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)
Diamond Bar to Riverside · CA, USA
Going E on the 60 freeway at Diamond Bar, CA around midnight, we spotted what appeared to be a bright star.
San Jose · CA, USA
red/gray "fireball" in San Jose, Ca 1/12/11
Davis · CA, USA
Black craft in triangle shape in a big field between residential neighborhood and country. Approx 15-20 yards wide, about 150-200 ft up
Valley Village · CA, USA
Triangular Shaped Object With three lights on the bottom in Valley Village,CA
Burbank · CA, USA
U.F.Os caught on camera while taking pictures of chemtrails on the evening of Saturday, Jan 15th 2011.
Dealth Valley · CA, USA
Bright, fast maneuvering light over Death Valley, CA.
South San Francisco · CA, USA
Blue light moving erratically over South San Francisco
American Canyon · CA, USA
strange craft over american canyon california. 2 bright and 4 or 5 white lights.
Citrus Heights · CA, USA
saw 3 red lights going threw the sky in sacramento Ca.
Napa · CA, USA
Triangle shape with orange white lights moved directly above me while driving.
Tehachapi · CA, USA
Bright light over Tehachapi, Ca
Simi Valley · CA, USA
Bright light seen from stable most early eves from afar...is not aircraft!! Appears to greet us? ((NUFORC Note: Star or planet?? PD)
Lancaster · CA, USA
3 amber/orange lights with loud rumble sound move through Lancaster CA
San Ramon · CA, USA
Three bright objects seen over the San Ramon/Dublin/Pleasanton/Livermore, CA sky.
Riverside · CA, USA
Extremely fast black triangle
San Francisco · CA, USA
Set of Orange Lights in the sky in San Francisco
El Cajon · CA, USA
Pinkish red light
Watsonville · CA, USA
Circular or disc shaped flying object with flashing lights, light in color, silent and leaving instantly.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Four white lights zigzagging across Los Angeles
Encinitas · CA, USA
triangle of lights fly over Swami's point in the evening
Chino · CA, USA
60 freeway upside down white triangle.
Sacramento · CA, USA
Three UFOS over 1-5 in Sacramento
Bakersfield · CA, USA
A boomerang hovers in the sky over Bakersfield
Orinda · CA, USA
Silent, triangle shaped craft, white light tipped, slowly moving over Easy Bay Area hills
Ridgecrest · CA, USA
It looked to be a very large craft.