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Analysis of Santa Cruz, California UFO Sightings in 1996
We analyzed all 2 UFO sighting reports in Santa Cruz, California to identify possible patterns and gain insight into the phenomenon:
- The most commonly reported UFO shape or appearance was "cylinder" (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
- May was the month with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
- Sunday was the weekday with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
- 05/12/96 was the single date with the most UFO sightings reported (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
- Sightings occured more often during the night, between the hours of 20:00 - 23:59 (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
UFO Reports in Santa Cruz, California from 1996
These Santa Cruz, California UFO reports from 1996 are presented as they were submitted other than paragraph breaks added for easier readability where necessary.
You can click the 'Report' link to view the original report along with any photos that may have been submitted to the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC).
Full Report Text:
Young couple watch very bright light to W over Pacific O. Had "corona effect"; reflected off water. Suddenly disappeared.
(Planet?).
Full Report Text:
Strange craft observed over Santa Cruz CA. I first observed the craft as a bright white light coming in over Monterey Bay. It appeared to be a landing light from an aircraft which was much to low to clear the mountains for a landing in San Jose.
On my way outside I noticed the time as 12:44 am. The craft passed over at approx. 1-2000 ft.
and at a viewing angle of approx. 45 degrees from vertical. It was approx.
the length of an airliner and cylinder shaped and rounded at both ends. There were 7 round porthole shaped openings along the side and 5 square areas colored as if subjected to heat. There was a horizontal circular ring that had movement like liquid moving around the ring.
There were vertical lines of descending from the rings that came together as an apex to form a cone. The cone in front was a light gray color and the one at the rear looked like liquid gold moving around the ring and upt the vertical lines. When it passed from my view I returned inside my house and took note of the time.
It was 12:49am. The next day I took compass bearings and determined its course at approx. 355 degrees magnetic.
Santa Cruz, California UFO Sightings From 1996 By Shape
This is a standardized set of shapes a UFO report can be filed under.
| Shape / Appearance | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Cylinder | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Santa Cruz, California UFO Sightings From 1996 By Month
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the month the sighting occured in.
| Month | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| May | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| April | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Santa Cruz, California UFO Sightings From 1996 By Weekday
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the day of the week the sighting occured on.
| Weekday | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| Thursday | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Santa Cruz, California UFO Sightings From 1996 By Date (Top 5)
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the date the sighting occured on, limited to the top 5 dates with the most sightings.
| Date | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| 05/12/96 | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| 04/11/96 | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Santa Cruz, California UFO Sightings From 1996 By Time
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the time of day the sighting occured during. We took logical 4 hour windows in order to split the day into early morning, morning, afternoon, evening, night, and late night buckets for this analysis.
| Time Of Day | Hours | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Night | 20:00 - 23:59 | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| Afternoon | 12:00 - 15:59 | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Other Years with Reported UFO sightings in Santa Cruz, California
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per year in Santa Cruz, California.
All California Cities with reported UFO sightings in 1996
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per city in California in 1996. You can also view the state-level list of UFO sightings in California in 1996.