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)
Palm Desert · CA, USA
two persons whitness a fast, large stealth fighter like object with no lights in palm desert for six seconds then makes s turn.
Weaverville · CA, USA
It looks to me like "it's" trying pose as a star or planet. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Venus or Sirius?? PD))
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Bright object over Los Angeles turning from west to east then toward the south. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of ISS?? PD))
San Diego · CA, USA
It looked like all the colors of the rainbow and I took some pictures and what came out was a circle then a line.
Earp · CA, USA
A momentary string of orange-yellow lights near CA-AZ border.
San Diego · CA, USA
A bright white fireball in the N about 1k high, fell to the NE it was about to hit houses and vanished, lasted15 secs.
Pittsburg · CA, USA
I've never seen anything like it.
Berkeley · CA, USA
Saucer shaped object quickly appears and disappears over Golden Gate Bridge
Lake View Terrace · CA, USA
I saw a green sphere emitting sound at eye level from 20 feet away here in Los Angeles County.
Grover Beach · CA, USA
oval/disc shaped object with red, green, and white neon lights blinking going slowly over central coast ca
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Neon green UFO over Los Angeles
Azusa · CA, USA
orange ball over Azusa california
Rancho Cordova · CA, USA
Little army of star like lights pass over Sacramento County!Quite a scare.
Irvine · CA, USA
3 diamond shaped light configurations in the northwest corner of the sky towards Newport Beach, CA
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Silver object over Los Angeles clear skies.
San Diego · CA, USA
Balls of light
San Diego · CA, USA
Confirm a report dated 02/12/09 in San Diego at approx 20:00 hrs.
San Diego · CA, USA
Extreemly bright UFO "orb" over San Diego for over an hour, 8:00pm, February 12, 2009. ((NUFORC Note: Venus. PD))
San Jacinto · CA, USA
A CIGER SHAPE OBJECT AT SCHOOL !
Fresno · CA, USA
Glowing bluish- green ball of light flying west to east at rapid rate of speed. ((NUFORC Note: Possible meteor?? PD))
Woodland · CA, USA
bright light floating in the sky then accelerating to disapearance
Visalia · CA, USA
It was about 7:30pm we looked into the sky (Southeast) and there was a very large bright off white light with a green tint around it.
Angelus Oaks · CA, USA
Strange shadow in the sky
Thousand Oaks · CA, USA
I saw two lights about to collide then suddenly one circles the other before they take off at rapid speed.
Mountain View · CA, USA
Slow moving disk emitting beams.