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)
Three Rocks · CA, USA
UFO OVER 5 FREEWAY
Susanville · CA, USA
small while orb flying rapidly over farmland, we were driving and both saw it, the orb was not a kite, or small plane or radio control
Felton · CA, USA
Large stationary, very bright light that changed shape and color.
Castro Valley · CA, USA
There was a red triangular spacecraft with black wings on the rear.
Shafter VOR (in flight) · CA, USA
Private pilot witnesses "magenta-colored" object streak by his aircraft.
Woodland · CA, USA
Cigar shaped object flying through sky then suddenly vanished.
Joshua Tree National Park · CA, USA
Floating object with yellow lights at Joshua Tree National Park
Lake Forest · CA, USA
2 UFO'S THAT WERE NOT FROM HUMAN TECHNOLOGY
Hemet · CA, USA
Odd appearance of a light in the sky,not reported by and amateur observer. ((NUFORC Note: Star or planet? PD))
Mountain View · CA, USA
Two bright moving lights in formation vanish at terminator line ((NUFORC Note: Space Shuttle w/ ISS?? PD))
Grenada · CA, USA
TWO BRIGHT LIGHTS FOLLOWING EACHOTHER ((NUFORC Note: Space Shuttle w/ ISS?? PD))
Santa Clara · CA, USA
Two lights flying close together and then fading away. ((NUFORC Note: Space Shuttle w/ ISS?? PD))
San Juan Bautista · CA, USA
In the dead of night a bright orb rose from the ground, changed colors, appeared to grow in size, and teleported away
Borrego Springs · CA, USA
Shimmering lights were seen above Borrego Springs CA on Summer Soltice Night
Rancho Santa Margarita · CA, USA
drifting small white light - no noise
Fresno (20 min. N of) · CA, USA
3 strange lights, hovering, flipping, and spinning like a top; very close to the I5freeway.
Torrance · CA, USA
Los Angeles - Bright lights seen by 4 witnesses during shuttle reentry. 12-15 bright lights moved around the sky for 20 minutes.
Ventura · CA, USA
V shaped soundless aircraft
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
two lights over santa barbara mountains
Big Bear · CA, USA
Single bright light in Big Bear, CA sky
Chino Hills · CA, USA
UFo was observed on the opposite flight pattern as planes on final approach to LAX. UFO was moving west to east until it dissaperared
North Hollywood · CA, USA
6/23/07 Total of five round objects against the moon's light, but not all at the same time.
Old Station · CA, USA
A bright object in the night sky flashed brighter as it moved through the sky.
Palmdale · CA, USA
4 lights in sky do strange things.
San Diego · CA, USA
there is no explaination for this sighting,not of this world, defies logic.