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)
Oceanside (Orange Co.)(Riverside) · CA, USA
3 Round shaped white and bright lights.
Rancho Santa Margarita · CA, USA
Large, slowly moving orange fireball along RSM Blvd.
Fremont CA · CA, USA
Something flying near the stars.
Carlsbad/Oceanside · CA, USA
Two orbs hovering over military base for an hour or more.
Mission Viejo · CA, USA
It was bright ámbar big light over the homes, it last for one minute and then got brighter and then dimer and then was gone!!
Moreno Valley · CA, USA
Two orange circular lights fading in and out that were neither parallel or perpendicular.
Patterson · CA, USA
Bright light hovering then moving with no sound.
San Diego · CA, USA
Two orange spheres one ejected a ball of white light
Pacheco · CA, USA
Large diamond shaped flat object suspended in air - motionless on windy day.
Pico Rivera · CA, USA
Four saucer shaped UFO's low into LAX landing flght path on 6/20/14
La Puente · CA, USA
Altitude unknown. Observed a zig-zag formation of 5 red-orange orbs from the NE.Orbs lasted about 10 mins. before fading
Eureka · CA, USA
There was four orange balls in the sky started low and then one droped a white light after that a consecutive amount of them started to
Pearblossom · CA, USA
Object in the early morning sky with strobing light seperate from the object throwing balls of white light toward the earth.
Fullerton · CA, USA
3 silver shiny spheres. Forming triangle. Not moving until planes passed by, seemed to disappear. Came back few minutes with movement.
Lake Alpine · CA, USA
Huge Craft on the sky near planes vapor trails.
Pico Rivera · CA, USA
Ten orange-yellow fireballs seen in the Los Angeles area
Pasadena · CA, USA
Diamond shaped bright object floating in sky Pasadena, CA then immediately vanished.
Palm Desert · CA, USA
Entity captured on iPhone camera (invisible to naked eye) whilst observing a UFO in the sky.
Fillmore · CA, USA
Reddish-purple fireball seen above Fillmore, Ca. on a Sunday night.
Torrance · CA, USA
Triangle with three lights flew over, very low and completely silently.
La Mirada · CA, USA
Police helicopter and a low flying, very brightly lite object, flying close together on 22 June over La Mirada, California.
Mojave · CA, USA
Bright white light in night sky gliding quickly and then fading. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of the ISS? PD))
Westminster · CA, USA
Black cross drone buzzing from possibly LA to Newport, at SE 45 degree angle to Springdale Ave. possibly headed for Newport
Avenal · CA, USA
Silent low flying aircraft over I-5 north.
Petaluma · CA, USA
Brilliant stationary multi color lights for nearly one hour over Petaluma, CA.