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)
Hayfork · CA, USA
My mother and I shared a house in the mountains in Trinity county , Ca. I was winding up a day of working around the property, brushing
Shasta Lake · CA, USA
Bright white orb flying in a non authorized flight style
San Rafael/Novato · CA, USA
Noticed in distance red, white and blue lights on stationary rectangular object., which appeared triangular when we drove under it.
Mission Viejo · CA, USA
UFO over Mission Viejo, CA on July 16, 2013.
W. Sacramento · CA, USA
Possible satellite - white light that flares up and then always blacks out. ((NUFORC Note: Iridium, or satellite? PD))
Baldwin Park · CA, USA
We walked outside and there was something that looked like a fireball in the sky. It fell downwards for a while and then expanded sort
South Gate · CA, USA
Yellow orange hue sphere seen over Los Angeles city ,pass midnight.
Oroville · CA, USA
Silent aerial object seen in photo but NOT at the time.
Selma · CA, USA
Yellowish/orange light seen moving with the horizon, then made a sharp S patern, changed colors and went straight down rapidly
Mission Viejo · CA, USA
Orange lights in sky over Mission Viejo.
Temecula · CA, USA
I was walking in my backyard and I looked for the moon. I saw a circle type object with a beam going straight ahead if it.
Roseville · CA, USA
Triangular bright lights, moved in a very quick oval across the sky
Susanville · CA, USA
Large craft, appeared to be covered in fire.
West Point · CA, USA
Oval UFO seen in Calaveras County July 20 2013.
El Monte · CA, USA
Luminous light.
Santa Monica · CA, USA
A massive formation of bright ascending glittering silent lights over the ocean.
Pico Rivera · CA, USA
Large glowing orange object/ 4 blackhawk helicopters in the morning.
Lancaster · CA, USA
White glowing circular light flies across sky for only a moment then disappeared.
Moreno Valley · CA, USA
Daytime sphere; vary brigt
Pinon · CA, USA
Bright blue light at 7000' moved East along Santa Rosa Mountain, then dropped out of sight.
Castiac · CA, USA
Went outside to have a cig in the night of wednesday july 24th at about 10pm looked up to see two crafts doing complex aerial movements
Auburn · CA, USA
Hello to the National UFO Center: I will make this quick. Grew up in the Silicone Valley and have seen 2 UFO's in the past. What happe
Acton · CA, USA
5 consecutive flashes of light.
San Marcos · CA, USA
The fact i have seen this thing drop something...which does worry me
Van Nuys · CA, USA
14 ufos seen over van nuys ca yellowish/orenge