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)
Sacramento · CA, USA
3 light flashes.
Modesto · CA, USA
The light we seen was orange then turned red and was hovering for sure and slowly disappeared after 3 to 4 minutes.
Bakersfield · CA, USA
We were coming home from an evening out. My husband got out at the corner from car to get mail.
Roseville · CA, USA
8 Craft V Formation Spoted in Roseville CA 10/16/2015
Venice beach · CA, USA
Flying pink and green or over Venice Beach.
Williams · CA, USA
Video and photos taken on October 20 at approximately 5:15am right off of I5 in Williams , CA.
San Dimas · CA, USA
V-shape formation of orbs flying low and silently over our roof
Modesto · CA, USA
Multi-colored stationary orb that lasted 30+ mintues. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect a planet was being observed. PD))
Paso Robles · CA, USA
A large orange light that shot out 3 small red lights then change in to a long cylinder shape and took off like a shooting star.
San Luis Obispo · CA, USA
Ontario Rd. flaming object moving slowly like Helicopter shaped an speeds from south to Norht west few sparks like not a solid trail.
Salinas · CA, USA
5:40 am was driving and saw a fire ball in the sky going south to north. The ball would flash super bright.
Sunnyvale · CA, USA
While looking for shooting stars southward at Orion, I caught a orange orb - NO FLASHING LIGHTS - traveling east to west at about the s
Anaheim · CA, USA
Solid Green lights then Solid Red zig zagging across the sky.
Sacramento · CA, USA
Large ball of light with long trail lights up the sky and disappears over Sacramento, California.
Madera · CA, USA
White light makes a turn and disappears.
Seal Beach · CA, USA
Ball of fire falling from sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possible Orionid meteor?? PD))
Idyllwild · CA, USA
Green fireball in sky observed from idyllwild mountain highway. ((NUFORC Note: Possible Orionid meteor?? PD))
Yountville · CA, USA
Bright green orb/fireball traveling straight down to earth. ((NUFORC Note: Possible Orionid meteor?? PD))
San Rafael · CA, USA
Large green orb falling from high in sky until no longer visible driving south bound 101 20 miles north of san francisco.
Avocado Heights · CA, USA
The light flashing from the sphere were changing color as it hit the ground.
North Hollywood · CA, USA
Unfamiliar green light pattern traveling on a straight line that stopped in flight and reversed direction.
Modesto · CA, USA
5 orange lights in Modesto, CA.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Two orange orbs.
San Diego · CA, USA
Lights in the early am. ((NUFORC Note: Planets in the eastern sky?? PD))
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
Two orange-red flickering bright lights appeared . Floating south to north for 1 and a half minutes .then fading out.