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)
San Fernando · CA, USA
It all started when i received a call from my vrother and my little princess was asleep so i went outside to answer the call.A few step
Escondido · CA, USA
Fireball at high speed, suddenly stopped, stayed in place for a few seconds, went straight up, blinked, brightened, then disappeared.
Oxnard · CA, USA
White-blue orb the size of a round coffee table took off as soon as it was noticed, with a comet like trail. ((anonymous report))
Marin County · CA, USA
Multiple formations of bright glowing spheres seen near Mt. Tamalpais.
Anaheim · CA, USA
Approximately 9 or so triangular shaped craft, moving and then disappearing
San Bernardino · CA, USA
((HOAX??)) I look up and seen a silver ball in the sky I just don’t know what it is. ((anonymous report))
Idyllwild · CA, USA
Very clear conditions. 45 deg. to horizon, west direction. 20 to 40 objects/lights of red or blue/green color moving and stopping.
Solvang · CA, USA
The lighted objects (plural) are hovering in a sweeping semi-circle.
San Juan Batista · CA, USA
Double lights UFO.
Lake Forest · CA, USA
Short observation of changing lights.
Vista · CA, USA
1:45 AM Neighbors dog barking running around yard red fog in a mushroom cloud shape in the distance along with lights
Fairfield · CA, USA
Strange fireball object in night sky.
San Ramon · CA, USA
My kids and I just saw this exact same craft depicted in link below pass over us while playing outside. ((anonymous report))
Palm Springs · CA, USA
Large shooting star spotted due north of Palm Springs, CA
South El Monte · CA, USA
EL MONTE, CA. One bright "ball-like" object falls, comes to stop, and redirects itself heading NE till out of view.
North Hollywood · CA, USA
HUGE Stationary object sitting in the same place in the sky for a month over LA. ((NUFORC Note: Possible planet?? Anonymous. PD))
Fairfield · CA, USA
Awoke with triangle marks on my body, twice. 2nd time, felt a pinch in my rib and passed out, awoke with second one in area of pinch.
Cobb · CA, USA
Large red glowing pulsating ball.
Stockton · CA, USA
Yellowish star-like light traveling in a bouncy, uneven motion through the sky.
Lathrup · CA, USA
I witnessed a small, silent, unidentified low flying craft. It flew unlike other aircraft I have seen over 60 yrs.
Lincoln · CA, USA
Daylight, clear blue sky, 7 to 8 white cigar/winged shaped objects at high altitude,observed 3 min circular flying pattern, then disapp
Healdsburg · CA, USA
3 chevron shaped objects...traveling together from the east and separating in the western sky.
Anaheim · CA, USA
Ten spheres in sky. ((anonymous report))
Encinitas · CA, USA
Extremely High speed unknown heading west over head after impossiblr turns above SoCal.
Walnut Creek · CA, USA
Massive white blinding light over me at golf course out of nowhere. Extremely intense.