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)
Fremont · CA, USA
I saw a brightly lightes v shaped ufo while driving through fremont,ca.
San Diego · CA, USA
low flying saucer in suburban area. ((NUFORC Note: Student report. PD))
Monrovia · CA, USA
Above my home a large/huge dark unshaped figuer, blending in as a star passing threw from east to west in 15min
Concord · CA, USA
Very small lights, very high. moved at great speed and cganged direction. Not aircraft.
Riverside · CA, USA
Bright light moving from NW to SE
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Large Triangle sighted over L.A
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
I was standing outside early in the morning looking at the stars and i noticed what appeared to me as one of the stars started to mve i
Clovis · CA, USA
Thousands of transparent, faintly illuminated objects flying over Clovis, CA 10/13/08 9:20 pm
San Francisco · CA, USA
What caught my attention was how close they were together. I thought it was vapor trials from two planes that was going to land at sfo
Barstow · CA, USA
Blue Beam project known seen from the high desert in CA.
Hemet · CA, USA
Three poeple seen 25 to 50 star-like flying objects
Vallejo · CA, USA
Sunning in backyard, small round object, gray and transluscent, incredible speed, 10 to 12 seconds.
Manteca · CA, USA
~10:35 PM, Central Valley California. 10/14/08 Looking North
Irvine · CA, USA
Disc hovering at a southernmost tilt west of NB I-405 at Irvine Medows CA
San Diego · CA, USA
"Cloud" shape moving south, no lights,sound or exhaust at about 16:00
San Ramon · CA, USA
This happened some years ago when I was with my ex-boyfriend. He invited his married friends/couple over for dinner. When they got ther
Woodland · CA, USA
Strange Pulsating Red Light Vanishes Without A Trace,
Fairfield · CA, USA
me and my friend were in his garage and my friend said "HOLY CRAP" i think im looking a UFO then i look and it has 4 white lights and 1
Playa del Rey · CA, USA
Two white spherical objects rotating about each other at low altitude rise until out of sight.
Santa Ana · CA, USA
2 UFOs sighted flying together over Santa Ana, California and photographed.
Manteca · CA, USA
Yellow haze light with no sound flying low to ground then disappeared into the night in Manteca, Ca
Rancho Santa Margarita · CA, USA
Moving bright lights moving in all directions in Southern California.
Pacifica to Belmont · CA, USA
I also witnessed 3 trianglular shape lights above the Pacifica Town on the water 10/17 at the same time 6:00 pm
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
one circular father away. one several circles joned together that changed shapes.both white. clear sky. moved 10 degrees towards th
Victorville · CA, USA
cluster of white lights that changed shapes