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)
Vallejo · CA, USA
Two small objects flying in formation and what appeared to be an F series fighter plane chasing them.
Lakeport · CA, USA
It was approximately 2300 hours, standing outside, no moon, very little street lights, or city lights. We live in a rural area. I was l
San Jose · CA, USA
Black huge wobbling object disk shape going across sky in clouds
Calimesa · CA, USA
Rocket sound wooshes past me at a tremendous speed only about 5 ft off the ground.
Visalia · CA, USA
Strange, slowly moving fireball like object in the sky.
Culver City · CA, USA
I walked outside of my 2nd story apartment about 11:12 pm to collect my laundry, as I got to the bottom of the steps I noticed what app
Santa Cruz · CA, USA
Two V formations of faint orange lights
Oceanside · CA, USA
Circular red orange blob rose out of water, hovered then disappeared…
Hawthorne/Gardena · CA, USA
Ufo from out of this world.
Glendale · CA, USA
Possible UFO caught on security camera.
San Diego · CA, USA
Flying too high at a high rate of speed flying in circles with flashing lights.
Comptche · CA, USA
At 10:40 my dog started barking at a sudden low, loud thuderous sound. I thought earthquake, and then realized, no, that was the sound
Westminster · CA, USA
Falling star slows to a halt then drops slowly until it is gone
San Jose · CA, USA
White, semi translucent orb moving in erratic directions, hovering and then leaving at immense speed.
Chino · CA, USA
7 Orange Flying Orbs Over Chino/Ontario, CA.
San Diego · CA, USA
Ball/orb of light dripping "liquid fire" pulses and then streaks of into night sky
La Habra · CA, USA
My cousin took the dogs outside to do their business and noticed a white circular orb/craft above, but at low altitude. He recorded the
San Jose · CA, USA
Lights Over San Diego.
San Diego · CA, USA
Objects over San Diego, CA.
Sacramento · CA, USA
Very bright large light falling.
San Diego/Tijuana · CA, USA
Moving star like objects in so cali
San Fernando · CA, USA
A Cecile object came streaking across the NE sky of the San Fernando, sylmar nik base.
Merced · CA, USA
Extremely bright flash of light, lighting up sky in front of me and my wife with no clouds or thunder or sound
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Formation of 4 round/oval craft over Los Angeles at night (no strobe lights). ((NUFORC Note: Pilot report. PD))
Trinidad · CA, USA
Orange/red star like spheres seen in Trinidad, CA.