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)
Escondido · CA, USA
color changing flashes fly from southeast of Escondido to overhead then change direction and disappears.
Lake Forest · CA, USA
This thing was flying away from us, once we noticed it the object flew towards us and changed the color of its lights.
Newport Beach · CA, USA
UFOs posing as Stars, moving in sky off coast of SoCal.
Cabazon · CA, USA
This was definately not a star!
Novato (??) · CA, USA
3 lights moving all at the same speed, spinning,and moving fast it landed and took off again
Davis · CA, USA
Bright pin-point of white light that moved, faded, and disappeared.
Victorville · CA, USA
Orange light spotted and it couldnt be a star.
Sunnyvale · CA, USA
very big shiney disc traveling quietly, high & fast, no lights, directly north in sunnyvale ca
Leggett · CA, USA
three separate intense light flashes not in line in clear mountain night
Los Angeles · CA, USA
anomalous red blinking light moved silently over rooftops in a residential neighborhood
Escondido · CA, USA
non-flashing high altitude light over north county San Diego
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Silver Sphere observed above Southern California beach afternoon of 7/25/09.
Ridgecrest · CA, USA
Creamy white ball of light moving in southeastern to eastern sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of ISS at 21:00 hrs.?? PD))
Redding · CA, USA
Brightly illuminated thin cigar. ((NUFORC Note: ISS sighting. PD))
Auberry · CA, USA
White Star Object over the Sierra Mountains. ((NUFORC Note: ISS sighting. PD))
Pollockpines · CA, USA
unexplainable craft with some millitary involvement that WAS NOT consistant with anything ((NUFORC Note: ISS sighting. PD))
Corona · CA, USA
strange light maneuvering along the foothills
Santa Paula · CA, USA
Three flashing lights , bright blue and red in mountains moving around in what apperared to be an oval shaped disk then to the left of
Santa Paula · CA, USA
This thing lit up and we could see lights all around it when it powered up to move
Poway · CA, USA
Fireball and disk seen north of Poway, CA 92064 ((NUFORC Note: ISS overflight at 20:43 hrs. on this date. PD))
Capitola · CA, USA
formation forming (triangle) group of lights
Antioch · CA, USA
appeared too be a very large gigantic bright shooting like star which was fluorescent-white in color with a reddish-orange aura around
Pomona · CA, USA
UFO OVER POMONA
Burbank · CA, USA
Bright light, rapid change of direction. High speed.
Alta Loma · CA, USA
Weird sound over Rancho Cucamonga