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)
Burbank · CA, USA
V-shaped craft with 4-bright lights on it's front tow sides, traveled over the 101 Freeway in Los Angeles, CA.
Solvang · CA, USA
Low "hum", white lights change to red and appear to almost merge at one point...cigar-like shape.
Lone Pine · CA, USA
UFO Battle
Riverside · CA, USA
Bright white light moving west to east, faster than commercial jet
Artesia · CA, USA
A BRIGHT RED LIGHT HOVERD AND SUDENLY STREAKED UPWARD AND AWAY .
Hayward · CA, USA
Clear blue day with three lights in the sky while being at the park.
San Jose · CA, USA
object in the shape of a round bright light
Escondido · CA, USA
6 horizontal lights appear to be large craft hovering over Leucadia California.
San Bernardino · CA, USA
SHAPE IN THE CLOUDS NO LITE OF OBJECT.
Fresno · CA, USA
I saw a bright red light in the far distance that moved slightly, faded in and out slightly, and a piece broke off and fell.
Cathedral City · CA, USA
bright round shape object traveling from south to north same area three times at diferen dates around the same hours.
Irvine · CA, USA
An object that disappeared in the clear blue sky
Yreka · CA, USA
observed ufo traveling south to north, high altitude, v-shape, 7 maybe 8 lights in a v shaped pattern
Rodeo · CA, USA
I WAS SIITING AT HOME LOOKING AT THE LINDA VESTER NEWS ON FOX NEWS CH..WHEN IT APPEARED IN THE BACK GROUND OF THE SHOW.PLEASE TAKE LOOK
Commerce · CA, USA
star like object race across the sky
Daly City · CA, USA
Object has been in the area for 2 evenings and moves back and forth over the montain. ((NUFORC Note: Celestial body?? PD))
San Carlos · CA, USA
Red Triangles Near San Francisco Bay Area Northern Sky
Novato · CA, USA
High Velocity, Lighted with mutlicoloured arrangement, suacerlike object
Morongo Valley · CA, USA
Fireball, then lights or flame went out and there was 3 red dots, with blue lights in middle.
Bellflower · CA, USA
LARGE FIREBALL FALLING FROM SKY
Studio City · CA, USA
A triangular shaped object flies near the freeway and hovers
Livermore · CA, USA
The bright light stayed there for 5 minites than took off extermly fast and vanished.
Spring Valley · CA, USA
Mysterious Red Blinking light of San Diego
La Mirada · CA, USA
Bright, orange, planet sized object first observed near Jupiter, then moved slowly due north for ten minutes then vanished
El Segundo · CA, USA
Bright shiny triangular object droped from the sky then vanished