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)
Sacramento · CA, USA
Flashes in the sky are intermittent every 5 minutes
Corralitos · CA, USA
Bright light moving fast above the clouds followed by possible military aircraft.
San Francisco · CA, USA
Flashing lights in the sky at night in sf
Santee · CA, USA
UFO CAPTURED OVER HAUNTED 1913 BARN
Palm Desert · CA, USA
Formation changing, oval mass of white dots, rapidly moving across the night sky.
Upper Lake · CA, USA
Very bright red light Hovering in the south horizon.glow very bright red then dim out and random secondary flashes of red
Laguna Niguel · CA, USA
Two bright reddish orange lights moving slowly over Laguna Niguel.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
2 black triangular craft spotted traveling east near downtown Los Angeles.
Norwalk · CA, USA
Fluorescent red non flashing object hovering over Norwalk.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
2 small white flashing orbs following each other.
Granite Bay · CA, USA
Four fireball orbs hover over Placer/Sacramento County Line near Folsom Lake.
South Gate · CA, USA
I noticed three fireball objects make a triangular shape for about ten minutes.
Irvine · CA, USA
UFO sighting, 2 objects, May 11, 2013 approximately 10:30pm, Irvine, CA
San Francisco · CA, USA
Two spheres seen near Sutro Tower-Twin Peaks in San Francisco, CA.
San Diego · CA, USA
Three purple centrifugal ultraviolet round engines in a triangle formation pulsating centripetal burst of electric arcs..
Oxnard · CA, USA
Green fireball.
San Diego · CA, USA
Three very dim lights appeared to be one object that moved without sound across the clear night sky.
Fresno · CA, USA
MUCH TOO WINDY FOR PARACHUTE OR WEATHER BALLOON TO REMAIN STATIONARY.
Pala · CA, USA
Bright Ball of Fire flying over Pala Rez Ca, this yellow fire ball moved fast and was quiet!!! Locals say it was Taquitz...
Clovis · CA, USA
Dark three curved shaped object at Clovis, CA
North Hollywood · CA, USA
Black triangular shape made up of 3 circles floating near Burbank Airport.
West Sacramento · CA, USA
illuminated craft or reflecting light from below travelling from southeast towards northwest at aprox 75 degrees up then went dark
Oakley · CA, USA
Went onto my back balcony at 4:30 this morning and saw a arc type light enter our atmosphere from the south,the arc light went over our
Paso Robles · CA, USA
Gray/White object moving very fast photographed over Paso Robles. ((NUFORC Note: Hummingbird or cicada, we suspect. PD))
Fall River Mills · CA, USA
As my wife and I were traveling east on ca hwy299 we noticed 4 round orange/red objects in the sky then all of a sudden 2 of them moved