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)
Porterville · CA, USA
Circle object at high altitude was moving erratically in the sky staying around the same area for over 20 minutes. Accelerating, stopp
Ontario · CA, USA
4 orange dots im the sky
Modesto · CA, USA
Bright light in Modesto, CA sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Sirius?? PD))
Campbell · CA, USA
While looking off our balcony, we saw a stationary bright light that after a few minutes dimmed and started moving at increasing speeds
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
Orange orbs over Santa Barbara
Wilmington · CA, USA
red non blinking triangular pattern objects seen moving in fast z pattern in night sky
El Cajon · CA, USA
9 squares in a flying V but moved as one structure, silent, no lights, lit by the city lights below.
Long Beach · CA, USA
I know of no object that could do it.
San Francisco · CA, USA
UFO sighting around the SF bay area.
Baker · CA, USA
A light, traveling very quickly, passed us on a highway and dissapeared.
Palm Springs · CA, USA
another craft sighting near the san jacinto mountains in california.
Anaheim · CA, USA
Triangular shape object with very faint, dimmed circles for gray light seen over Disneyland.
Fremont · CA, USA
Four flashes of light
Galt · CA, USA
Black triangle with rounded edges with bright round lights near each corner, crossed over freeway I-5 April 30th at 9:40 PM .
Anaheim · CA, USA
orbs fast dissapear
Brea · CA, USA
The object hovered for about an hour and a half over the City of Anaheim
Brea · CA, USA
The Anaheim report of 2-01-09 was 3-01-09, I submit this correction.
Cherry Valley · CA, USA
sunrise ufo
Hollywood/Burbank city limit · CA, USA
Three UFOs seen close to Universal Studios.
Arcata · CA, USA
Bright glowing object falls from Arcata sky, air craft persues.
Long Beach · CA, USA
They were moving to fast not to make a shock wave sound
Duarte · CA, USA
It looked like a smashed diamond a parallagram if you will-the color of flash like a camera, during I got my cell phone it was gone.
Westly · CA, USA
then the three lights got very big and formed a straight line and lit up the inside of our car
Point Richmond · CA, USA
Star-like UFO moving like a bloodhound from side to side & backwards across the sky in S.F. Area
Porterville · CA, USA
huge craft moving at incredible speed after hovering for about 3 hours