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)
Irvine · CA, USA
Four shiny objects flying in close formation with one breaking formation and flying straight up. ((anonymous report))
South Pasadena · CA, USA
4 circular lights in early afternoon.
San Diego · CA, USA
Small round stationary obect appearing to be high altitude change locations, grow in brightness, dim, disappear. ((anonymous report))
Pleasanton · CA, USA
White cigar shaped craft with blue light and black square. ((anonymous report))
Banning · CA, USA
From Banning looking S I saw a light that I first thought was a cabin in the mountains nearby. ((anonymous report))
San Bernardino · CA, USA
Light high up,slightly bigger than a star went across the sky,not fast as a meteorite,then shot up and disappeared.
Weed · CA, USA
Flickering light over the house and funny star close by.
Rancho San Diego · CA, USA
Hovered over street before disappearing.
Chico · CA, USA
In near earth orbit, UFO zapps a meteor high in the night sky.
Chico · CA, USA
The object was bright, because it is filmed in infa red. I could not see any lights, only brightness indicating heat.
Palm Desert · CA, USA
Two orbs seen flying across sky, slow to a standstill over populated zoo at night, a third orb appears forming a hovering triangle.
Chico · CA, USA
UFO zaps meteor, moves right diagonally, then moves backwards and zaps Meteor.
Garden Grove · CA, USA
Bright light in Eastern skyline for over an hour in 1 place. Light gets brighter than fades but is present at same location. In sky pl
Menifee · CA, USA
((HOAX??)) While observing an apparent contrail with a strange dark funnel shape at end ,upwards angle of view. ((anonymous report))
Santa Monica · CA, USA
Absolutely huge, gray, slanted rectangle with a long point coming out of one end. No lights, just gray, slow and blimp sized.
Half Moon Bay · CA, USA
It does seem to reflect sunlight and seems to be metalic. No lights were seen. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect a Frisbee. PD))
Half Moon Bay · CA, USA
Looking closer at the Picture I sent in there appears to be 4/5 craft in the photo. Look to the right and farther away 3 craft can be s
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Stadium-sized, huge, gray rectangle slowly gliding across the sky.
Concord · CA, USA
UFO sighting while driving to work. silver sphere racing into the clouds.
East Otay Mesa · CA, USA
Large ball of light descends over empty lot. ((anonymous report))
Inglewood · CA, USA
3 mi. E of LAX I stepped outside at night, looked up to see a shrinking flaming orb moving slowly until it disappeared in front of
Long Beach · CA, USA
Immobile, white dot, not shiny and appeared to be very high in altitude.
Redding · CA, USA
Saw a strange blinking light, red, green, blue, and white. Flying somewhere above N CA. ((NUFORC Note: Twinkling stars?? Anon. PD))
Medford/Weed · CA, USA
We were on I-5 headed S to CA, when I noticed a big bunch of lights off to my left in the trees.
Pasadena · CA, USA
All of a sudden, my husband and I saw a light shoot straight down from the sky and disappeared into the mountains. ((anonymous report))