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)
Hesperia · CA, USA
a very fast, non-flashing, non blinking, semi bright object caught my eye.. ((Starlink satellites?))
Burbank · CA, USA
Decending off /white lights over Verdugo Mts. in Burbank, Ca. ((Starlink satellites?))
Fresno · CA, USA
We noticed two glowing lights moving at the same speed and reached a part of the sky and disappeared. ((Starlink satellites?))
Palm Springs · CA, USA
About 4 little lights far up in night sky in a line following each other. ((Starlink satellites))
Santee · CA, USA
I noticed the stars and another in a perfect line. ((Starlink satellites))
Antioch · CA, USA
GIGANTIC DARK CRAFT CLOAKED INSIDE A CLOUD CLEARLY POPS OUT OF CLOUD SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO MALFUNCTION OF SOME SORT
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
MADAR Node 57
Palm Spring · CA, USA
the light were headed eastbound they were one after any in a straight line. ((Starlink satellites?))
Lamont · CA, USA
A few minutes later it seemed as if we were being invaded. ((Starlink satellites))
Murrieta · CA, USA
For the course of 30 minutes we witnessed what we thought was just a satellite moving across the night sky ((Starlink satellites?))
Paradise and Quincy · CA, USA
Many continual crafts moving one after another in perfect spacing and speed. ((Starlink satellites?))
Tracy · CA, USA
((NUFORC Note: Witness provides no information about sighting. PD))
Altadena · CA, USA
Witnessed a total of 51 unidentified flying objects (single distant unblinking lights. ((Starlink satellites?))
Fontana · CA, USA
What sorta scared me was these lights were like coming out of no ware ((Starlink satellites?))
Thousand Oaks · CA, USA
Almost appeared as bright Satellites moving in a straight line formation evenly spaced. ((Starlink satellites?))
Alhambra · CA, USA
We had seen one fairly large looking star turning red and white. ((Starlink satellites?))
Citrus Heights · CA, USA
Star formations moving in unison in a straight line for an hour. ((Starlink satellites?))
Brentwood · CA, USA
High flying lights one after the other heading NE may be 20 lights or more. ((Starlink satellites))
Montebello · CA, USA
OK as I looked up I know what satellites look like when I spot one in the sky and how fast they're moving and how they do not look like
Concord · CA, USA
Illuminated objects moving in linear formation. ((Starlink satellites?))
Calabasas · CA, USA
13 White lights with no sound traveling very high and fast in a linear fashion over 5 minutes. ((Starlink satellites?))
Calabasas · CA, USA
13 White lights with no sound traveling very high and fast in a linear fashion over 5 minutes. ((Starlink satellites))
Sacramento · CA, USA
8 lights hovering over Sacramento skies
Arcata · CA, USA
ARCATA, CA, 15 minute show of MANY satellite-type objects. ((Starlink satellites))
Fresno · CA, USA
Lights flying in a line. ((Starlink satellites))