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)
Three Rivers · CA, USA
Watched and recorded a UFO (for 4.5 hours) in the skies over the Giant Sequoia National Forest. ((NUFORC Note: Venus or Jupiter? PD))
Orange · CA, USA
Bright white object very large that traveled in the sky unbelievably fast in many different directions.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
((HOAX??)) They know who we are. They are calling our names.
Desert Center · CA, USA
Stadium sized ship slowly rotated 180 degrees then 5-6 silver balls of light slowly flew out - Desert Center, CA
Coalinga · CA, USA
Low flying black triangle, 3 bright lights scanning the ground, also performing acrobatics flipping end over end
Nevada City · CA, USA
My girlfriend and I witnessed a well lit craft that was completely silent, but appeared to be flying at speeds upward of 5 hundred MPH
National Forest · CA, USA
3 objects fyling north bound got to within 1000ft of them, Looked to be glowing silver orbs dripping metal as they spun around.
Rocklin · CA, USA
Rotating, dark gray, rectangles I saw during the DAY!
Bishop · CA, USA
i was taking a picture of a thunder head cloud in bishop california when i noticed a black object triangluar object in the phot
Lodi · CA, USA
Low flyng glowing goldish UFO
Rohnert Park · CA, USA
Flickering gold light, inaudible, slowly moving along a low cloud ceiling
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Zig-zagging point of light.
Temecula · CA, USA
Red bright light flighs across the dim sky!!
Davis · CA, USA
Light that moved.
Half Moon Bay · CA, USA
7-24-10 Yellow-orange bright lit circular object moving vertical and horizontal seen in Half Moon Bay CA.
Jamestown · CA, USA
UFOs over my house nightly
Vacaville · CA, USA
I HEARD A UFO ON MT. VACA AT 2:30 AM VACAVILLE, CA.
Amboy · CA, USA
((HOAX??)) 10 spacecraft and the wormhole that they came out of somewhere over amboy ca. 7/26/10 9.or 9.30pm.
Barstow and Needles (between) · CA, USA
7/26/10 between Barstow and Needles CA unusal changing lights traveling through the Majave desert
Playa del Rey · CA, USA
I saw this happen one time before but never reported it but Wed night I was star gazing and a really bright light turned on and then of
Clayton · CA, USA
Circular craft with red and blue rotating lights flying above Mt. Diablo slowly descended towards land near Clayton, CA.
Gustine · CA, USA
2 white disks spotted over central California during the day
Chico · CA, USA
Triangle shaped formation of lights slowed and stopped, then changed direction and flew off.
Clovis · CA, USA
Circular light over Fresno county, seen in Clovis.
Arcadia · CA, USA
Bright Light That Changed Intensity and Color, Then Disappeared