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)
Redlands · CA, USA
Blinking light hovers toward Palm Springs from Redlands
San Bernardino · CA, USA
A white bright pulsating oval round shaped orb it possibly looked like one light circling around on the object.
Pomona · CA, USA
Hi i saw 3 lights coming down over my house but the more they was closer i could see that they werent helicopters or plains their shape
Toluca Lake · CA, USA
Bright Pinpoint of Light Near Aircraft Contrail.
Coto de Caza · CA, USA
Quick orangish flash, less then a second in duration but repetitive.
Garden Grove · CA, USA
Shape of a top with colors of green white and pinkish orange seen it for almost a month straight. i have video of it.
Corona · CA, USA
2 ufo travel 11 minute a part from east to west at 20,000 to 30,000 feets,speed 3 time fast then the boeing 777. Use my telescope watc
Sonoma · CA, USA
Strange light stationary in the sky.
Anaheim · CA, USA
Helicopter chasing ball of light.
Elverta · CA, USA
5 round lit up objects flying in different directions/coming together. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly advertising lights? PD))
Hollister · CA, USA
Two blue/purple crafts over downtown Hollister, CA.
Pinion Hills · CA, USA
Hovering crafts over san bernardino mountains.
Concord · CA, USA
Large round non-glowing orange color UFO and no sound.
Garden Grove · CA, USA
Looks like an a/c with white light brighter and bigger than a star been seeing it for almost a month. ((NUFORC Note: Venus. PD))
Fontana · CA, USA
I believe that I witnessed a ufo, star, or planet disintegrating.
Fullerton · CA, USA
I was closing my garage door and i saw very odd craft but i'm not sure what they 2 and i saw a lights first was red then change to blue
Orangevale · CA, USA
40 independent orange lights seen traveling over Orangevale CA
Orangevale · CA, USA
Bright Amber Intelligently controlled Aircraft rising like bees from a hive in Orangevale, CA.
Fresno · CA, USA
Orange fireball moved across sky, hovered over my house, went high into the sky, then light disappeared as it went to a larger craft.
Wildomar · CA, USA
Daytime UFO above Riverside County. Approx. 4:15 with Non commercial planes following within 30 min.
Fair Oaks · CA, USA
Flashing lights playing in the sky.
Arroyo Grande · CA, USA
Bright light spiraled away after 15 minute "dance."
Oroville · CA, USA
4 lights in the sky for 30 minutes, did not move.
Fullerton · CA, USA
Orange colored object traveling from north to south following curvature of earth in less than 1 second.
Atwater · CA, USA
Spherical motionless mystery object in the daytime sky looked like a mini-Moon.