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)
Fontana · CA, USA
5 objects moving at a great speed went from almost striaght above us and disappeared in the eastern sky, objects were moving eratically
Quincy · CA, USA
Shimmering egg shaped object heading north over CA.
Norwalk · CA, USA
Sitting outside in the afternoon I saw a tiny light in the sky. Thought it was a star but kept an eye on it. It changed directions, it
Coalinga · CA, USA
previously reported triangular craft flying low over Interstate 5
Orange · CA, USA
Black sphere seen at 400 feet AGL moving slow at dusk
San Gabriel · CA, USA
An object in the sky that resembled a star. It was traveling in a straight line and then went backwards.
Pillar Point Air Base · CA, USA
awakened with a voice in my head to go to window!! wow, what a show, why me?
Moorpark · CA, USA
A huge, bright, star-like, light appeared in the sky above the Moorpark College / Simi Valley area. ((Venus??))
Woodland · CA, USA
slow light vanishing up into nothing what seemed to be outerspace.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Orange light with fading tail splitting through sky
San Pedro · CA, USA
weird lights 2 different directions
Shafter · CA, USA
Diamond shaped object hovered above refinery and was viewed by 5 other wittnesses.
Hat Creek · CA, USA
Three white hang glider shaped objects in clear blue sky flying in a circle, counter clockwise moving in and out of a tight formation.
Brentwood (northern CA) · CA, USA
Bright light in the N.W. sky comming towards eath, then shooting back into space
Galt · CA, USA
large ball with green light outside and red and orange inside with red circle in the middle. ((NUFORC Note: Twinkling star?? PD))
Kernville (8 miles north of) · CA, USA
Three green glowing vertical streamers seen North East of Kernville 7/17/2004, One several hundred feet long.
San Jose · CA, USA
Shiny object moving slowly then rapidly up into the atmosphere.
Shafter · CA, USA
Saucer shaped object spotted day after another sighting of a different unidentified flying object.
Lancaster · CA, USA
Wedge shaped object
Modesto · CA, USA
Strange lights over Modesto
Tulare · CA, USA
On July 17,2004 I looked up in the sky and saw about 6 oval shaped objects flying very fast in the sky. ((NUFORC: Ad.' lights?? PD))
El Cajon · CA, USA
Starting July19,2004 until now July22 I have seen some objects flying near my home
Monterey Park · CA, USA
A daylight sighting of a white object was seen by 30 witnesses over a 90 minute period.
Modesto · CA, USA
Red blinking lights darting and surging high in the night sky
Atwater · CA, USA
I was visiting my parents and had just arrived at their home around 12:30am from the Los Angeles area. My folks were asleep and I put m