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)
Torrance · CA, USA
At just past 21:00 on Feb 14, I stepped outside to view the evening sky. Orion is usually up at this time. As I looked up I noticed
Redlands · CA, USA
Slow moving and instant size changing orb with ring around it. ((NUFORC Note: Sirius, or some other "twinkling" star?? PD))
National City · CA, USA
Three lights floating in the sky.
Camarillo · CA, USA
2 bright star like lights with blue skies, hovered around, then faded out of sight.
Costa Mesa · CA, USA
WHITE LIGHTS ERRATIC FLIGHT. ((NUFORC Note: Advertising lights?? PD)) ((anonymous report))
Indio · CA, USA
4 brilliant amber orbs, about the size of a house. ((anonymous report))
Concord · CA, USA
A Thought Communication Directed Me to Inspect (Photograph) A Single Stationary Craft at Dusk
San Pablo · CA, USA
Bright blue flash lit up sky, yard, whole back meadow, giant eucalyptus and oaks like it was daytime, but silent.
Sebastopol · CA, USA
Looked like a satellite,but much faster than I have ever seen. It came from the western horizon.
Fullerton · CA, USA
Bright star like; diamond shapes; possibly 2 objects. ((anonymous report))((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Venus?? PD))
Fountain Valley · CA, USA
Something that looked and sounded like it was exploding in the sky stopped exploding and flew away.
Elk Grove · CA, USA
Group of orange orbs following each other behind the trees in the southern sky until each seem to turn their lights off and couldn't se
Long Beach · CA, USA
Dark round disc with bright steady orange light over Long Beach CA 02/25/2017
Sacramento · CA, USA
Small very bright light seen lowering down the sky.
Folsom · CA, USA
Orange light seen.
Vacaville · CA, USA
Seen a shooting star or a meteor Fall for about 2-3 sec. It made a trail of what looked like sparks or fire.
Jamestown · CA, USA
((HOAX??)) At 12:00 a large yellow spherical fireball appeared in the sky directly overhead. ((anonymous report))
Corona · CA, USA
Something over Corona, CA, sky.
San Jose · CA, USA
Midnight struck on new years and I walked outside to celebrate with my son and girlfriend. We see 3 orange/red globes hovering in an of
Rancho Cordova · CA, USA
I seen 5 reddish orange objects flying over my apartment building they were moving in progression of 2s except the last one was by itse
Galt · CA, USA
I saw between 6 and 8 objects moving in formation across the night sky.
Shafter · CA, USA
Round balls maybe guards. Large silver disc. landing in the oilfield.
Coronado · CA, USA
New Year's Day Orange Flickering Lights Over Coronado, CA. ((anonymous report))
Thousand Oaks · CA, USA
Object appeared about 15 ft. Long 7 wide. Jet black. Lost view as it went behind a tree.
Corona · CA, USA
3 orange hazy lights, possibly fireballs, seen over Corona, CA, and seen from Chino Hills, moving in very odd pattern slowly.