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)
Edwards AFB · CA, USA
Black Triangle Craft Spotted. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly a hoaxed report?? PD))
Perris · CA, USA
7 SPHERIC OBJECT HOVERING
Marin · CA, USA
strange green lights over Marin then they disappeared
Porterville · CA, USA
bright light going and coming in the sky in Porterville Calif.
Sonoma · CA, USA
Fireball over the Sonoma Valley
Mission Viejo · CA, USA
Huge, white meteroid with red flames and brown tail-burns out right over houses!
Porterville · CA, USA
Light over Porterville, Ca.
Napa · CA, USA
Falling fireball ended in lightning-like flash to north of Napa, CA 10/30/2005 19:30 PST
Kelseyville · CA, USA
Fast moving fire ball with massive flash in the sky.
Vallejo · CA, USA
flapping flying object with big red light on bottom
Fairfield · CA, USA
Triangular craft hovering over highway
Northridge · CA, USA
U or V shaped object with round center body, with various compartments. Digital photo sent.
Northridge · CA, USA
We're not sure what we saw - if it was a meteor or a craft. It went very quickly, at an arc downward, and vanished. It was a huge brigh
San Jose · CA, USA
Red Ball turns to Star and shoots off Stars!
Banning · CA, USA
Observed several egg shaped objects. The first appeared on the western horizon around 10 pm PST. we were able to observe the craft for
Willow Creek · CA, USA
bright star like flash in the same spot every night
Fresno (near) · CA, USA
UFO THAT STOPPED DEAD CENTER, HOVERED, AND BOLTED UP TO THE RIGHT AND CONTINUED TO HOVER ALONG I-10 E NEAR FRESNO, HEADED TO TEXAS.
Redondo Beach · CA, USA
Triangulat UFO seen over Redondo Beach, California at 6:00 a.m. lights were not blinking, making strange patterns
South Pasadena · CA, USA
Large, glowing, bright green "fireball" falling fast south of Los Angeles.
Redwood City · CA, USA
A flashing ,stretching light in the south west sky in redwood city
Berry Creek · CA, USA
A bright light that left a trail.
Simi Valley · CA, USA
Blue Dot like light
Morgan Hill · CA, USA
A white bright star like object moving slowly in the 15 degrees above the horizen from Henry Co State Park!
Coronado · CA, USA
4 bright flashing light seen at a very high altitude in south Coronado bay area
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Orange light climbs 3 minutes straight up into night sky over Los Angeles