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)
Escondido/Valley Center · CA, USA
3 more red crafts
Redding · CA, USA
One ship disk shape with symmetrical lights around it zoomed through sky in a and then disappeared.
Elk Grove · CA, USA
Four round, lit craft flyhing in a low, v formation over Elk Grove, Ca.
Arcata · CA, USA
Red, green, and white lights hovering, jumping, and zig-zagging above Arcata, CA 7/4/2011
San Pedro · CA, USA
Golden Fire Pyramids over San Pedro and Palos Verdes, CA - 4 July 2011
Fresno · CA, USA
Strange lights/UFO's over Fresno,Ca near the airport.
Palm Desert · CA, USA
One moving disk in flight while second disk also moving in front of hillside. ((NUFORC Note: Bird with wings folded, we believe. PD))
San Jacinto · CA, USA
No summary available.
Fillmore · CA, USA
Rectangular bright object on mountain in fillmore, californina
Sacramento · CA, USA
Northern California Night Orb. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly a landing light on an approaching airliner? PD))
Arcata · CA, USA
Green and red lights that flew over Arcata.
San Fernando · CA, USA
WHITE LIGHT OVER SAN FERNANDO EXPLODES WHILE MOVING. ((NUFORC Note: Flare from Iridium satellite?? PD))
East Los Angeles · CA, USA
I was outside my home enjoying the summer breeze until a teal colored object in the sky caught my attention. At first I thought it was
West Hills · CA, USA
UFO fly across the moon.
Goleta · CA, USA
I was in Goleta California heading to my campsite right past the Bacara Resort now they changed the name to the Ritz at the dead end wh
Oakdale · CA, USA
While looking up at the star's in my backyard I saw wht apeaered to be 3 x star in the shape of a Chevron one star in the nose & one o
Coarsegold · CA, USA
UFO Sighting on the way up to the mountains on a road trip with family
Keyes · CA, USA
Double light moving north-north east
San Fernando Valley · CA, USA
possible contact, defintie sighting
Apple Valley · CA, USA
red ufo with light beam
Indio · CA, USA
IT FIRST SEEM LIKE A DYING STAR FLASHING ..IT WOULD DIM THEN BRIGHTEN THEN IT STARTED MOVING UP DOWN IN A CIRCLE IT WOULD GO FRONTWARD
Palomar Mountain · CA, USA
Cigar shaped craft with glowing Orbs entering craft.
Fresno (near; on Interstate 5) · CA, USA
A linear object with 3 bright lights, flew about 10 feet over our truck while traveling N on I 5.
Los Banos (approx 10 miles east of) · CA, USA
3 Bright lights along highway 152 east of Los Banos, very close to the ground.
Turlock · CA, USA
Four lights moving in the Ca Valley Sky