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)
Fresno · CA, USA
Lights flying in a line. ((Starlink satellites?))
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
5 solid red lights horizontal. ((Starlink satellites?))
Inglewood · CA, USA
how ever i saw a few ligths no the sky at nigth with the neig ((Starlink satellites))
Redding · CA, USA
300 plus ships in a sequential formation over California. ((Starlink satellites?))
Kensington · CA, USA
Single file line of close-together evenly-spaced bright blue balls of lights moving smoothly across sky (W to E) & fading into horizon.
Napa · CA, USA
a moving star looked like a satellite except there were others following there were 30 total. ((Starlink satellites?))
San Diego · CA, USA
I observed something Friday, April 17, that may be related to what you reported about on “Coast to Coast” the next night regarding five
San Jose · CA, USA
I noticed what appeared to be a satalite drifting across the sky. ((Starlink satellites))
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
A massive amount of extremely fast moving, single colored, bright lights. Absolutely no sounds. ((Starlink satellites?))
Antioch · CA, USA
STRANGE ROW OF TINY STAR-LIKE DOTS TRAVELING IN A LINE, EVENLY SPACED AND GOING THE SAME SPEED. ((Starlink satellites?))
Cameron Park · CA, USA
((NUFORC Note: Witness provides no information. PD))
Bishop · CA, USA
We witnessed several circular objects come over n right after each other with 1 minuet apart from each other ((Starlink satellites?))
Redding · CA, USA
20-30 single lighted flying objects flying steadily in linear formation. ((Starlink satellites?))
Roseville · CA, USA
We witnessed 10-12 formation lights in the sky.They were perfectly apart from each other. ((Starlink satellites?))
Durham · CA, USA
Myself and 1 other person saw lights flying in formation for approximately 30 minutes. Lost count at 50. ((Starlink satellites?))
Richmond · CA, USA
Triangular shaped object flying in night sky
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
Aliens seen in metallic sphere lights in Santa Rosa California. ((Starlink satellites?))
Orleans · CA, USA
We both looked up to see a steady stream of individual 50+ lights equally distanced. ((Starlink satellites?))
Watsonville · CA, USA
MADAR Node 105
Compton · CA, USA
Circular object floating on top of my apartment complex in the middle it was spinning really quick then it disappeared.
Newport Beach · CA, USA
I saw this flying object around 10:30 at night I was at Newport Beach to see the bioluminescence it was there for 6 hours I left around
Modesto · CA, USA
Triangle shaped aircraft with three lights flying high and quiet.
Cypress · CA, USA
Ring app captures unique cloud formations then triangular lighted object followed by what appears to be a disc shaped object.
Santa Maria · CA, USA
I have a picture of a craft that almost caused the driver to wreck.
Moreno Valley · CA, USA
3 lights hovering over Riverside County. 2 eye witnesses.