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)
Sacramento · CA, USA
Very white object capture by a digital camera
Lancaster · CA, USA
While taking pictures of clouds, observed dics shaped object hovering in front of the clouds.
San Diego · CA, USA
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Sacramento · CA, USA
10/04/06 22:00 Sacramento CA white light one minute object in a picture 02/04/07
San Diego · CA, USA
Odd Object Spotted high in the sky over San Diego
Sebastopol · CA, USA
Extremely bright white light speeding SE, high over the Northern California coast. ((NUFORC Note: Possible Iridium satellite. PD))
San Jose · CA, USA
green laser into cockpit
Arbuckle · CA, USA
I was traveling North bound on I-5, with a terrific view of the horizon, flat land. I-5 runs North/South through california. When all o
Cathedral City · CA, USA
object comes from behind the moon
San Francisco · CA, USA
black triangles were seen flying across the surface of the full moon
Monterey Park · CA, USA
huge ball of fire hanging in the sky
La Crescenta · CA, USA
White light imploded
Gonzales · CA, USA
Three lights hoovering near Gonzales, CA
Vandenberg Village · CA, USA
Platinum color saucer weaving through fog/mist in hills by ocean object vanished into small white spark as soon as I pointed it out
La Mesa · CA, USA
Streaking lights over San Diego. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly a laser-based advertising light??? PD))
San Diego · CA, USA
I was facing south at approx. 8:15 PM sitting at a stop sign in my car, it was dark.I saw a streak of light and a contrail moving f
San Jose · CA, USA
fast moving orange lights
San Francisco · CA, USA
At roughly 10:10pm, on Tuesday, October 17, 2006, I went outside to have a cigarette. The observations that follow took place while I
Mission Viejo · CA, USA
bright light zoomed away in sky.
Santa Maria · CA, USA
3 large orange teardrop shaped lights over Samta Maria
Simi Valley · CA, USA
Satalite does a 180 deg in night sky.
Foster City · CA, USA
Four people witnessed a plasma ball hover right in front of them as it changed colors and then it moved off.
Salinas · CA, USA
it was white,round and going at least 80-90 mph.
Lodi · CA, USA
3 distinct colored lights hovering over the city in the daytime
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Silver sphere seen near LAX airport out passenger window of commercial aircraft