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)
Plumas Eureka State Park Camp Grounds · CA, USA
Huge triangular UFO travelling extremely slow, but with impossible right and left darting movements.
California (entire west coast) · CA, USA
lots of "them "are already here,I saw so. none below apply,was very clear shape,orange/red,in space
Porterville · CA, USA
UFO sighting.
Lake Skinner · CA, USA
a bright blue glowing orb that shot out of space made a 90 degree turn shot accross a mountain range then another 90
New Pine Creek · CA, USA
White light moving W to E to Big Dipper. Hung there until it disappeared
Rio Del Mar · CA, USA
Approx 1984 during a winter month, I was driving NE on Rio Del Mar Blvd in Rio Del Mar CA (Aptos, Santa Cruz County) with 3 housemates.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Watched for about ten minutes a small balloon-shaped object that seemed to maneuver over a parking lot
Sacramento · CA, USA
I worked at a west coast AFB. We had a project called Deep Space Probe. It is a powerfull telescope that would track satillites. On on
Adelanto · CA, USA
Saw a flashing light that turned out to be something perfectly round floating above the ground
Los Angeles · CA, USA
desert out of los angels duration 12 min 1984 3pm and clear skys 1500 meters ftom me bigger than house disapered fast
Barstow · CA, USA
I dont know what to say soom will see them soom wont.
Indio · CA, USA
Orb sighting over Trilogy polo club home in indio, CA. ((Starlink satellites??))
Citrus Heights · CA, USA
bright orange saucer went from stationary, dropped and then shot back up in a v motion then disappeared.
California Valley · CA, USA
Sighting, Hynek class CE_II California valley, Oct '83
California Valley (cattle country · not too distant airbase), CA, USA
Played with our car for over 5 min. deserted freeway, took off like slingshot returned and put bright light on car, only time made nois
Pismo Beach (NW of) · CA, USA
I walked out my girlfriend's front door back then in the early 80s and have never reported this I've told it to a lot of my friends and
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
Slow flying, noiseless object with red strobes.
Citrus Heights (Sacramento Area) · CA, USA
Witnessing what I saw that summer day in Sacramento still leaves me in awe. My sisters and I saw an immense object hovering very close
Van Nuys (Los Angeles) · CA, USA
Large (200') black triangle craft with white & blue lights & plumbing like under structure flew at 350 feet . Loud tonal/buzzing
Porterville · CA, USA
((NUFORC Note: No information provided by witness. PD))
Moreno Valley · CA, USA
Bright light seen hovering and when look at through binoculars it was seen morphing into different shapes and lines.
San Diego · CA, USA
An object traveled directly above then flash and split into eight equal size objects traveling at same speed but opposite directions.
Westwood · CA, USA
Huge Black Window. Square in shape with no depth.
Cloverdale · CA, USA
Luminous egg see over The Geysers east of Cloverdale, CA
Truckee · CA, USA
Huge circular object with triangular shaped lite patterns on bottom humming sound bye lake outide of truckee CA