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)
Norwalk · CA, USA
While taking my dog out for a potty call last night, i happened to look up in the eastern region of the sky and saw a very unusual UFO.
Sacramento · CA, USA
Saucer orbiting the moon very close to its surface.
Santa Monica · CA, USA
Two white, pinpoint lights at approximately 20,000 feet for 15 minutes
Oxnard to Yuma (enroute) · CA, USA
intense flashes light up whole sky
Chico · CA, USA
Observed flying triangle with five orange lights as it flew silently and slowly in an eastwardly direction over city.
Mariposa · CA, USA
Strange Lights over Mariposa California.
Palm Desert · CA, USA
Saw a luminous yellow-green color craft, with external white lights. It was quite large. It was low on the horizon, so low that it wa
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Small light heading north got brighter then flashed and headed south.
Sausalito · CA, USA
HUGE UNIDENTIFIED CRAFT SEEN IN BROAD DAYLIGHT BY 2 WITNESSES WITH AMAZING DETAIL OF CRAFT DESCRIPTION AND NO DOUBT ABOUT WHAT IT WAS.
Chino Hills · CA, USA
12/12/2004 Chino hills objects hoverin very far from Earth Vshape formation.
Santa Clarita · CA, USA
Bright red lights hoovering over Santa Clarita
Orange (also visable from Covina) · CA, USA
Saw Strange line of light due east of location in Orange, CA shortly before sun crested over horizon. Ran into house to get camera and
Lucerne Valley · CA, USA
Large Triangle spotted In Lucerne Valley, CA on a clear cool night
Palo Alto · CA, USA
Several V-Shpaed Formations of Amber glowing craft float across the night sky
Anaheim · CA, USA
large blue fireball moving very fast
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Huge
San Francisco · CA, USA
UFO hiding in star constellation
Thousand Oaks · CA, USA
The object or light would move quickly from right to left, and move in a circular motion vertically. ((NUFORC: Possibly Venus?? PD))
Santa Monica · CA, USA
Unknown object over Santa Monica, CA.
Coronado · CA, USA
it flashed for three or four seconds and disapered.
San Marcos (Escondido · Rancho Bernardo), CA, USA
enormous size blue ufo followed over 3 cities
Palo Alto · CA, USA
V shaped formation floats across sky,
Madera · CA, USA
i saw lights blinking in weird formation and it was hovering next to the car. ((NUFORC Note: Student report. PD))
Baker · CA, USA
Fireball in Desert near Baker, Ca.
Long Beach · CA, USA
On Dec 25th , 2004 I was heading east on stearns going towards cal state long beach on my way home for christmas dinner. As I made a ri