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)
various · CA, USA
I posted the report about the football shaped fireball type craft in fresno, ca 1989 just now. here are a few other sightings ive had.
Palmdale · CA, USA
TRAVELING HOME FROM CLEANING SALON,HAD FEELING SOMETHING ODD AROUND ME,LOOKING UP SAW 3 LIGHTS MOVING IN A HOVERING TYPE POSITION,I
Spring Valley · CA, USA
A bright red light in the sky NW of Spring Valley, CA was observed for approximately 20 minutes at midnight 01/01/09.
Canoga Park · CA, USA
RED SPHERE travels in West San Fernando Valley sky New Year's Eve 2008/2009
El Cajon · CA, USA
red light
San Diego · CA, USA
Single red object stationary in sky in San Diego on New Year's Eve 2008.
San Diego · CA, USA
In recent years past, I have noticed on two seperate new years eves a very strange and very bright red light. I told my wife after wat
Pasadena · CA, USA
Signs are here for all to see
Olivehurst · CA, USA
Red and white lights curving around a large hovering black mass, which speed off very fast.
Concord · CA, USA
Regular, almost nightly sightings of bright star-like objects and one large slow flying object with red light
Riverside · CA, USA
LARGE YELLOW BALL THAT HOVERED IN THE SKY, IT DID NOT BLINK OR CHANGE SHAPE IN ANYWAY. IT SIMPLY GLOWED, I RAN INSIDE TO GET MY BROTHE
Yankee Hill · CA, USA
Thought it was a bright star at first. Then the light moved down close to the trees. It moved around the mountains for about 4 to 5 m
Lancaster · CA, USA
object moved in matter of seconds from east side of the sky to west side of the sky a distance of 2miles
San Jose · CA, USA
It was 1 : 30 pm me and my wife where standing outside of our apartment when we see 3 flying object very high in the sky we stayed wa
Ventura · CA, USA
A slow rising black boomerang shaped object, it had no trail and no lights.
Concord · CA, USA
Red blinking black triangle spotted over highway 24 downtown plesant hill/ geary exit CA
Norwalk · CA, USA
Single craft that changed color and direction before disappearing into space.
Nipomo · CA, USA
Unknown fiery object off coast in Nipomo, CA. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Venus? PD))
Rancho Cucamonga · CA, USA
Two star like bright lights moving in oppostie directions and one changing directions in the clear morning skies of Rancho Cucamonga
Palmdale · CA, USA
Abnormaly bright light hovering above the western horizon for 20 min. Very strange, piqued my curiosity. ((NUFORC Note: Venus. PD))
Rancho Cucamonga · CA, USA
Second sighting of a bright light moving from left to right high up in the clear blue sky early morning in Rancho Cucamonga, ca
Los Angeles · CA, USA
black ufo over los angeles
Fillmore · CA, USA
several flickering bright objects sometimes moving rapidly
Rancho Cucamonga · CA, USA
Third sighting of a bright star like light changing colors blue and white moving across the morning sky in Rancho cucamonga
Dobbins · CA, USA
Brilliant star but too low and moved back and forth behind trees as other vehicles approached.