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
We were flying North on Alaska Airlines to Seattle. A couple passenger jets had passed us a few miles away going South. I was looking
Redding · CA, USA
egg shaped orb slow moving north towards mnt shasta moved across the sky for a minute then made a right turn and disapeared at a extrem
Menifee · CA, USA
bright ufo light in Menifee CA, August 13th & 14th 2006
Eureka · CA, USA
A bright object moving in no set pattern.
Granada Hills/Mission Hills · CA, USA
We saw two flying saucers around midnight in granada hills going at fast speed around the city following the same route twice.
Escondido · CA, USA
Strange lights in escondido
San Jose · CA, USA
I have been seeing this star like light for over two years from my kithchen window. ((NUFORC Note: Twinkling star? PD))
Campbell · CA, USA
2 V-shaped objects at a fast rate of speed crossing over eachother and very high in the sky
Yorba Linda · CA, USA
saw 2 lights in the sky. moving awkwardly. one flashed and dissapeared. the other dissapearded before . it was colorful
El Cajon · CA, USA
Two bright objects travelling over San Diego headed north. High altitude, possibly outside atmosphere.
Coloma · CA, USA
Every night they are up an over Sacramento and the Sierras.
Simi Valley · CA, USA
Bright glowing white lights in Simi Valley coming from Santa Susana Mountains and then going over 188 Freeway
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Six circular objects, staying in the same place in the sky, but going in circular motion.
Desolation Wilderness · CA, USA
3 green lights in triangular shape
Redlands · CA, USA
while sitting in our jaccuzzi my wife and i saw a light ...cirular in the direction north east in the constalation sepfus the king.....
Bishop (closest town) · CA, USA
Six objects move westerly across the California night sky
Redding · CA, USA
Saw about 20 bright objects kind of like a swarm of bees, only they moved in jerks and zig zags
San Diego · CA, USA
i saw stange lights in space
Bridgeport · CA, USA
Viewed small object of softball size hovering above me at fourteen feet
Twin Lakes · CA, USA
Small softball size object hovering above me, at fourteen feet away
Lancaster · CA, USA
Bright "star" appeared out of nowhere, maintained it's position for 3 seconds, and then "zoomed-out" of sight
Lake Forest · CA, USA
The craft appeared changed to red dissappeared reappeared flew to the middle then vanished.
Chatsworth · CA, USA
Bright yellow object flying from the east towards me. appeared triangular in it's shape
Hollywood · CA, USA
Black, flashing oval flying and then vanishing over Los Angeles.
Fairfield · CA, USA
Sighting of Cone/Sphere shaped Crafts at Solano County Sherrifs Dept. , Fairfield, CA 500 Lights On Object0: Yes