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)
Garden Grove · CA, USA
Object moving at a high speed in full daylight observed by two witnesses.
Oakland · CA, USA
Hi, I am writing this for a friend who witnessed 6 red lights about 7pm over Oakland, CA on or about Sept 4th. The red lights changed
Mojave (Red Rock Canyon Rec.) · CA, USA
2 lights moving quickly & erraticly north of mojave ca. (edwards???)
Murrieta · CA, USA
Flying Spider
San Francisco · CA, USA
Satellite-like light in night sky making unexpected direction and speed changes
Highland · CA, USA
dark disk in sky towards san bernardino mountains
Pacheco · CA, USA
I was watching a video when I heard a noise outside. The windows were open because it's been very warm here in the Bay Area. The neig
Maywood · CA, USA
On 09/08/04 6:30 to 7:15 pm clear sky some clouds due east. Craft was triangle hazey ,black, lights on it side.
Fresno · CA, USA
Object at 8:03 p.m. 09/09/2004 object was going from the west to east at about 60 deg from south 40 deg from straight up to south. The
North Hollywood · CA, USA
I stood outside smoking when I gazed up toward a bright star shining blue and a bit red as well as I blew smoke up in awe of the stars
Sonora · CA, USA
Low Flying Glowing Object Videotaped over Sonora, CA
Los Angeles · CA, USA
I saw a UFO with a few other witnesses on Friday night the 10th but didn't have a chance to capture it on videotape. Luckily it came ba
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Very detailed footage on UFO over Downtown Los Angeles on 09/11/04.
Palo Alto · CA, USA
Triangle Shape Zooms overhead , no noise, pulsates, changes sizes 3 times, then each point of light seperates and zooms off.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Orange fireball in sky near LAX dissipating into glowing ember
Antioch · CA, USA
Three metallic looking objects found in sky over Antioch on morning of 9/15/04.
Murrieta · CA, USA
Dim Luminous Large Triangle / Grouped Lights
Desert · CA, USA
Object in the Arizona/California desert was probably a government test.
Eureka · CA, USA
The movement of the craft did not seem forced. Drifiting opposed to flying>>>>
Salinas · CA, USA
moving object acossed central california
Rancho Cucamonga · CA, USA
Unusual object dropped from airplane, lit up half of the sky.
Topanga · CA, USA
Blood Red light in night sky with no sound
Pasadena · CA, USA
Faint moving object glows white then disappears over Pasadena 9/16/04 ((NUFORC Note: Iridium satellite "flare?" PD))
China Lake · CA, USA
Red and white lights.
Sonora · CA, USA
Fourth Triangular Object Videotaped over Sonora, CA