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)
Perris · CA, USA
Two USAF Jets from March Air Force Base fly in circles over my house! I saw the UFO!
Tehachapi · CA, USA
a flashing stationary white light with two constant red lights on the same side- then a moving light further away traveling fast with a
Menifee · CA, USA
"Observed a craft similar to a green roman candle during nighttime, background black. Falling in an arch downward, with orange droplet
Oceanside (5-10 minutes drive /miles south of) · CA, USA
Bright fireball low in the southeast sky. Primarily white, although with a greenish tint.
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
flurscent green fireball the approx size of a half moon coming from sky over ocean over highway to mountains on otherside of us.very br
Newport Coast · CA, USA
As with three other postings to this sighting. It was around 1:10AM in the south south east sky. But from my location the fireball ap
Temple City · CA, USA
as i had submitted in march, again a satelite passing over due south, unnoticeable otherwise, initiates a strobe lens opening, intensif
Fresno · CA, USA
View a Chevron shaped object
Antioch · CA, USA
Glowing orange light, much lower to the ground than any kind of aircraft. Saw similar event on 12/31/99 - three lights at that time.
San Luis Obispo · CA, USA
Oval/egg shaped metalic craft hovered 3am over San Luis Obispo, then accelerating South at blinding speed.
Torrance · CA, USA
Bright daylight sightinh of disk shaped opject moving westward, taking a turn northward and climbing out of sight.
San Diego · CA, USA
3 stars pyramid shaped roaming slow then disappeared one by one. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly NOSS satellites in formation? PD))
Santee (San Diego) · CA, USA
A slow moveing amber light that would increase and decrease brightness, sustaining its brightness in 5 second intervals. Turning at a 8
San Diego · CA, USA
Cylinder object, sighted on Naval Medical Center spys on music festival for all to see.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Green tennis ball-like object above Los Angeles Airport.
Antioch · CA, USA
We observed an orange fireball moving slowly, under the cloud layer. First moving in an easterly direction, then turning north.
Arroyo Seco · CA, USA
Blue glowing cloud shape.
Culver City · CA, USA
Very bright light, approx altitude 50,000 feet, moving SSE direction at steep upward angle.
Palm Desert · CA, USA
I am 64 yrs old, female, very pragmatic, extremely well educated and read, recently retired from being a stock broker and certified fin
Santa Clara · CA, USA
Saw orange colored light moving across the sky
Redlands · CA, USA
the event occured on a dark night in the smiley hills out by the hospital in Redlands I had a bad day so I decided to go driving and I
Healdsburg · CA, USA
while going home from work, traveling north on 101 from Santa Rosa I saw a large light in the sky. I stopped to look at it. It was abo
Riverside · CA, USA
I saw a bright light
San Jose (approx. 15 miles east of) · CA, USA
A bright, shiny, metallic-object, seen from commercial passenger aircraft.
Venice · CA, USA
one diamond shaped flying object with blue, gold and red lights. It was circle with a diamond shape inside it. It was at night approxim