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)
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Saw an orange light with flame like trail completely silent traveling from north to south headed toward Los Angeles.
San Diego · CA, USA
Second craft by the International Space Station as it passed by San Diego, California, 18 June, 2015.
Windsor · CA, USA
((HOAX??)) Sounds like phenomenon over my house with rainbows extreme bright lights.
La Mirada · CA, USA
Fireball coming from Fullerton area then over La Mirada and then blinking out over La Habra, CA.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
A UFO was seen following, then catching up to and moving slightly ahead of the ISS on 06/21/15 at app. 21:14 to 21:15 Pacific Time.
Anaheim · CA, USA
Large low hovering Rectangle, just off the busy highway
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
My son and I were playing catch around 1pm when in the sky above his head I noticed a large white "dot." I was facing northeast.
Long Beach · CA, USA
Double egg shape with gold like mid section. ((NUFORC Note: Image in video looks to us to be a jet aircraft, at mid altitude. PD))
Long Beach · CA, USA
White double egg like shaped object with a gold midsection.
Hanford · CA, USA
Rectangular ufo flies over residential area near train tracks in Hanford.
Livermore · CA, USA
Two craft over Northern California, traveling at a high rate of speed, chasing each other, with no sound.
Catalina Island · CA, USA
Unidentified Flying Object above Catalina Island, June 2015.
Discovery Bay · CA, USA
Diamond shaped aircraft, it was flying low and had a really strange humming/buzzing/vibrating sound. Two very bright-white large lights
Fairfield · CA, USA
Two pulsating lights over the hills of Fairfield
Rialto · CA, USA
Thought it was an airplane on fire until it stopped in midair for 20-30 sec b4 flickering out.
Long Beach · CA, USA
Equilateral triangle of diffuse, stationary white lights off coast.
Newbury Park · CA, USA
3 bright white lights in the sky.
Moro Bay · CA, USA
Black orb seen in photo taken of Moro Rock in CA.
Shell Beach · CA, USA
Object in clear daylight sky.
San Pedro · CA, USA
((NUFORC Note: Planets. PD)) I'm looking off the balcony looking W and I see 2 lights one bright and one right above it but smaller.
Ventura · CA, USA
Eerie lights hovering above Ventura tonight. ((NUFORC Note: Jupiter and Venus. PD))
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
Silver pulsating object.
Willemstad · CA, USA
Three light single line formation.
Anaheim · CA, USA
Light in the sky.
San Fernando Valley · CA, USA
Circular metal object spotted over San Fernando Valley.