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)
Palm Springs · CA, USA
Six orange balls disappeared then six more over the mountains near chiriaco summit,,, somebody posted a picture on face boo
Redding · CA, USA
Brilliant light with controlled vertical descent.
Mojave · CA, USA
UFO Transported from Edwards Base to Area 51
Torrance · CA, USA
Amber redish light over southern california
National City · CA, USA
Orange light, oval in shape.
Capitola · CA, USA
Orange light in the sky
Laguna Hills · CA, USA
Green and red lights on craft very high in the sky.
Monterey · CA, USA
Moving orange lights and a bright flashing light very close to ground.
Winnetka · CA, USA
Triangle ships in the sky in the San Valley
Glendale · CA, USA
I'm walking to work and there was a white ball flashing and falling down as if it was a New Years Eve ball from the countdown.
Reseda · CA, USA
Triangle-shape with three smaller triangles at each corner glowing fuzzy Orange.
Eureka · CA, USA
Yellowish orange oval south of Eureka,CA on December 5 at 6:30 am December 6 at 6 pm
Fresno · CA, USA
My first sighting of a UFO
Mount Shasta · CA, USA
Please help i dont wanna go to jail but i wanna show what i found
Visalia · CA, USA
Bright light in Eastern direction. ((NUFORC Note: Probably a sighting of Jupiter. PD))
Visalia-Lemoore · CA, USA
Bright Light, hovers over Lemoore Base. ((NUFORC Note: Probably a sighting of a star, we suspect. PD))
Sacramento · CA, USA
The orange cross over sacramento
Ocotillo Wells (Near) · CA, USA
More "Ghost Lights" in Anza- Borrego
Yucaipa · CA, USA
Hovering red light dropping white objects
Lathrop · CA, USA
Strange Star viewed under cloud cover...
Avalon · CA, USA
It was a small bright light like a falling star but much larger than I have ever seen.
Palo Alto · CA, USA
Cylinder craft with green light appeared and dissapeared over radar satelittle dishes by 280 freeway
San Juan Capistrano · CA, USA
3 orbs over Orange County Ca
West Sacramento · CA, USA
Apparent meteor that changed from white to a green glow just before it impacted....or near impact
Rocklin · CA, USA
Nine lights ascending over Rocklin/Lincoln sky and then disappear.