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)
Long Beach · CA, USA
White star light object is jumps across the sky lighting up green then stops momentarily then moves slowly across the sky then disapear
San Gabriel · CA, USA
Freeway UFO sighting.
Agoura Hills · CA, USA
Bright shooting star shot across sky then froze just above Malibu Hills
Simi Valley · CA, USA
Large white, slow moving sphere.
Ventura · CA, USA
Three amber color round objects. came in to view from the northwest and flew south. There was no sound. the front of the dish shape obj
Anaheim · CA, USA
Oblong,shape with lights moving slowly across the sky at times it just sets there
Marysville · CA, USA
8 circular flying objects high in the sky near Marysville, CA.
Dixon · CA, USA
I was riding the backroads on the back of my boyfriends motorcycle. I saw two bright white lights in the sky just hovering. On occasion
East Los Angeles · CA, USA
3 hovering bright orange lights.
Dixon · CA, USA
Orange fire-ball like light, moving slowly, seen in early am, absolutely dead silent, hovering.
San Clemente · CA, USA
Dazzling reflective white spherical object
Los Angeles/Arts District · CA, USA
Six white spheres flying over downtown Los Angeles against blues skies with light cloud cover.
Carmichael · CA, USA
So i took the first couple pictures at 4:44pm and then the last 2 at 4:50pm and never saw what i captured until a week later when i was
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Slow moving object going from the southwest to the southeast identified
Carmichael · CA, USA
Ufos captured while taking pictures of the sunset while driving down the freeway
Sacramento · CA, USA
Ufos captured while taking pictures of the sunset while driving down the freeway
Capitola · CA, USA
Bright white and orange glowing lights in over Monterey Bay. ((anonymous report))
Santa Paula · CA, USA
Objects moving slowly N to S. No sounds and moved individually across sky. Then remained hovering. ((anonymous report))
Alameda · CA, USA
Uncharacteristically bright light moving incredibly fast, in a straight, horizontal line, from S-Sw to N-NE
Stockton · CA, USA
Orange red sphere over Stockton Ca on Thanksgiving dusky
Palm Desert · CA, USA
It was over 5 minutes changing colors from red to green to blue to a soft yellow color. ((NUFORC Note: Possible "twinkling" star? PD))
Manteca · CA, USA
I was sleeping and I woke up because I heard a strange humming noise that was intermittent but repetitive. I have room darkening shade
Moreno Valley · CA, USA
Driving from Amazon in San Bernardino, there was an object in the sky that wasn’t moving.
Newhall · CA, USA
Large red UFO seen over Sierra Hwy, that changed position and colors within milliseconds.
Orland · CA, USA
Eight round balls of light if you look at the picture video one appears not to be lit up