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)
Corona · CA, USA
Admitted Brilliant Blue Light Stationary Over 3 Hours
Whittier · CA, USA
3 lights in the sky stationary. uniform horizontally
Burbank · CA, USA
Formation of 5 spheres above Burbank.
Carlsbad/Leucaida · CA, USA
Bright light off the SW coast of California
Cloverdale · CA, USA
2/12/08, 18:45, on nightly walk spotted disk in sky that appeared to be the size of a football field moving slowly across the sky.
Los Gatos · CA, USA
"Shooting Star" that made immediate 90 degree turn
Los Angeles County · CA, USA
I got a picture of something in the sky.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Bright Light that move like a canon shot, then like a yo-yo..transforming from light to bright red.
Carlsbad · CA, USA
A white light appeared and then disappeared after fading to the left, 5 seconds, no navigation lights, 45 degrees above the horizon.
San Francisco · CA, USA
3 bright lights in triangle pattern stationary over SF Bay
Sacramento · CA, USA
Small miniture light very high for 5 seconds. Then vanished upward
Carlsbad · CA, USA
This was like a "string theory" energy light show, initially mistaken for a distant approaching aircraft.
San Diego · CA, USA
Two objects over San Diego, Ca.
Hughson · CA, USA
An metallic object dropped out of the sky, changed direction, and then turned black while dissappearing into the clouds.
San Francisco · CA, USA
Object with bright light above San Francisco accelerated towards my plane at impossible speed for a normal aircraft
Brea · CA, USA
Unbelievable speed
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Lunar eclipse UFO over Los Angeles. ((NUFORC Note: Optical effect of lens or camera?? PD))
Penn Valley · CA, USA
Strange Light Appeared At Time Of Lunar Eclipse
San Jose · CA, USA
Teardrop shaped, gold metallic in color, clear sky, 13:38 afternoon, did not roll, tumble,or change direction
Murrieta · CA, USA
Triangled shaped craft in Murrieta, CA
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Three disks in a triangular formation overing over ocean on huntington beach
Castro Valley · CA, USA
circular UFO( bell hat shape ) seen on hwy 580 castro valley, CA 8:10 pm in front of full moon.
La Habra · CA, USA
Huge Dark/Black rectangular object in the sky.
Riverside · CA, USA
Orange glowing object seen over Riverside County, releasing small glowing red objects
Benicia · CA, USA
Midday sighting of UFO with apparent intercept attempt