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)
Fontana · CA, USA
Bright red and blue light in the sky shooting around at unbelievable speed.
West Hills · CA, USA
Two perfectly vertical frosty white trails of light in the night sky.
Big Pine · CA, USA
A bright white light lit up the dark back street I was using to get back home.
Folsom · CA, USA
A bright orange boomerang shaped object disappeared into the sky leaving a distinct blue tail.
Ocean Beach · CA, USA
Two extremely fast moving cylinders seen side by side over the ocean photographed by accident. ((NUFORC Note: Birds? PD))
Apple Valley · CA, USA
UFO was going at a very slow speed and it had an orange glow.
San Francisco · CA, USA
Flying/hovering rectangle in San Francisco.
El Cajon · CA, USA
White/color changing orbs.
San Diego · CA, USA
We were illuminated by a bright, white light, while walking in a dark, secluded pasture.
Fallbrook · CA, USA
Vibrant orange fireball or light that exploded in dark sky
Montebello · CA, USA
Saw a fireball going southeast over Montebello.
Manteca · CA, USA
3 fuzzy round circular objects traveling south to north in Northern California.
El Cajon · CA, USA
Dark grey triangle ship??
San Diego · CA, USA
Stationary blimp like object with orange stripe seen in clouds from above.
Boulder Creek · CA, USA
Single point of light moving across the sky from southwest to northeast at about 9:20 PM Pacific DST. ((NUFORC Note: ISS? PD))
Mckittrick · CA, USA
While at work in the oil fields I noticed a large bright orange fire ball flying across the sky for about a minute then it slowly faded
Lancaster · CA, USA
Red light got bright ..changed to blue went across sky got bright blue and vanished with a blue trail.
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Extraordinary sighting of cigar shape craft over Bakersfield.
Redlands · CA, USA
Orange orbs in sky Redlands, CA.
San Juan Capistrano · CA, USA
Two red lights and two yellow light in a rectangle shape with and white strobe. This object was about 800 feet high.
Moreno Valley · CA, USA
Balloon like object at night bright light.
El Cajon · CA, USA
Red orbs scene in El Cajon.
Santa Ana · CA, USA
The orange fireball was high in the sky as it appeared.
Healdsburg · CA, USA
It was around 8pm. My wife and I were driving north on HWY 101 up to Geyserville, CA from Santa Rosa, CA. After passing Healdsburg, CA.
El Cajon · CA, USA
Red orbs spotted again over El Cajon.