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Analysis of Santa Cruz, California UFO Sightings in 1997
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 "triangle" (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
- December was the month with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
- Monday was the weekday with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
- 12/01/97 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 1997
These Santa Cruz, California UFO reports from 1997 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:
It was night and I saw large lights coming toward my house in Santa Cruz California. I was standing outside in my driveway when I saw them coming from the Monterey Bay/ocean area and heading in a northwest direction. I believe it was the same craft reported on your site seen in San Jose that night.
It came from the southeast (Monterey Bay) and was heading northwest. I also thought it was a plane going to the San Jose or SFO Airport until it flew over me. At that point I noticed it was going too slow to be an airplane, although my friend said "wow a stealth bomber!".
There was no sound, it was very low, very large and moved slowly over us, over my house toward the Santa Cruz Mountains. Once over the mountains it would be in the San Jose area. There were very large unblinking lights on each tip that showed the shape of the craft as it flew overhead as a triangle.
I wish I spent more time observing it but since my friend said "stealth bomber" that's what I thought it was. It was only later I realized a stealth bomber would probably be going much faster, be flying much higher, and make noise. As I noticed, the lights were so bright that they clearly revealed the shape as triangular.
Time on this report is approximate.
Full Report Text:
My roomate was taking a picture of me on a mountain. When he snapped a picture of the craft also. I was electrified or something and my roomate does not remember what happened after he took the photo.
All i know is i was back at the car by my friend, right after the shot was taken.We both realized that about an hour or so was gone. There were no sounds or lights about the craft.
It all happened like if it was a dream. For the rest of the day we were in a stuper. We doubted the whole incident more and more as the day went along.
About a month later we developed the picture.
Santa Cruz, California UFO Sightings From 1997 By Shape
This is a standardized set of shapes a UFO report can be filed under.
| Shape / Appearance | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Triangle | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| Diamond | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Santa Cruz, California UFO Sightings From 1997 By Month
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the month the sighting occured in.
| Month | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| December | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| August | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Santa Cruz, California UFO Sightings From 1997 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| Tuesday | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Santa Cruz, California UFO Sightings From 1997 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 12/01/97 | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| 08/05/97 | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Santa Cruz, California UFO Sightings From 1997 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 |
| Late night | 00:00 - 03:59 | 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 1997
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per city in California in 1997. You can also view the state-level list of UFO sightings in California in 1997.