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)
Solvang · CA, USA
Two boomerangs, joined at center, split and become 2 craft
Orange · CA, USA
Bright sparkling multi-colored object in the west/southwest sky. ((NUFORC Note: Prboable sighting of a celestial body. Sirius? PD))
Berkeley · CA, USA
hovering oval pulsing in different colors, seems to be towing a smaller light below it, in the night sky
Napa · CA, USA
Sighted two silent fast moving triangular craft with lights moving south to north over Napa California on 03-26-08.
Sacramento · CA, USA
Object in sky flashing yellow, red, and green lights in Sacramento, CA. ((NUFORC Note: Probable sighting of Sirius & Arcturus?? PD))
Salton Sea · CA, USA
((HOAX??)) I was driving north on highway 86 just passing the salton sea when i noticed an egg shaped object
Canyon Country · CA, USA
Saw a thin object shoot through the sky at 8pm in the dark at lighting speep, no lights, no noise.
Monterey Park · CA, USA
Bright red light seen in the evening sky over Monterey Park, CA
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
observed two lights hovering diagonally over the ocean in santa barbara california for many hours.
Garden Grove · CA, USA
Bright Turquoise light moving in the sky then completely disapeared
Garden Grove · CA, USA
((HOAX??)) A green light flashing and moving around in the sky.
Victorville · CA, USA
FALLING FIRE BALL
San Francisco · CA, USA
Three amber ovals quicly transited the sky above San Francisco in loose formation at high altitude
Granite Bay · CA, USA
Large blimp-like object hovering with multiple white bright lighte, leaving quickly at a rapid speed
Menifee · CA, USA
very effortlessly fast moving object I've ever seen in the sky
Laguna Niguel · CA, USA
bright flash like a comet
Garden Grove · CA, USA
Flash of Blue Light
San Jose · CA, USA
Roaring noise over house that started and stopped suddenly four times, appearing to originate from different directions.
San Jose · CA, USA
Possible Explanations For Roaring Noises?
Manhattan Beach · CA, USA
Object with changing lights over the Southbay!
Carlsbad · CA, USA
02/08/2008 Carlsbad CA String of lights 3 minutes viewed over ocean shore, red and blue lights, assended turned white and disapp
Covina · CA, USA
jet black blanket foating in the night sky, as welll a round sphere way out in the distance shooting out multie colored fire balls
Ukiah · CA, USA
ufo sighting in northern california three of them 1055 am 2-9-08
Dana Point · CA, USA
My description is the most ultra silver color that you can ever imagine, silver as being. The brighest of silver ever. The brightest
San Francisco · CA, USA
Bright lights, three horizontal rows, maybe ten lights across each row, each light was bigger and brighter than any star.