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)
Ukiah · CA, USA
White triangular formation flying south at very high speed.
San Jose · CA, USA
At approximately 4:50am a lighted circlular object was spotted streaking across the sky traveling from West to Nortwest and entered my
Imperial Beach · CA, USA
Saw 5 lights in the shape of what I first thought was a plane. It appeared to be no more than 300 to 400 yards off the ground. It was f
Forestville · CA, USA
Flashing Formation - Sonoma County, California
Forestville · CA, USA
Flashing Formation - Sonoma County, California ((NUFORC Note: Possible view of stars, possibly the Orion constellation. PD))
Strawberry · CA, USA
Black Traingler UFO floating in mountain sky, later very odd flickering like morris code close by.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Two shape-changing orange craft alternating positions over Los Angeles 10-28-06 at 1:55 a.m.
Buena Park · CA, USA
formation of four circles flying at 1000 feet above amusement park in Buena Park, CA
Boonville · CA, USA
We saw 7 UFO just after sunset that were blinking colored lights. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sightng of Sirius, we suspect. PD))
Oxnard · CA, USA
north oxnard , ca three craft going from west to east
Culver City · CA, USA
dull orange/red spinning circle of Los Angeles area
Cameron Park · CA, USA
Flying Saucer with Big Bright Lights Hovering Silent then Flies
Valencia · CA, USA
Sliver shaped white and silver object seen on I-5
Desolation Wilderness · CA, USA
Strange light in the night sky
Santa Monica · CA, USA
Dark grey sphere over Pacific Coast Highway - Santa Monica CA.
San Leandro · CA, USA
My husband was driving on the I580 freeway from Oakland to Hayward, California. We were driving by San Leandro California when my 13 y
Orange · CA, USA
Bright Copper Glowing Object, emits burst of light and debris or object is deployed and falls toward northern Orange County
North Hollywood/Burbank · CA, USA
Large green ball of light dropping from sky over North Hollywood/Burbank California.
San Diego · CA, USA
We saw a silver cylindrical shaped object, like a cigar in the sky above the Corranado bridge in San Diego. It was very bright silver a
Mar Vista (West Los Angeles) · CA, USA
Two of us witnessed a horizontal pulsating red light moving south at low altitude and low speed and then disappeared.
El Cajon · CA, USA
sting ray shaped objects fly in formation over el cajon
Ontario · CA, USA
Bright Orange light moving across the sky Eastward vieiwing from Ontario, CA.
San Jose · CA, USA
strange bright light in north east sky
Reggae on the River · CA, USA
((NUFORC Note: HOAX?? PD)) Lights seen in cali by 2 and in oregon by 10 and by 10 year old on 5 occasions all at reggae shows.
Oakley · CA, USA
I videoed a very bright, what seemed like a star. On video you can see it is white and red light and it zig zags real fast.