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)
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
Man on Rte. 126 sees bright white flash of light, then missing time. Experiences peculiar events, sees strange visions from history.
Gold River · CA, USA
Man sees pulsing red light in NE sky. Obj. moves slowly to SE sky, drops down to horizon slowly, disappears behind houses.
Bishop · CA, USA
Man, wife, daughter, in-laws see very bright, strange obj. in sky. Had regular pulsing lights, 1/4 dia. of full moon.
San Diego · CA, USA
Triangle Ufo blacked out being escorted my helicopters.
Merced · CA, USA
Man sees very bright, "electric-blue" light traveling S to N in E sky. Light, "size of Venus," suddenly disappears. Silent, no tail.
Lake Nacemiento · CA, USA
Woman, grandson, witness brilliant white light, 1/2 dia. of full moon, streak horizontally S to N in E sky. VERY fast. Boy upset by it
San Jose · CA, USA
Man repts. Vanderberg AFB radar had tracked obj. travelling to N up to Santa Rosa. (No written rept. or follow up.)
Sacramento · CA, USA
While out in my back yard i was trying out my new camcor- der to see how it worked.I was shooting the stars and the moon on a clear n
Lemore · CA, USA
No summary available.
Lakeside · CA, USA
I CALL THIS "BIG RED' APROX 100 ft .accross---NO sound--HOVERED barely above tree tops.
Llano · CA, USA
This huge craft made no sound at all as it moved.
Shafter · CA, USA
Object goes through shinihg hole! ((NUFORC Note: Possible hoax?? PD))
Cotati · CA, USA
Small, clear orb that floated up the hood of our car and up the window without changing shape or being affected by engine heat.
Woodland · CA, USA
Man sees diamond-shaped obj., which appeared "shiny and metallic." Obj. looked "like 2 triangles." Ascended, streaked off.
Salinas · CA, USA
Young man and girlfriend see 2 tiny, distinctly pink-colored points of light streaking from N to S in W sky. Moved oddly, "floated."
Irvine · CA, USA
strange bright orange cone(with pointed top) slow drifting in the sky
Thousand Oaks · CA, USA
Man & wife in hot tub see 2 "tiny triangles" streak from S to N directly overhead, as fast as "shooting star." Silent; yellow color.
Anderson · CA, USA
airplane 200 ft altitude, about 40-50 ft width, 60 ft length, motionless for 20 minutes, then turned slowly and moved forward ne about
Big Pine · CA, USA
Woman sees large triangular obj. w/ white sparks pouring off its nose pass over Hwy 395, disappear to E. Twice size of moon.
Redding · CA, USA
Man seess obj. shaped like "upside-down ice cream cone" pass slowly overhead. Yellow, w/ 3 lights on bottom. Shot flames down.
Eureka · CA, USA
Woman and neighbor witness bizarre formation of up to ten objs. overhead w/ white flashing lights. Objs. maneuvered; 1/3 of sky.
Mount Shasta · CA, USA
Driving on the road which ascends Mt. Shasta, first mile in. Object seen above and to front of car.
Cactus Flats · CA, USA
3 men on motorcycles witness 6 large, bright objs. hovering in the sky, 1 on the ground. Objs. illuminate area dramatically, fade out.
Benicia · CA, USA
it was real close,didn't make a sound, didn't stir the air,it actually was beautiful,a soft red glow all around,was changing shape.
Poway · CA, USA
Saw 2 points of light moving slowly across sky then after 11 minutes, 1 of them streaked off towards the east and was gone in 10-12 sec