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)
Twenty Nine Palms · CA, USA
Witnessed a bright white light appear to burst into flame after making a 100 degree turn… ((NUFORC Note: Possible rocket launch? PD))
San Pedro · CA, USA
Yellowish/orange circle seen by 2 people in LongBeach CA
Laguna Niguel · CA, USA
Silver ball in California's Sky.
Rancho Cucamonga · CA, USA
Slow moving Chevron shaped flying craft, glowing with a pattern of blinking and changing lights
Lakewood · CA, USA
Ufo's over lakewood 9/14/12
Redding · CA, USA
Three persons see bright lights flying over Redding, California.
Glendale · CA, USA
UFO Sighting at Scholl Canyon, Glendale, CA
Redwood City · CA, USA
Red Light in the sky 09/15/2012-09/16/2012
Wildomar · CA, USA
It all happened within 3 - 5 seconds and did not change speed, it just glided along.
Fountain Valley · CA, USA
Possible abduction in Fountain Valley, California, intellegent life has arrived and wants us to know!
San Jose · CA, USA
Silent craft moving south from San Jose to Gilroy at an estimated 3,000 MPH
Oakland · CA, USA
Brilliant Orange Light Streaks Horizontally Across the Night Sky in Oakland, CA - Sept 16, 2012
Fountain Valley · CA, USA
UFO gives light show in urban amerca, party on! not.
Danville · CA, USA
Near miss.
Orland · CA, USA
Silent black triangular craft flew over my head and disappeared into the night sky.
Pacific Beach · CA, USA
Sitting in our living room watching the boats go by when we noticed these strange orange orbs in the sky.
San Diego · CA, USA
Glowing orange orb
Sonoma · CA, USA
Driving home from event, noticed three red pulsating orbs in a large V formation, moving together across the sky to the west. Seemed v
Ridgecrest · CA, USA
Red oval object traveling at a high rate of speed.
Long Beach · CA, USA
Independence Day in Long Beach, CA.
Canoga Park · CA, USA
05:58 AM COLOUR VERY UNUSUAL OR UNKNON 2 MINUTS DISAPEPrs in secons
San Diego · CA, USA
Black sphere over San Diego airport flying against the wind north to south.
Oakland · CA, USA
Strange brights lights above Oakland Zoo
Petaluma · CA, USA
8 twinkling orangish-light reddish starlike lights, starting at low altitude-climbing to 5k-10k and wink out
Lathrop · CA, USA
Large orange fireball type glow falling from night sky over Manteca CA 22 SEP 2012/ 21:35