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)
Salton Sea Beach · CA, USA
Two or three orange lights hovered, disappears, then reappeared for about fifteen minutes.
Westwood · CA, USA
Satellite-like light stops above North Hollywood/Hollywood Hills and fades in and out irregularly
Stockton · CA, USA
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Santa Paula · CA, USA
Diamond/ huge yellow lights. Slow and low, grey metallic bottom.
Fresno · CA, USA
A blue-violet light falling and rising to the southeast skies of Fresno.
Phelan · CA, USA
((NUFORC Note: No information provided by witness. PD))
Coalinga · CA, USA
Sighted multiple shaped craft over California State Hwy 152/I5 on May 22, 2014 between 9:30pm and 10:15pm.
Mammoth Lakes · CA, USA
Color shifting light moving in strange ways and making no sound.
Clovis · CA, USA
Observed on video during electrical storm. did not see with naked eyes.
Crescent Mills · CA, USA
I saw a very large balloon through my telescope, was it Google's?
San Bernardino · CA, USA
Distant bright yellow/amber diamond shaped light under cloudy weather with no visibility of stars.
Ocean Cove · CA, USA
Light Formation over Ocean Cove Campground, California.
Salinas · CA, USA
There were 3 orbs in the same area two Matalic and a orange orb floating around the matalic ones they stayed floating in one spot.
Kings Beach · CA, USA
Orb over Tahoe.
South Lake Tahoe · CA, USA
Single stationary point of light about 60 degress above the horizon for the last 3 hrs without moving or changing brightness.
San Francisco · CA, USA
Small sphere observed over San Francisco Bay.
San Clemente · CA, USA
Bright Orange Lights Triangular San Clemente, Ca, June 25th, 2014,. Split into 14 Spheres.
Antelope · CA, USA
Multi-colored, fast moving, and direction changing object observed by 3 witnesses in Sacramento, Ca.
Cool · CA, USA
Spherical object sighted on May 26 at 1200 ENE of Cool, Ca.
Grass Valley · CA, USA
White circular object with indent slowly traveling across sky.
Grass Valley · CA, USA
Spotted a stationary white dot in the sky east of us that remained for 2 hours then moved very slowly to the North and faded out.
Fremont · CA, USA
Silver orb spotted near Fremont, CA.
Laguna Woods · CA, USA
HUGE bright red lights left & right w/smaller very bright white lights backing them w/bright white central light, horiz. shape.
La Puente · CA, USA
Neon light across night sky.
Shasta City · CA, USA
Saucer shaped object hovering in Mt. Shasta area.