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)
Monterey · CA, USA
2 lights, green and blue, crazy movements over Monterey
Modesto · CA, USA
2 UFO IN MODESTO. ((NUFORC Note: Possible hoax?? PD))
Santa Maria · CA, USA
UFO sighting Santa Maria, CA
Kettleman City · CA, USA
Red lights in a triangle over Kettleman City, CA
Modesto · CA, USA
Blue UFO in North Modesto, Ca.
Santa Nella · CA, USA
Two low flying green lights near Hwy. 5 disappear in mid-air!
Ft. Bragg · CA, USA
T shaped, twinkeling lights, and then vanished.
San Bernardino · CA, USA
I saw three orange lights that came at different times and went out like a flame on a candle at different times.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
5 white circular things in the L.A. sky on the day before valentine's day...
Pasadena/Los Angeles · CA, USA
Triangle formation in the sky with two globes to the right of the triangle.
Sunnyvale · CA, USA
witnessed formation of 30-40 dim objects fly in south direction over Sunnyvale, Ca
Redding · CA, USA
Round ball of light type object floating silentley over the trees around the river.
Long Beach · CA, USA
UFO sighting Long Beach, CA - Small spherical bright light reflective object remaining perfectly stationary
Burson · CA, USA
UFO Over Burson, California - 2010.
Fontana · CA, USA
Just not the same as a jet landing in Ontario airport.
petaluma · CA, USA
Star like looking white lights traveling in a line then disappearing.
Mojave (21 mi. NW of) · CA, USA
My companion and I had taken a well marked trail into a valley that had seen a lot of mining in the 1920-30s, and we were the only trav
San Diego · CA, USA
light moving slowly changes speed and direction radically
Woodland Hills · CA, USA
observed six flying objects with no wings traveling very fast in perfect formation.
Randsburg · CA, USA
Unknown object flying at unusual pattern
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
small shiny diamond hovers
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
Metallic Teardrop Shaped Object
Twin Peaks · CA, USA
strange loud aircraft with green neon on it's belly flying sideways into the sky
Temple City · CA, USA
my lady & I witnessed a orange light floating like a balloon moving. then stopped moving, for about 20sec nothing happened until a stre
Sonoma · CA, USA
Large unidentified craft observed in the Napa sloughs.