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 Francisco · CA, USA
One triangular, or arc shaped illuminated object moving arbitrarily south to north.
Antioch · CA, USA
I saw a flash of light, the object moved erradically in one area, stabilized itself, then I saw another moving erradically
San Juan Bautista · CA, USA
Six UFO obererved for six hours in rural area outside of San Juan Bautista, California.
Hollywood · CA, USA
black cigar like object in hollywood hills
Santa Clarita · CA, USA
bright lights caught my eye as we were driving home it was round saucer shape with a triangle of lights under the saucer.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Two objects in the AM sky over Los Angeles moving together.
Redondo Beach · CA, USA
silver object hovered over the ocean
Whittier · CA, USA
bright white light with violet streaks
Kelseyville · CA, USA
Cylinder shaped object with bright red and orange flickering lights moving slowly
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Large fireball headed to land just off the coast of L.A. on the S edge of malibu. ((NUFORC Note: Other repts. Possible meteor?? PD))
Santa Cruz · CA, USA
Video has text describing event.
Pomona · CA, USA
3 saucers moving as if they were airplanes then third comes and beams them
Goleta · CA, USA
shiny metal cluster of spheres over goleta
Burbank · CA, USA
Bright orange light over Burbank, CA Feb 4, 2007
San Diego · CA, USA
red light slowly moving horizontally and sometimes in a circular pattern for about 3 minutes until it faded out
Burbank · CA, USA
Balloon shaped bright gold object emitting gold sparks in Burbank, CA
Evanston · CA, USA
My husband was driving highway 80 from SLC to Rocky Springs. As he came into Wyoming he drove for a bit then snapped a picture of the l
Foothill Ranch · CA, USA
A large sized, see through shaped saucer with lights all around and within the object.
Foothill Ranch · CA, USA
A large sphere object with many blinking lights in different colors. ((NUFORC Note: Possible flares over firing range. PD))
Point Reyes · CA, USA
A shiny, bright silvery oval surrounded by pink light rose into the sky.
Templeton · CA, USA
Bright Orange Glowing Oval Shaped craft over templeton
Long Beach · CA, USA
Green Flash seen during Long Beach Black Out
San Francisco · CA, USA
I sow one big bright light in the sky
Lancaster/Freemont · CA, USA
diamond shaped craft observed near interstate making low level passes
Oxnard · CA, USA
Strange light seen above South Oxnard