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)
San Clemente · CA, USA
Ufo sighting off of south orange county coast
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Strange Light Observed over Santa Monica Bay
Manhattan Beach · CA, USA
At around 950pm (PDT) , my wife and I were walking our dogs around the block when we observed a shining light in the sky. Our fi
Salinas · CA, USA
multi strobing stationary lights in the night sky. ((NUFORC Note: Star? PD))
Seal Beach · CA, USA
I saw, in broad daylight, up to 18 white, round dots that disappeard, reappeared, and multiplied several times.
Chino · CA, USA
Round UFO with yellow-orange moving lights traveling east to west and disappeared.
Palo Alto · CA, USA
four lights,wierd hovering sound flying over silicon
Chico · CA, USA
Flashing Lights Moving In A Circular Motion. ((NUFORC Note: Star?? PD))
Tiburon · CA, USA
A flashing beacon fell from the sky into my back yard. ((NUFORC Note: Possible star?? PD))
Santa Monica · CA, USA
object made by many rings
San Francisco · CA, USA
Abnormal Movement of Unknown Object
Shingle Springs · CA, USA
Silver shape travelling at great speed
San Mateo · CA, USA
UFO sighting and Flashing lights over San Mateo California
Pomona · CA, USA
Spotted over the freeway - Flying Squid Like object
Hesperia · CA, USA
Strange lights not visible to the naked eye but not to the camara.
Buena Park · CA, USA
i really dnt want to waste my time on perfecting this letter but me and my sister and two other friends saw a ufo, no lie it was close
Long Beach · CA, USA
Saw bright green flash & streak, no accompanying sound, suspected copper/thallium-containing iron meteorite.
Whittier · CA, USA
UFO Over Southern California
Moorpark · CA, USA
Orange glowing sphere traversing the sky and changing course abruptly
Lake Elsinore · CA, USA
Lake Elsinore sighting 8/2/10 0600
Long Beach · CA, USA
Very fast Oblong crescent shaped object streaking through sky above Long Beach/Seal Beach, CA
Naval weapons base Fallbrook · CA, USA
Elongated object with 7 white lights
Davis · CA, USA
I witness an Orange Flourecent Light in the shape of an orb turn into what appreared to be an airplane.
Perris · CA, USA
Large object with a variety of very birght colors in the sky moved quite rapidly......for no appearent reason?
San Jose · CA, USA
White dot in sky seen streaking twice in opposite directions over East San Jose foothills.