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)
San Jose · CA, USA
My surveillance camera took pictures of a "spook" on, 3/13/07 and the video is recorded on my DVR.
Simi Valley · CA, USA
Ridiculously fast flying vehicle spotted over Simi Valley Tue. March 13, 2007
Adelanto · CA, USA
JUST STATIONAIRY UP IN THE SKY FLASHING COLORED LIGHTS FOR OVER TEN MINUTES AND ONGOING.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
7/14/07 Craft sighting 10:40 on Sepulveda Blvd near Veterans Cemetary,Los Angeles, partially cloaked and hovering.
San Clemente · CA, USA
Two orange dancing lights near San Onofre nuclear reactor
Carmel Valley · CA, USA
Sighting of Similar UFO as Posted on AOL "Did UFO Visit Peace Rally?"
Long Beach · CA, USA
BRIGHT STATIONARY LIGHTS WITH PORT HOLES SOUTH OF LONG BEACH CA
Berkeley · CA, USA
Dark, swift chevron-shaped craft with bright "headlight" over East Bay, CA
Hayward · CA, USA
At around 13:30 I was throwing the afternoon trash at work and I looked in the eastern sky and I noticed a White Cigar shaped object fl
Upland · CA, USA
Blue/ Green Fireball fly across the sky in Upland, Ca 3/18/07
Norco · CA, USA
fireball heading NE (towards Naval Weapons Center) in Norco
Dublin · CA, USA
2 stationary white objects at high altitude - then disappeared after 1 minute. 3 more objects seen moving slowly across the sky.
Livermore · CA, USA
Bright circular object of rusty orange color crossing sky, then quickly fading
Chico · CA, USA
Extraordinarily fast moving spherical object with pulsing light...
Novato · CA, USA
UFO in Novato CA 3/20/07 9:27 pm
San Francisco · CA, USA
High speed and dacing lights in the southern sky.
Paso Robles · CA, USA
CHANGING COLOR CYLINDER IN WEST SKY OF PASO ROBLES
Visalia · CA, USA
2007, March 22 @ 19:30 Amber lights seen over Visalia, CA
National City · CA, USA
Red Orbs in San Deigo!
North Highlands · CA, USA
Bright, sometimes pulsating, light "dancing" about in western sky at about 10 degrees above horizon for 20 minutes.
Palmdale · CA, USA
Bright light hoers over high desert
Simi Valley · CA, USA
Light travelling, turning. ((NUFORC Note: Probable sighting of Iridium satellite. PD))
Pinole · CA, USA
Bright Orange Object
Gardena · CA, USA
Bright Circle seen in sky in Gardena ((NUFORC Note: Student report. May be hoax. PD))
Modesto · CA, USA
Multiple Spheres dancing in the sky over Modesto, California