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)
Modesto · CA, USA
I saw a circle of white clusters of light and radiating spikes of light spreading out from the center.
Porterville · CA, USA
This was not a craft, but we believe it to be an alien, atleast it was unidentifiable to us. Driving down the road an unidentified thin
Redding · CA, USA
Orange Fireballs in the northern sky over Redding
Auberry · CA, USA
Unusual fireball seen going across the sky
Saugus · CA, USA
Plane behind strange lit object making no noise
Ceres · CA, USA
Floating fireball dripping what seemed like molten metal.
Encinitas · CA, USA
In eastern sky; red, green and white object. Moving up, down, sideways. Staying in same location. ((NUFORC Note: Sirius?? PD))
Long Beach · CA, USA
Orange Sphere dripping "embers"
San Francisco · CA, USA
6-8 pinkish-red starlike objects sighted in San Francisco, California sky
Merced · CA, USA
Strobe white light that responds to flashlight signal.
Mission Viejo · CA, USA
Bright Yellow object picking up speed until losings its brightness until gone.
San Francisco · CA, USA
Rotating dark object that climbed in altitude and traveled southeast
Antioch · CA, USA
Red lights in triangle form flying in sky
Antioch · CA, USA
4 ufo witnesses antioch ca
Antioch · CA, USA
4 lights in the sky in a formation
Lone Pine (Highway 395 south of) · CA, USA
Silent Matt black triangle craft seen alongside my car then disapears across dry lake at speeds in excess of 10,000 mph
Redding · CA, USA
White light, rotating blue lights on it in the night sky Redding Ca
Hayward · CA, USA
Diamond shape object seen next to Hayward CA airport
Lodi · CA, USA
Strange bright light over Lodi, CA 1/28/2012 8:00 - 8:30pm. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly Venus. PD))
Sacramento · CA, USA
ORANGISH RED ORBS HOVERING OVER NATOMAS AND HWY 99 NORTH
Occidental · CA, USA
Bright lights in the north western skies above Occidental Ca. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Sirius. PD))
Turlock · CA, USA
Red circle lights on each angle.
San Jose · CA, USA
Solid white sphere/light
Willitts · CA, USA
Me and three friends saw 5-6 Orange Orbs in the Mts at night in 2011. Me and my exgf heard/ the "Boom" from the Reptile wars
Bishop · CA, USA
Orange dual sphere that slowed down turned and zig zaged off