty five. The ball remained fixed in the southeastern sky, 10 to 15 degrees above the horizon. The lighting of the object appeared to be internal. I thought maybe it was a balloon or blimp lit internally for some reason, but it did not seem to move or behave the way I'd expect. Except for the axial motion, the object I observed was rock-steady in the sky. We first saw it about 18:00, and about fifteen minutes later, it just winked out. The lights of several aircraft were observed in the same binocular field during the sighting. The object did not appear to react to the aircraft, or vice versa. I did take photographs with a 35mm camera and 200mm telephoto lens, but I don't expect much

Posted 2000-12-20

NUFORC UFO Sighting 13803
Occurred: 2000-08-16 11:30 Local
Reported: 2000-08-16 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 3 minutes
No of observers: 0

Location: Sebastopol, CA, USA

Shape: Sphere
Characteristics: Emitted beams

a large round hot pink balloon object with golden rays of light shooting out under it.

i came out on my back porch which faces west and happened to look up and saw a hot pink balloon shape object. I grabed my binocculars and looked only to see a big round object that was shooting out rays of golden light at the bottom in morse code style. I started to go get my video camera and had a strong feeling not to at that moment the craft moved up a little higher real fast. The sky was clear temp, 78 in the shade wind calm and high altitude not to far away from the sun was the craft. I observed it for about 3 minutes or more. It would stop hover, move up when i directed my thoughts toward it. Finally it gave a steady pulsating of light from the bottom and went stright up and blanked out completly. Just before it disappered the rays of light went from morse code style to a fast steady pulsating. It was overhead in our town.

Posted 2000-08-19

NUFORC UFO Sighting 96368
Occurred: 1998-05-15 21:45 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2013-02-18 19:44 Pacific
Duration: ~15 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Sebastopol, MS, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object

Strange, unidentified light that makes seemingly intelligent responses to it's sighting.

My future wife and I were driving home from a late work shift. About 12 minutes out of town we noticed what looked like a low/large orangish star. (We were thinking Venus or Mars or something.)

The closer we came to town we noticed the object seemed to get larger and lower in the sky.

About 12 minutes pass and we arrive at the first stop sign in town. At this point the object was really low and a little big to pass for a star/planet. I stepped out of the car to look at it clearly (without windshield between line of sight). I told my wife (future) as I stepped out that it was really low in the sky. As I said this, I pointed at the object.

At that precise moment as if reacting to my pointing it made this fantastic manuever that I know for a fact no known human craft can do. It made a really fast spiral pattern, leaving a light trail behind it. (motion blur). It then began to "float" across the sky very slowly.

I drove up the street a little further, pulled over into a parking spot and watched it some more. I noticed a police officer parked just up the street and walked out to his car to point out the object to him.

I did not see what happened next myself, but my girlfriend (wife now of 13 years) said as I walked up to the officers car the object shot off into the horizon at amazing speed. It may be one of those "you had to be there" moments, but for me and my wife it was something that we still talk about and are still confused and intrigued by today. I would definitely like to be contacted about this by an investigator if possible.

It would be nice to talk to someone with more experience in this field about what happened.

Posted 2013-02-28

NUFORC UFO Sighting 52023
Occurred: 1988-06-01 15:30 Local
Reported: 2006-08-17 21:55 Pacific
Duration: 2mins.
No of observers: 2

Location: Sebastopol, CA, USA

Shape: Circle
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object

Glowing red ball Sebastopol,CA

On a summer evening back in 1988, my cousin and myself were going home.

travling west on hwy. 12, just out of sebastopol but not yet to Santa rosa.

Just as we past the gas station out in the pasture[on the north side of 12] my cousin said "there it is again"! Not knowing what he was talking about, I looked over. Hovering off the ground, about 20 ft., was a red transparent ball.

it seemed like time stood still as we past the object. Both of us turned our heads as we went past. I was'nt driving so I looked out the back window until I lost sight of it. I was stunned! We said nothing for the next couple minutes. When we approached Santa Rosa [about 5 miles down hwy 12] at the intersection of hwy 12 and Stony point rd. there was the object in front of us. I'm still not sure if it was the same one or a second one. The only thing said was by my cousin. He said "I saw one yesterday".

This was during rush hour Iknow others saw the samething. I've tried to forget about it over the years but I can't. Since then my cousin has become a religious man.

Me I think it was something else.



Posted 2006-10-30

NUFORC UFO Sighting 84898
Occurred: 1985-06-01 23:00 Local
Reported: 2011-10-26 19:04 Pacific
Duration: 45 sec
No of observers: 1

Location: Sebastopol, CA, USA

Shape: Unknown
Characteristics: Lights on object

Hi Peter My sister and I called you a week or so ago- we were wondering about Jupiter in Sonoma County (Sebastopol) Because of all of the rays/gases coming off it- we did not know what it was. Called the Sonoma County Sherriff dept and they gave us your number. In our phone conversation- You explained it was Jupiter.

In the conversation with you, I shared a UFO I had seen about 25 years ago and promised I would email it to you.

Last night I was listening to Coast to Coast (as always) and you were on. You were great and so clear and the main thing I heard from you was send in the report- no matter how long ago- for your records. In our phone conversation, I promised I would report this to you.

It was New Years Eve about 25 years ago. In my living room- I had 2 couches facing each other in front of the fireplace. My dear friend, ((name deleted)), was sitting on one couch facing me and I was looking out the huge window behind him. He was talking and I saw an object o in the window behind him.

