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)
Roseville · CA, USA
Oblong amber transulucnet pulsating object moved from one side of the sky to the other and moved quickly.
Lower Lake · CA, USA
2 high flying lights heading appr. due east or NE from direction of Northern Bay Area, flying much faster than normal aircraft and much
Burbank · CA, USA
first thought it was sky divers with lites till the lights formed and moved up 100 feet off the ground that was when i freaked out.
Corona · CA, USA
Three orange circular objects in the evening sky hovered for 12 minutes and then vanished.
Auburn · CA, USA
Black craft 600 ft above home, seen by two girls in suburban Auburn.
Ridgecrest · CA, USA
Triangular shaped object that flew over witnesses three times before splitting into 90 triangles and flying eastward
Encino · CA, USA
Blue and red triangular craft spotted; red disc spotted soon after
Modesto · CA, USA
3 brightly lit formation in the sky in Central California
Fontana · CA, USA
5 white circles were seen from the east going from south to north.
Vallejo · CA, USA
Observed a kite-shaped asterism silently moving like a low flying plane.
Glendale · CA, USA
A V-shaped object in the night sky, no noise, could only be seen with binoculars
El Dorado Hills · CA, USA
looks like a blinking star with white, red, blue lights , appears and disappears. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Sirius? PD))
Loleta · CA, USA
Bright white light flickering red and green over the pacific ocean. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of twinkling star? PD))
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Curcular disk shaped craft with 3 bright lights ascends straight up into the sky over Los Angeles at an unusually slow speed.
Santa Cruz/Aptos · CA, USA
First noticed bright small light while star-gazing at Westcliff. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of twinling star?? PD))
Auburn · CA, USA
A large, black triangle ship flying low at mid-day with no sound
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Two bright blue lights in western sky southern california
Redding · CA, USA
Soft orange glowing diamond shape with circular center
San Diego · CA, USA
STATIONARY LIGHTS SEEN EAST OF SAN DIEGO
Anaheim · CA, USA
Looked up in the WNW sky and saw a light that was blinking white,green,and then red; object briefly moved and then stayed still.
Modesto · CA, USA
Three different color light flying every which way...not together
Porterville · CA, USA
round ball hovering change colors from blue, red and orange
Compton · CA, USA
I really know that what i saw was not of this earth
Big Bear City · CA, USA
Driving home on hwy. 38 going towards Big Bear I saw six amber lights hovering above the mountain approximately 1000 feet above the rid
Davis · CA, USA
The UFO came into my vision as i was sitting in my yard. I was facing north and i noticed the white bright light flying through the sk