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)
Ouray · CA, USA
Strange lights, strong wind gust, and sulfur smell.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Two small objects flying in tight formation with no lights, only the light of the city illuminated them.
San jacinto · CA, USA
Llike a star at first glance, got brighter and bigger, then dimmer and small again. Stationary the whole time. ((anonymous report))
Westminster · CA, USA
I was driving to my house.i saw the craft reflect sunlight. I was on a red light. Moved to the next red light Craft was in same spot. I
San Clemente · CA, USA
5 bright red oval or squared object hover then accend at extreme speed over San Clemente, CA.
Anderson · CA, USA
Very bright blue/white piont of light that stopped for a moment, then continued northeast. ((anonymous report))
Calabasas · CA, USA
Ring-like sphere moving slowly through the California sky.
Irvine · CA, USA
Cigar shaped object shiny and silver looking then immediately faded into nothing. Clear blue skies!
Santa Maria · CA, USA
Wednesday July, 6 around 7:30pm there was a large sphere object at a really high altitude and floating without any movement what so eve
Monterey Park · CA, USA
It’s not the first time I see the light and it always heads NE. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of the ISS?? PD)) ((anonymous report))
Clearlake · CA, USA
I was outside bbq. When I observed in the direction of lower lake a ball in the sky very bright. Did not move.
Pleasanton · CA, USA
Shiny object in the NE sky above N California. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly a high-altitude balloon? PD))
San Bernardino · CA, USA
On the freeway on my way home from a distance. Once I got closer to it, it had a triangular shape. ((anonymous report))
Redding · CA, USA
North Redding, CA. We saw a bright flashing white light, pulsing flashes -light on for approximately 1 second then off for 1 seco
Livingston/Atwater (between) · CA, USA
Cylindrical objects in morning sky. ((anonymous report))
Pinon Hills · CA, USA
There were aircraft chasing the object.
Anaheim · CA, USA
Objects form triangle shape over street in Anaheim
Tracy · CA, USA
Flashing circular object.
CA · USA
Orange light being followed by jet aircraft.
Benicia · CA, USA
Satellite like object moving across sky in an erratic, squiggly motion
West San Fernando valley · CA, USA
Around 330am a bright flash of light lit up the night sky in the west san fernando valley followed by what appeared to be an even brigh
Mount Shasta · CA, USA
heading south on CA hwy 5, a V shaped lt green, glowing object with tail, fell into the top of Mt Shasta. 3/4 moon, clear night sky.
Mount Shasta · CA, USA
heading south on CA hwy 5, a V shaped glowing object with tail, appeared to fall into the top of Mt Shasta. 3/4 moon, clear night sky.
Sherman Oaks · CA, USA
I was hanging laundry on my private roof top, reading a book waiting for my laundry to dry and look up to the next apartment over roof
Camarillo · CA, USA
I snapped a photo of some beautiful clouds and later noticed a small disc shaped object near the top of the photo.