At that moment, I did not know what it was. It was elongated and had lights at each end and in the middle- seemed they were red and green or blue. blinking on and off but mostly on. I was so stunned as I looked at it and tried to make sense of it in my mind. It hung for a moment and I was too impressed by it to interrupt my friend. I could not miss a moment of it. After a moment, I swear- it went straight up in the sky- really straight up. Before it went straight up- I tried to tell him " look backwards and see this" by then it was gone. SO FAST- SO SO FAST There is absolute no doubt in my mind that it was a UFO. It was long-and seemed to have a cigar shaped center and shorter bottom and top level. I know it was something from out of this world. The bottom might have been longer- Not sure I will never forget it. I felt so at one with it. It is weird but seemed so far away and so close at the same time. It was so powerful- so clear.

The shape was so unusual and difficult to describe. The lights were not normal lights nor neon. I do not know what to say about the lights- They were very bright but nothing I know. They were deeply clear like nothing I know. The lights were sp strong- so clear- so there- I can still see them but do not really have words for them- round/oval/ perfect in dimension. Distinct- different- just different This is more difficult than I thought- trying to convey what I saw. What was there- anyway ,

Dear Peter- thank you with all of my heart for what you are doing. It was really difficultt for me to write this. I think one reason it is hard for folks to write is because it is so hard to explain what they have never seen before, Blessings to all living things. Thank you It wanted me to see it. I am grateful I had the oppurtunity.

Very exciiting you saw your first ufo the eve we called.

((name deleted))

Sebastopol, Ca

Posted 2011-12-12

NUFORC UFO Sighting 144133
Occurred: 1982-09-15 02:00 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2018-12-19 16:21 Pacific
Duration: 10 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Sebastopol, CA, USA

Shape: Rectangle
Characteristics: Lights on object

Personal hum vibration experience, Larger than aircraft carrier, 1000ft., slow moving, quiet, some lights

This is a first report of a UFO sighting that occurred in September 1982. I don’t recall the exact day. The location of the craft when sighted was just south west of the city of Sebastopol, California. 38° 22’ 54” N. 122° 49’ 05”W.

It began as I awoke about 1:50 AM to what I thought was a audible hum. I searched the small house I was living in for the source of the sound. After exhausting all possibilities I realized that the hum I was hearing was actually a vibration or hum I was perceiving in my body.

About 1:55, I went outside to see if I might find something that might explain the “body hum” I was experiencing. As I looked up toward the northwest, I was stunned at what I first thought was a huge dirigible or blimp but the size was immense.

My next thought was, a blimp, if navigating would be running engines producing prop sounds, but I heard nothing, and it is far to large to be a blimp. The night was crystal clear, cool and no moon light present. I could not see the craft itself only its lights and the void it created in the clear bright starfield. The shape appeared to be like that of a rectangle three times longer than its width with rounded corners. There were four bluish-green lights near the corners. Four amber lights forming a square in the center with a red light in the center of the square. All lights were soft, not bright or piercing. I thought it odd an alien craft would be lighted like that, without stealth.

My best assessment of size is difficult. I thought it to be far larger than an aircraft carrier and determining elevation was difficult on a dark night. I would estimate the bottom surface was 1,000 feet above ground. I saw it travel about 1/8 mile, last seen almost overhead. I watched amazed as I realized this is an alien craft. It moved slowly in a south west direction.

Just before 2:00am, I returned to my girlfriend ((female name deleted)) sleeping and urged her to come out and look at the craft. To my lament she was reluctant to wake and go out. Disappointed, I returned outside to see it had progressed and heading more south. It was moving on a gentle arc or curved path. I watched again for about a minute then went back to encourage ((female name deleted)) to come out. I really wanted someone else to see what I was seeing. Then I returned outside to see the object was gone to my great disappointment as it was there only 30 seconds before.

It was nowhere in sight. When I returned inside, it was 2:20. I thought that odd as it should have only been 2:05 at the latest. No other impression of time incongruity occurred other than the surprise at how quickly such a large object moved away.

The next morning I was thinking why didn’t I check with the sheriff's office for other reports? I never did. Can’t say why other than I understand “we are not alone”. We are part of a universal community. My studies are broad. I report here now because I listen to your reports on the radio C to C a.m. and this sighting ought to be recorded. Also, I’ve always wondered who else has had the “hum inside” experience from proximity to a U.F.O. That is what I believe happened. If not for the hum experience I would not have gone outside to see the craft. Seems likely it’s intentional. Are they calling to us? They did to me. Why? I’ve not heard of a body hum like what happened to me elsewhere. Have you had other similar reports? Is there another similar report from Sebastopol in 1982? I might add, I have always been more sensitive to “energies” than the “average joe”.

One of my studies is the Urantia Book and the following teachings, an off planet (Earth) source of knowledge and wisdom. There it is said the celestial administrators of our planet have told our alien visitors to make themselves visible but do not engage. But they do, don’t they. That might explain the visible lights. If your not familiar with the Urantia book and following teachings, they may help you in your work. All made available on internet or published book. If you have questions please ask. URANTIA is the name of our planet to the rest of the universe.

Thank you for the work you do so truth may be known.





NUFORC Note:

Source of report indicates that the date of the sighting is approximate. PD


Posted 2019-01-04