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)
Willits · CA, USA
Silvery orange, stationary object high in sky.
Fresno · CA, USA
Big fire ball that broke in two smaller more dominant balls of fire with a more defined shape.
Boonville · CA, USA
white ball of flame in Mendocino county. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. Re-entering Chinese rocket booster. PD))
Rohnert Park · CA, USA
@ concert in Rohnert Park, CA, there was what appeared to be a fireball with a very large tail. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
San Mateo · CA, USA
Fireball with long tail gliding through the sky very slowly and l low in the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Chinese rocket re-entry. PD))
Sacramento · CA, USA
Circular, bright,orange,neon,light. It looked as though it had a vapor trail behind it. It was going east bound then changed flight to
Alpaugh · CA, USA
I took pics . it changed from a round shape with many points to a round gas like appearance. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Fresno · CA, USA
Approx. 9:30 I was walking at Woodward Pk in Fresno, in the SE. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
California City · CA, USA
Long slow moving craft with a bright light, hovered and vanished. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
Corona/Lake Mathews · CA, USA
Saw 2 fireballs clear as day across the sky. Sort of looked like 2 planes were crashing. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
San Diego · CA, USA
Looking north from Point Loma in San Diego ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Oxnard · CA, USA
One tailing the other. Low in skyline. Then disappeared behind some trees. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Sacramento · CA, USA
Fireball with trail similar to a comet seen navigating over roof tops of suburb of city. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Los Angeles · CA, USA
A fireball above the southern horizon seen from the district of El Sereno in northeast Los Angeles.
Oakdale · CA, USA
Like a airplane on fire then it kept going and when it passed out head it had like 6 lights. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Frazier Park · CA, USA
A fireball in the sky that was moving slow and right above the mountains across the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Chico · CA, USA
golden ball with tail of sparks over sierra Nevada Mountains. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Waterford · CA, USA
I saw a slow moving object moving from West to east. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Bright light. ((anonymous report)) ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))((anonymous report))
Victorville · CA, USA
UFO, fire, contrail. ((NUFORC Note: Reported to be re-entering Chinese rocket shell. PD))
Costa Mesa · CA, USA
Fireball for 30 seconds then disappeared. ((anonymous report))((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
Dublin · CA, USA
To S, emerging just above the treeline, moving W to E, a white fireball similar to a jet engine. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD)
French Camp · CA, USA
Massive entry burnout of a ufo. Did not appear to make a landing. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Mariposa County · CA, USA
Object was moving in the sky slowly...emitting a long tail, no sound. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Stockton · CA, USA
Slow moving, gradually descending bright white light with trail that broke up into 2 red objs. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))