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)
Fairfield · CA, USA
Orange light. ((NUFORC Note: Possible meteor or space debris? PD))
Napa · CA, USA
Meteor, maybe?? ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
Sonoma · CA, USA
Obj. possibly cyl. or cone, with a dark red tail approx. 4-6 lengths of the obj. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
Vacaville · CA, USA
What ever it was that flew by me I for sure have never seen before. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
Desert Hot Springs · CA, USA
Strange light in northern sky over Coachella Valley. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
Lafayette · CA, USA
High altitude dark amber light with a tail moving in a straight line from W to E. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
Susanville · CA, USA
Orange/amber light, w/ contrail, over Susanville, CA. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Obj. was observed as a streak of light going horizontal across the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
Moorpark · CA, USA
Comet-like appearance. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
Sky Valley · CA, USA
Streaking comet like with long light spray trail. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Fast moving burning object. Orange and white tail. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
Palm Springs · CA, USA
Fireball or meteor breaking up over Palm Springs. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
Menifee · CA, USA
Rocket or comet traveling fast northwest to southeast, bright with long sparkling tail. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
Goleta · CA, USA
Fireball shoots across early evening sky for a minute and half over L.A.. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
Modesto · CA, USA
I went outside to look at my pool there were some leaves in the water saw the reflection of three white lights high in the sky.
Toluca Lake · CA, USA
A box-shaped transparent object reflected by sunlight over Universal Studio Hollywood trailing clouds made by an aircraft.
Concord · CA, USA
Walking my friend to her car at 915pm in Concord, CA, we looked up in the sky and a sky lantern or what looked like a floating ca
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Rounded-shaped UFO, shining out a very bright light flying in diverse directions, until it kept still, but still visible.
Oceanside · CA, USA
Had to be a UFO sighting over Oceanside, CA near College Blvd, not military playing Santa.
DeLuz/Temecula · CA, USA
Large object on fire fell horizontally from sky and landed behind rocky hills, Riverside, CA.
Riverside · CA, USA
Orion's Belts seen in the daytime turning into moving star formationspr
Glendale (La Crecenta · CA, USA
Lights dancing. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sightings of "twinkling" stars? PD))
Sacramento · CA, USA
Etheric-like spaceshap? Thingy? Smokey-ish maybe?
Walnut Creek · CA, USA
I was awake, when suddenly a bright & large colored orange ball flew up from the horizon. It was moving smoothly.
Tehachapi · CA, USA
Green/blue bright light beams down for several seconds - totally silent outside.