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)
La Verne · CA, USA
Black rectangular object hovering over La Verne Ca. north of 210 fwy
Visalia · CA, USA
formation fly lights over California
Santa Ana · CA, USA
((HOAX??)) Grey Alien Being
Los Angeles (Lincoln Heights) · CA, USA
Two different types of objects were filmed on June 5th 2009 near Dodger Stadium 3:00 PM
Elk Grove · CA, USA
3 UFOs in Sacramento, Ca. Viewed from Elk Grove, CA. the same night News Air10 Helicopter filmed UFO sighting.
Hollister · CA, USA
Orange glowing disc over Hollister, CA
Long Beach/Cerritos · CA, USA
3 bright dots in a form of a triangle pointing south.
Van Nuys · CA, USA
At about 11PM Sunday i was standing in my parking lot and noticed 2 orbs of light they had a amber glow! they were there for about 10 m
Manteca · CA, USA
((HOAX??)) A big, bright, white star appeared out of no where and started moving to the sky and made lops.
Los Angeles (Lincoln Heights) · CA, USA
UFO in Los Angeles Late night 6/08/09
La Mirada · CA, USA
An extremly bright, sporadically moving object seen flying then slowly fading into nothing before our eyes. ((NUFORC Note: ISS?? PD))
Fallbrook · CA, USA
Square flying object w/white lights on corners, red light on sides, white in center. Another had one BIG red light and moved VERYY fast
Soquel · CA, USA
Triangle w/three lights flying very low, very fast and silent. Nothing similar that I've ever seen. I'm not crazy.
Lakewood · CA, USA
triangle formation
West Hollywood and west · CA, USA
Approx 9 to 10 pm June 12 2009. Clear sky. Originally observed 2 crafts kind of pulsating light off in the distance from a hotel balc
Oakland · CA, USA
Strange light over Oakland during the day.
San Francisco · CA, USA
4 UFOs over the Sunset District in San Francisco CA on 6/14/09 around 9:00 pm.
Emeryville · CA, USA
Fast moving linear object with three lights in a night sky.
Escondido · CA, USA
Large Light green flamelike shaped object or light flying horizontally
Barstow · CA, USA
I saw five yellow lights in a row up in the sky. The five lights became one and then disappeared. There was not a cloud in the sky.
Modesto · CA, USA
Glowing different colors alien space craft. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of "twinkling" stars? PD))
Martinez · CA, USA
Bright Red Light Hovering in the sky
Van Nuys · CA, USA
Three orbs in the sky . Not making any sounds or moving in any derection!
Bermuda Dunes · CA, USA
UFO sighting in Bermuda Dunes, California. Coachella Valley over Santa Rosa Mountains.
Whittier · CA, USA
One jumping light dissapears,