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)
San Jose · CA, USA
As I walked to meet my sister i noticed a huge light, brighter then any star. ((NUFORC Note: Venus in the eastern sky. PD))
Marin County · CA, USA
Light reflection off cloaked cylinder shape.
San Carlos · CA, USA
Two huge bright orbs flying fast and low.
Corte Madera · CA, USA
Shiney objects over North Bay.
San Clemente · CA, USA
3 orangish unknown shapes.
Temecula · CA, USA
BRIGHT BLUE LIGHT STATIONARY IN NORTHERN SKY.
Rocklin · CA, USA
Smoking a cig outside and checking out the full moon, one orange light appeared to the right of the moon. went solid for 10-15 seconds
Southgate · CA, USA
Another Mass sighting of Ufo's in Los Angeles has Happened, and no im not talking about the giant light in the sky on Saturday
Fontana · CA, USA
Saw several lights over mtns. Orange-red in color, like nothing I've ever seen. Each disappeared at once. Also, have film, pictures.
Clovis · CA, USA
I saw a blue shimmering light in the sky that made a vertical descent.
Campbell · CA, USA
Our 7 yr. old spotted a bright round object in the sky last night, from our car. We got out to see it. It was round and was a bright.
Loomis · CA, USA
I was looking out the kitchen window and my eye caught a huge light flying very low. I continued to watch it and when it flew over the
Los Angeles · CA, USA
9/27/2015 Los Angeles, CA. three minutes silver, verticle cigar shape with side panels heading west
Paso Robles · CA, USA
Intense Red Light Observed over Paso Robles, CA.
San Bernardino · CA, USA
Around 7:25PM I witness in the sky coming from the south heading east a large group of what it seemed to be orange flickering lights,
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Bright white steady light heading eastward at about 50 degrees elevation about northeast from my house.
Long Beach · CA, USA
2 blinking blue lights high in sky not moving. Then headed west extremely fast, stopped again then moved west.
Yucca Valley · CA, USA
Massive triangle over Yucca Valley on night of the eclipse.
Paradise · CA, USA
Swarm of lights.
San Clemente · CA, USA
Mysterious formation over South Orange County Skies.
Oceanside · CA, USA
The light cross the sky in about one minute. The speed of that was unreal.
Norwalk · CA, USA
V formation cloud in the night sky that moved and kept it's shape.
Garden Grove · CA, USA
a green round object running about the Moon, and then it hid behind the moon. ((NUFORC Note: Lens flare?? PD))
Fontana · CA, USA
An odd "bubble like" unidentified, but seen by the naked eye; appeared close to moon during Super Moon Eclipse.
Palm Desert · CA, USA
A very bright slow moving "fireball" appeared from the west heading east.