Other Flying reports in California
25 cases, best-documented first. Page 1 of 1.
We map claims, not creatures. A case is what some source says someone saw or heard, with the link to that source. It is not proof that anything was there, and a retelling counts once, not as a second sighting.
Other Flying · Merced County, California · 1882
Witnesses on a Southern Pacific train reported a giant winged serpent attacking the locomotive and passengers firing revolvers at it.
Other Flying · Shasta County, California · 1882
Two woodchoppers reported seeing a flying crocodile-like creature with six wings and twelve legs in California in 1882.
Other Flying · Balboa Park, California · 1890
A boy named [name] saw a half-bird, half-beast with bat-like wings and a twisted tail flying over Balboa Park.
Other Flying · Colusa, California
Witness reports seeing a gigantic white owl making a clicking sound while roosting in an oak tree in Colusa, California.
Other Flying · Santee, California
Witness reports shooting at a large, featherless, bat-like flying creature with a 10-ft wingspan that screamed in pain and left a blood trail.
Other Flying · Seal Beach, California · 2025
Witness reports seeing a large, bioluminescent purple manta ray creature flying diagonally up in the sky while driving on the 405 freeway near Seal Beach.
Other Flying · Yosemite Valley, California · 1991
One witness heard and saw a creature moving above their camp on exposed rock with occasional skips before it moved down into the meadow.
Other Flying · Huntington Beach, California · 2015
Witness reports seeing a giant aircraft with red and blue lights hovering above the neighborhood for at least a minute or two before descending and disappearing.
Other Flying · Modesto, California · 2013
Witness reports seeing a huge creature with feathered wings, legs like cat paws and bird claws, a mountain-lion-like body, and a long thin brown tail with a feathered artichoke-like bulb at the tip…
Other Flying · Joshua Tree, California · 2005
The narrator reports seeing a 3-foot-tall, 40-pound nocturnal creature with forward-facing eyes that leaped silently to a stop sign and sneezed after being shot at.
Other Flying · Oroville, California · 2004
Witness reports hearing a loud, angry roar coming from above the truck's height near Lake Oroville.
Other Flying · Rialto, California · 1996
Witness reports seeing a large, black creature with a long body and neck that initially appeared to be a dog walking on a fence before revealing wings and flying away.
Other Flying · Tioga Pass, California · 2019
Witness reports seeing a floating orb with a bright light near their tent in Tioga Pass.
Other Flying · Susanville, California · 1990s
Witnesses report observing a star-like light with sparkles and a beam from its bottom for about half an hour in the mountains near Susanville.
Other Flying · Henry Willard Coe State Park, California
The narrator and their nephew observed three orange and white orbs moving in the sky above their campsite at Hunting Hollow.
Other Flying · Selma, California · 1891
[name] and Mr. [name] watched at Hog lake and saw two dragons swooping down, circling the pond, diving into the water, and catching mudhens.
Other Flying · Calaveras County, California · 2008
Witness reports seeing a bright orange object with craters and fire cresting the ridge, accompanied by sonic booms.
Other Flying · Selma, California · 1891
A carriage load of young people returning from a picnic saw two monsters circling rapidly through the air and heard their cries at the lower swamp.
Other Flying · Selma, California · 1891
[name] reported that the monsters had been in Horn valley the night before, killing ducks and leaving feathers on the banks.
Other Flying · Selma, California · 1891
Men living along the swales east and southeast of Selma heard strange sounds resembling rushing wings and a cry like a swan's on the evening of July 13th.
Other Flying · Trinity County, California · 1960s
A couple driving through a national forest reported seeing the silhouette of a giant bird resembling a pterodactyl.
Other Flying · Tulare County, California · 1891
A pair of pterodactyls were reported to inhabit the swampland around Tulare Lake.
Other Flying · Selma, California · 1891
An EXAMINER correspondent visited Selma to investigate the story concerning the alleged discovery of a winged monster with great phosphorescent eyes.
Other Flying · Reedley, California · 1891
A large number of chickens were killed and partly eaten at [name]' poultry yard two nights after July 13th.
Other Flying · Selma, California · 1891
[name] and [name] heard a strange noise and saw two monsters rise slowly from the water and fly near them on Monday night.