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)
San Jose · CA, USA
Cluster/gathering of reddish-orange lights in the sky.
Riverbank · CA, USA
Elongated Triangle traveling at a high speed, Southbound over Riverbank CA.
Huntington Park · CA, USA
Shooting star like object.
Friant · CA, USA
Flying colors in the middle of nowhere.
Escondido · CA, USA
Bright Unusual Lights Shapeshifting and Pulsating in Escondido CA. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of stars?? PD))
Anaheim · CA, USA
Bright Copper color light moving over Anaheim CA sky
San Jose · CA, USA
3 fireball objects in San Jose/Campbell
Irvine · CA, USA
Hi speed orange ball, not meteor.
Fountain Valley · CA, USA
Silent, green object sits under color-changing friend
Los Angeles · CA, USA
We noticed a craft flying with lights going either in formation around the craft or on one side straight back and forth - the light is
Thousand Oaks · CA, USA
A disk-like shape hovered around the sky, surrounded by lights.
Modesto · CA, USA
Moderately large orange spheres dissapearing into the vast space.
Sacramento · CA, USA
Bright blue fire balls in night sky over south sacramento
Petaluma · CA, USA
UFO on Stony Point
Los Angeles · CA, USA
White oval object traveling overhead northeast toward Pasadena CA in daylight.
Baldwin Park · CA, USA
Driving home at night on the 10 freeway eastbound passing Baldwin Park Ca saw three red lights in the sky forming a triangle
Hayward · CA, USA
Anomalous is not even the word.
Sacramento · CA, USA
Blue and white light moving and flashing lights downward
Modesto · CA, USA
Fiery Orb in night sky, no tail, no sound, seemed to burn out, and looked like a oval disk.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Streak of bright white light over Los Angeles
Palmdale · CA, USA
Fast bright moving object at night, level flight
Lakeside · CA, USA
Unusual colored turquoise object keeping pace with Navy or Marine Corps helicopter
San Diego · CA, USA
Group of Orbs seen over Pershing and 5 south Exit in San Diego
San Diego · CA, USA
Orb Type Lights Seen Near Balboa Park In San Diego
Lincoln · CA, USA
Greenish large circle with six same colored circles equally spaced around center circle