UFO Sightings in California
15,215 UFO sightings reported in California since 1935, peaking in 2014 (869 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 15,215
- Span
- 1935–2028
- Peak year
- 2014 (869 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1935–2028 · peak 2014 (869 reports)
Top cities in California
Los Angeles
1942–2022 · peak 2007 (29 reports)
San Diego
1944–2022 · peak 2007 (32 reports)
Sacramento
1956–2022 · peak 2012 (26 reports)
San Jose
1947–2022 · peak 2012 (21 reports)
San Francisco
1956–2021 · peak 2008 (26 reports)
Fresno
1953–2022 · peak 2014 (18 reports)
Long Beach
1957–2022 · peak 2017 (13 reports)
Bakersfield
1961–2022 · peak 1995 (13 reports)
Santa Rosa
1955–2022 · peak 2015 (10 reports)
Santa Barbara
1968–2022 · peak 2020 (12 reports)
Riverside
1976–2020 · peak 2008 (11 reports)
Modesto
1947–2021 · peak 2009 (13 reports)
Redding
1986–2022 · peak 2012 (10 reports)
Burbank
1981–2021 · peak 2003 (24 reports)
Huntington Beach
1945–2020 · peak 2012 (8 reports)
Anaheim
1963–2020 · peak 2015 (12 reports)
Ventura
1967–2021 · peak 2012 (13 reports)
El Cajon
1969–2022 · peak 2014 (14 reports)
Irvine
1980–2022 · peak 2007 (18 reports)
Oakland
1968–2022 · peak 2003 (6 reports)
Davenport · CA, USA
Five VERY SLOW moving aircraft at mid-day along the coast.
San Anselmo · CA, USA
Cluster of bright yellow gold lights in formation seen hovering over Marin County
Merced · CA, USA
Very bright orange stars moving down and then north, West of my location.
Antelope Valley · CA, USA
4 orange Ball like lights hovering in sky in triangle-like formation
Highland · CA, USA
We noticed the bigger light about 3 miles away from the freeway. After stopping for gas, we saw that it was still in the same spot, and
Los Angeles · CA, USA
As I walked my dog I looked up to the sky and noticed a very bright glow coming form behind the clouds. It resembled a full moon but I
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
Bright orange lights hovering around the moon and horizon, then rising up and disappearing
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
20 or more magenta-colored lights in the sky moving in formation, yet independently.
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
Round ball of light w/o trail falling east of santa rosa ca. before going out as if switched off.
Chino Hills · CA, USA
Noticed a bright star like object to low to have been a star really and it just shot up into the sky. Crazy
San Diego · CA, USA
Fireball moving south to north in western sky lasting about 15 minutes, faded from sight in the distance.
Yucca Valley · CA, USA
Sideways classic saucer shape, silvery white, possibly 4 white lights falling straight down. The object appeared to be quite far away,
Long Beach · CA, USA
Obj. was going down fast like a shooting star, but with a frontal metallic circle, and it disappeared in mid air.((anonymous report))
Walnut Creek · CA, USA
Large red object.
Malibu · CA, USA
It seem to be massive cathedral like shape meaning multiple points heading into the ocean it was just a flash of what I saw No splash i
Rosamond · CA, USA
Extremely bright light hovering around. ((NUFORC Note: Venus?? PD))((anonymous report))
Salinas · CA, USA
Saw a bright red light moved low slowly left and right then disappeared the light never blinked it was south west of highway 1.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Copper-colored metallic disc sighted over downtown Los Angeles
San Diego · CA, USA
Circular, bright obj in the S sky; every 20 or 30 mins it would move further N, before disappearing. ((NUFORC Note: Venus?? PD))
Compton · CA, USA
Red lights as many as three moving rapidly leaving a sparkle reflection. ((anonymous report))
Desert Hot Springs · CA, USA
Large bright orb in sky W of 62 and N of 10 above hillside Desert Hot Springs area. ((NUFORC Note: Venus?? PD))
Encinitas · CA, USA
Watching the air traffic off my porch in the dark of night, i suddenly saw a trail of 3 bright orange lights in a streamlined pattern m
Porterville · CA, USA
A large circular (perfectly round) object glowing amber moved slowly north and west and appeared to stop over Three Rivers CA or there
Studio City · CA, USA
Two erratic bright white lights seen in Southern California daytime sky
Oceanside · CA, USA
Circular floating metalic ball over Oceanside, CA.