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)
Irvine · CA, USA
There was a ring of blue lights that did not appear to move in the sky.
Laguna Hills · CA, USA
rectangle shape object flying over laguna hills going at a slow speed and dissapearing after a short time.
Sanger · CA, USA
i saw something.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Cigar shaped craft, extremely faint with lights flashing from left to right and back.
Pomona · CA, USA
The craft moved too much to be an airplane and it made certain moves that make it not man made.
Sanger · CA, USA
second sighting ever and this month.
Brentwood (contra costa) · CA, USA
UFO in the EAST BAY,CA 4/07/2008?
Brentwood · CA, USA
V-shaped, no sound, no light , Gliding slowly
Brentwood · CA, USA
V-shaped gliding over my house.
Fremont · CA, USA
UFO Spotted in Fremont Hills
San Diego · CA, USA
White/Silvery kind of Boomarang shaped object, low and slow moving to the east of Lemon Grove chased by 2 Jets.
Los Osos · CA, USA
U.F.O. over the central coast of California
Arcata · CA, USA
I saw a bright and big star-like object at night floating over a university weight room gym after I exited the facility.
Vacaville · CA, USA
Sighting of a disc shaped object in the sky
Glendale · CA, USA
Three red solid parallel lines of light moving from East to West.
San Jose · CA, USA
real ufo's
Shafter · CA, USA
dont no what to say i was amazed it was just like my dream
San Diego · CA, USA
Faint blue intermittent flash like a very distant star. The object would flash for several seconds then dissapear, then would flash ag
Sonora · CA, USA
Grey Translucent Being Studying Flowers in my Garden! 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Lucerne · CA, USA
I was looking out my sliding glass door, through the screen, at what appeared to be almost a Christmas card photograph; two trees and a
Pismo · CA, USA
Bright orange 'star' seen for 2 minutes by multiple witnesses. ((NUFORC Note: Possible Iridium satellite?? PD))
Porter Ranch · CA, USA
Stationery pulsating jellyfish like object flashing purple, green, white and red lights over San Fernando Valley April 12, 2008
Valencia · CA, USA
A bright object was seen from a far distance. It gave off a bright white light, sometimes turning gold, then it would turn red
Sacramento · CA, USA
Roaring noises in the skies.
Desert Hot Springs · CA, USA
A Bright Ball of Light Seen Ascending in the Night Sky Near Joshua Tree Natl. Park .