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
A black cylinder floated in the sky.
Gridley · CA, USA
Silent Lights
Mira Loma · CA, USA
a fire trail and fire ball explosion about 20 miles southwest of large airport - possible magnetic effects.
Val Verde/Castaic · CA, USA
Two people witnessed an object that was hovering just above a mountain in the Santa Clarita Valley of southern California which had alt
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Neon green and red lights seen "Danicing" in the Eastern Bakersfield skies
Van Nuys · CA, USA
Strange object hovering over the city.
Orleans · CA, USA
4 star-like moving objects come from different directions in sky, then circle around each other before taking off in different directio
Ojai · CA, USA
Red, white, changing object moving around erratically over Santa Barbara, Ventura, Ojai area
Sebastopol · CA, USA
Extremely Bright, Triangular shape over St Stevens, Sebastopol.
Norwalk · CA, USA
Bright Flash greenish blue
Sacramento · CA, USA
A low elevation very bright circular blue/white light moved extremely fast across the sky for 5 or 6 seconds, made no noise.
Roseville · CA, USA
Object in the sky that was in a stationary position for 10 minutes before disapearing
Palmdale · CA, USA
orange oval shape sat in the sky then disapperad and re-appered when two jets approached.
Red Bluff · CA, USA
Light In The Sky
Canoga Park · CA, USA
Golden Bright Saucer.
Orangevale · CA, USA
The obj. looked just like a star color and size from my angle; took a arc type path/ just dissapperd. ((NUFORC Note: Satellite? PD))
Lodi · CA, USA
Small shiney glare in sky, like a plane, and disappeared rather than flew away.
Modesto · CA, USA
ball of flame
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Large object -- appeared top be burning. ((NUFORC Note: Possible contrail?? PD))
Long Beach · CA, USA
Fireball. With flames.
Orangevale · CA, USA
Large white glowing like object taveling verticall.disapears under airplain.
Atascadero · CA, USA
Saw an Object moving to the South South East and changed course and gained altitude and disappeared into the night sky.
Fresno · CA, USA
Bright light southbound over Fresno, Ca.
Sacramento (approx. 45 mi. from; heading to San Francisco) · CA, USA
Alien probe/craft sighted above rolling hills in California
Mountain View · CA, USA
Mysterious triangular objects over Mountain View