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 Bernardino · CA, USA
So, we were flying over San Bernardino to Apple Valley, and I was looking for air traffic. About 100 feet below us just off of our rig
Sonora · CA, USA
Caught on camera using super slow motion setting revield this craft on video
Sonora · CA, USA
Filming in super slow motion as I got home ((NUFORC Note: Bird in flight. PD))
Santa Cruz · CA, USA
First 7 flashes of light followed by 7 shadowy saucer shapes that stayed still. The saucers disappeared one at a time until
San Jose · CA, USA
Huge ball of light being escorted by 2 helicopters
Santa Fe Springs · CA, USA
In my over 60 years of looking at the night sky, I saw saw these two non flashing lights moving south. Never heard of 2 Satellites
Fallbrook/Oceanside · CA, USA
Northeast on Douglas Dr. Witnessed something that came straight at us and it zig-zagged to miss and disappeared.
Outside LA · CA, USA
This is not about ufos but about actual extraterrestrial life contacting me and I have video proof unedited, this is real first contact
Johnson Valley · CA, USA
Bright light in sky turned into orange triangle and then disappeared into the night
Los Angelas · CA, USA
While driving to work this morning i noticed these 6 circular lights flying fast, but gradually, and in unison..
Oceanside · CA, USA
hovering over crater in empty field
San Diego · CA, USA
4 circular white lights darting/chasing each other behind cloud cover.
Laytonville · CA, USA
Numerous craft multicolor flashing coming
At sea (Long Beach · 3 hrs. S of), CA, USA
We were on a cruise ship approximately 3 hours out of Long beach California. Sighted two glowing orbs and one beneath the surface of th
Indio · CA, USA
One craft had red color the other was a white orb
Campbell · CA, USA
Orange glowing ball appeared in the sky then slowly moved around and disappeared
Placerville · CA, USA
Glowing yellow/orange teardrop or oval shape.
Visalia · CA, USA
Strange object witnessed in the sky, from back and front yard of our home.
Burney · CA, USA
I saw something hovering over my house and something with a bright light
Bishop · CA, USA
I went out to my backyard approximately 6:45 in the evening and looking to the north west side very large swarm of lights moving to the
San Marcos · CA, USA
A red orb shaped object that slowly went black
Sherman oaks · CA, USA
Several triangle shaped objects soaring into different flight formations.
Castro valley · CA, USA
Multiple large bright circles hovering
Hanford · CA, USA
UAP
Desert Hot Springs · CA, USA
A white light orb shape object that changed from white to orange red.