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)
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
A red-orange, star-shaped, mobile object shining in the sky.
Santa Ana · CA, USA
Glimmering object moved slowly in one direction, while second glimmering reddish object moved in other direction.
Encino · CA, USA
Shape-shifting rotating white object slowly traveling and hovering across the sky for almost 20 minutes!
Perris · CA, USA
2 vertical lines of red lights seen and were moving right to left like tilting right to left
San Diego · CA, USA
Orange-red light slowly moved from west to east, sharply turned south, and rapidly disappeared into the sky.
Lake Elsinore · CA, USA
Strange lights and strange aerenautica manuvering.
Cerritos · CA, USA
Bright blue light whizzing at an impossible speed across sky over Cerritos.
Novato · CA, USA
Waves of what looked like constellations of stars, traveling successively from one side of the sky over the horizon. Came from the W.
Antioch · CA, USA
2 flying fireball objects.
Marina del Rey · CA, USA
Green glowing transparent light.
Fresno · CA, USA
Three bright lights forming a triangle staying stationary in sky then quickly flying off and disappearing.
Fortuna · CA, USA
Fortuna lights.
Santa Clarita · CA, USA
As I took the Sierra Highway exit, I spotted 2 lights next to one another slightly above these homes. Direction wise, these homes were
Oroville · CA, USA
Red 3 spoked UFO appeared over Oroville, CA, 2/12/15. ((NUFORC Note: Photo of object provided. PD))
Eastvale · CA, USA
My spouse had to be at work early this morning due to her management roll at work, on this day earlier than most because of inventory.
Murrietta · CA, USA
Objects are attracted to model rocket launch(es) and were captured by video.
Sacramento · CA, USA
While standing on my 10th floor patio facing ~ NE I saw very far in the distance and moving at an extremely constant speed and one dire
Jackson · CA, USA
Reddish "star" chases plane then slows and disappears out of view.
Marina del Rey · CA, USA
Green light hovering in air.
Mt. Shasta (above) · CA, USA
White lights hovering and then dimming in sequence
Truckee/Cisco Grove · CA, USA
Between truckee ca and cisco grove ca.cylindrical object with three dim lights hovering over tree line.
Benicia · CA, USA
We seen a huge bright object in the sky which was located under the moon and slightly to the left. ((NUFORC Note: Venus? PD))
Seal Beach · CA, USA
The chevron craft flew towards my sister and me, then stopped & stayed in one spot for 5 mins. It would turn a strange bright green.
Fontana · CA, USA
No craft just a long white smoke (thin white cloud) trail. ((NUFORC Note: Possible contrail? PD))
Blocksburg · CA, USA
long fuselage with four wings.