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)
Acton · CA, USA
Bad weather and overcast skies make a great place to test they're new toys
Irvine · CA, USA
Dark circular object surrounded by white/bluish tinted lights.
San Jose · CA, USA
i was looking at the stars early this morning when all of the sudden one star starts moving from i would say mid west skies heading eas
Sonoma · CA, USA
V shaped sighting in Sonoma
San Diego · CA, USA
Saw 5 orange flying objects with same discriptions.
Woodland · CA, USA
Flying V formation of lights, jittering at impossibly fast speeds, flies slowly across the night sky.
Topanga · CA, USA
Observed a donut shaped object with multiple lights moving in a circular motion for 20 to 30 minutes.
South Lake Tahoe · CA, USA
Spherical metallic UFO spotted in Lake Tahoe Ca
Chico · CA, USA
multiple lights/orbs traveling east to west in clear daylight
Huntington Park · CA, USA
many ufos seen above huntington park ca on clear sunny day in march 2008
Knights Ferry · CA, USA
((HOAX??)) a V shaped object with 5 lights in sky near HWY 120. ((NUFORC Note: Student report. PD))
San Francisco · CA, USA
Small White Object Flies Over Golden Gate Park in Slight Wave Motion
Millbrae · CA, USA
Spotted UFO: lights in the form of a triangle ascending into the sky (Millbrae, CA)
San Diego · CA, USA
Bright (What looked like Two Stars) appeard over San Diego County 3/2/08 around 8:30pm
San Francisco · CA, USA
observed v-shaped formation moving from ENE to W over evening sky for approx 10seconds
Canoga Park · CA, USA
possible UFO fly by
Long Beach · CA, USA
Chrome Disk motionless over ocean at sunset in Long Beach, CA 3/3/08 5:45 pm
Calimesa · CA, USA
Daytime ufo observation at high altitude
San Francisco · CA, USA
I saw three lights that stayed still, then moved with contrails and made a perfect row, again staying motionless in line.
Fontana · CA, USA
Glowing light
Vallejo · CA, USA
Driving down hill a semi main street, boy friend and I were going home and we both happened to see what seemed like a bright green orb
San Jose · CA, USA
4 "little stars" in the sky: 3 white one red moving then changing directions
Rialto · CA, USA
Saucer shaped craft over Rialto Calif.
Santa Cruz (SW of) · CA, USA
Series of lights above Monterey Bay near Santa Cruz, Calif.
Redlands · CA, USA
it looked like and orange glowing ball that moved like no object i ever seen in the skies