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)
Modesto · CA, USA
Several glowing red orbs seen flying overhead from the west to the east the night of July 4th in Modesto, California.
Temecula · CA, USA
Two very bright 'stars,', one of them red, moving slowly from south to north then fading away.
San Anselmo · CA, USA
07-04-13 Luminous object seen at close range for 10 minutes in hills of Marin County
Scotts Valley · CA, USA
7 red orbs appearing one at a time out of nowhere just above the horizon
Elk Grove · CA, USA
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Redding · CA, USA
Lighted craft hovers over Shasta Bally Mountain electronics.
W. Sacramento · CA, USA
Whitish light from SE towards the NW that flares up for a second then always loses its reflection. ((NUFORC Note: Iridium? PD))
Simi Valley · CA, USA
Blue, green light emittting object seen moving erratically over Simi Valley, Ca.
Mojave · CA, USA
Massive triangle object in the night sky.
Carlsbad · CA, USA
Red/orange orb over Carlsbad, CA
San Diego · CA, USA
5 lights in a line moving upwards
Sacramento · CA, USA
A large, circular, bright, white light appeared in the night sky traveling at a high rate of speed and disappeared in thin air.
Manhattan Beach · CA, USA
Beautiful clear late afternoon along the strand by the beach heading south towards the manhattan beach pier.
Elk Grove · CA, USA
6 bright star like objects moving fast in the night sky
Blythe · CA, USA
Two large Orange/Red spheres moving slow and very low.
San Marcos · CA, USA
UFO sighting above San Marcos, CA.
Anaheim · CA, USA
A bright star-like white light suddenly appeared around 8 a.m., a dark shaft appeared hanging down from it, then vanished.
W. Sacramento · CA, USA
Red light traveling from North to South slowly. No sound. Visible for only 10 seconds. Thought it was a plane at first but it blacked o
Elk Grove · CA, USA
Bright star like object moves fast before stopping and immiting bright white light
Chatsworth · CA, USA
Bright star like object with red flashing lights
Valley Village · CA, USA
2 Glowing orbs spotted over los angeles.
Eastvale · CA, USA
Bright white light over corona ca, that flew fast and went dim.
Irvine · CA, USA
11 cylinder shaped aircraft with very bright blue lights
Daly City/Pacifica · CA, USA
Three intensely bright flashes of white light pulsating in a series within 1 second without sound, but no object seen. Seen
Taft · CA, USA
Reflective pyrimid shaped object hovering and rotating for 30 min. heading NW very slowly.