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)
Culver CIty · CA, USA
Green light seen in western sky for approximately 12 minutes, moving strangely then disappearing.
El Centro · CA, USA
3 orange bright triangle or arrowhead shape lights reappeared.
San Jose · CA, USA
Two bright orange lights drifting in formation over San Jose foothills, one breaking off in a tight maneuver.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
I saw a V shaped craft with no lights or sound flying through the night sky.
Cameron Park · CA, USA
We saw 6 firey type objects.
Malibu · CA, USA
Two orangish lights in the night sky moving and then disapeared.
San Pedro · CA, USA
Bright orange light seen over Southern California.
Fairfield · CA, USA
I believe this to be a comet. It had a blue tail and was yellow and red. In fact, it reminded me as a diamond in the night sky.
San Leandro · CA, USA
3 orange spheres moving in a line, no sound, leader stops momentarily, disappears straight up in to the sky, other two follow after.
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Bright Light In Sky Suddenly Disappears.
Citrus Heights · CA, USA
5 or 6 bright red-orange balls w/white light on bottom slowly following same path in C. H., CA night sky.
Ventura · CA, USA
V-shaped Objects in Skies of Ventura Ca.
Redondo Beach · CA, USA
7-8 Craft resembling balloons on fire seen cruising off Southern California coast. ((NUFORC Note: In LAX flight corridor? PD))
Long Beach · CA, USA
Orange light slowly moving through sky then disappearing
Benicia · CA, USA
3 sets of 5 red glowing cylinders flew over the bay near Benicia, CA.
Riverside · CA, USA
Very bright green light coming from oval shaped object
Yucaipa · CA, USA
At approximately 22:20PST, multiple witnesses viewed an object traveling at a high rate of speed SSW near the Redlands/Yucaipa/Mentone
Merced · CA, USA
Orange bright light is sky
Glendale · CA, USA
My husband I were in balcony and suddenly noticed this lights, orangish round and moving. They were very up there so immediatley I knew
Pacific Ocean (near Huntington Beach) · CA, USA
Amber orbs journalist and witness video and loss of time near Huntington Beach Ca
Redondo Beach · CA, USA
7-8 Craft resembling ballon's on fire seen cruising off Southern California coast.
Corona · CA, USA
Two bright lights still in sky then accelerate in opposite directions.
Kentfield · CA, USA
Red ball of light flickerkng while hovering over land moves zoomes east to west i got images on my phone
San Francisco · CA, USA
At the moment i do not view the UFO, when transfer the photos to the computer see it. There are 3 UFOs, are composed by 9 o 10 little b
Etiwanda · CA, USA
7 bright orange orb like object's