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)
Rancho Cucamonga · CA, USA
weird tear drop object that was moving extremely fast
San Diego · CA, USA
Update on previous San Diego rectangular object
San Diego · CA, USA
Huge rectangular object seen over north San Diego.
Salyer · CA, USA
Sighted 2 white cigar shaped craft traveling parallel just above the tree line crossing river
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
Fireballs in the North joined by others moving slowly from the South East then they drift upwards getting smaller disappearing
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
8/23/09 @ 8:50pm , duration 15 minutes, Santa Rosa, CA - several witness. 7 Orange/red oval objects -stood still
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
Unusual Red/Orange Spheres Arrive and form a triangle over Santa Rosa, Sonoma County USA
Tustin · CA, USA
Large yellow & red lights on Red Hill Ave, going South towards Irvine Blvd. The lights simultaneous disappeared as I approached.
Bell · CA, USA
metalic spheres
La Mesa · CA, USA
Bright cingular light above San diego that has no sound, has very jerky movement, and is at a extremely high altitude.
Modesto · CA, USA
it looked like three bright dots, small gap then three more bright dots. it was dancing gracefully a mile or two above the horizon.
Concord · CA, USA
shooting star-like stops then a rectangular sivery metal ship appears going slow straight 400 ft in the air
Carmichael · CA, USA
Saw three star-like objects moving through the sky.
Carmichael · CA, USA
Saw three star-like objects moving through the sky, two moving together, one independent.
Aliso Viejo · CA, USA
A very bright white light moving slowly West from the South, South East of Aliso Viejo California.
Corona · CA, USA
My husband, myself and my eleven year old were stargazing at the planet Jupiter in our southern night sky. As my husband was positioni
Clovis · CA, USA
Three flashing red lights in a triangular shape seen south of Fresno
Modesto · CA, USA
Two crafts spotted over Westfield shopping cntr. Modesto
Modesto · CA, USA
3 unidentified aircraft over Modesto, CA
San Diego · CA, USA
burning fireball in sky mistook for moon!
San Rafael · CA, USA
Still light object accelerates to right in night sky and disappears.
Rolling Hills · CA, USA
Triangles over San Pedro Basin. ((NUFORC Note: Student report. PD))
Westlake Village · CA, USA
Driving on the 101 freeway north between Lindero Canyon and Westlake Boulevard exits, watching a rather remarkable sunset, there sudden
Hayward · CA, USA
I saw a perfect triangle with lights at each point
San Diego · CA, USA
White flash of light zipped across night sky from southern direction towards the north and blacked out instantly.