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)
Malibu · CA, USA
UFO - Photo Of A Fast Moving Object In The Sky Of Malibu Beach PCH CA. On 10-26-11 12 00 Am. 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Penn Valley · CA, USA
2-5 small white light ships fly around in a circular pattern every night for hours and hours also forming triangles.
Redwood City (between San Fran and San Jose) · CA, USA
Followed three pairs of white lights for ~15 seconds moving across the sky in formation, at a stellar distance.
Big Sur · CA, USA
Report Re. UFO off coast near Big Sur, CA @2:35-2:55 AM Oct 28, 2011 A large red star-like orb, many times brighter than any bright st
Norwalk · CA, USA
While on Security patrols at my workplace,I observed a brilliant light that kept increasing in illumination streaking high across the s
Pacifica · CA, USA
Observed a large rectangular object in the night sky with many colored lights which stayed in one place for three minutes.
Los Angeles (over lax) · CA, USA
620PM LA,LAX CA OVAL SILVER, 30 SECONDS, 1 DISC @ FIRST THEN SPLIT INTO 5 DISC ON VIEDO
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Three large lights in the water of Santa Monica bay with very blinding lights and then they dissipated into complete darkness
Wrightwood · CA, USA
My mother and father called my boyfriend ans I up to the deck when we arrived we saw a bright spot over the mountains as we watched fla
Encinitas · CA, USA
Two orange orbs 200 ft away, disappear into thin air.
San Leandro · CA, USA
lights werent in a specific order though seemed to be one craft. 7 lights all together almost like bent blade. lights were orangish red
Ripon · CA, USA
large V shaped craft.
Torrance · CA, USA
Early morning Sighting in Torrance CA from 110 Fwy Pulsing Stationary object
Clovis · CA, USA
Two glowing spheres observed hovering then moving in the night sky Halloween night.
Castro Valley · CA, USA
5 to 7 orange lights seen floating low in the sky slowy fade out.
Thousand Oaks · CA, USA
green dot floating sudden acceleration
Lakeside · CA, USA
Glowing orange orb that pulsated like fire and flew silently overhead.
Merced · CA, USA
Flashing, pulsating ufo hovering over merced, ca
Sacramento · CA, USA
3 bright white lights streak across sky in triangular formation, leave bright trail.
Pittsburg · CA, USA
1 was a bright light that hovered in the sky, the other was red and green it keep changing colors. 45 mins.((NUFORC Note: Stars? PD))
Mono Springs · CA, USA
as i stood still i saw a star move then stop then move again and stop then move is a zig zag line.
Visalia · CA, USA
One main craft with bright rotating lights and orange light crafts flying in and out of and around the main craft.
Brea · CA, USA
strange super white object in sky with yellow lights hovered then disappeared
Riverside · CA, USA
White dot flying at high speed on Labor Day evening in Riverside, CA
Morgan Hill · CA, USA
Sphere changing color and slowly darted around