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)
Livermore · CA, USA
Saw a large ball of light traveling West to East in Livermore. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Anza · CA, USA
Two fiery objects heading from west to east, with a slow descent rate, vanished behind mountains. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Truckee · CA, USA
Sighted object(s) of two red-orange glowing balls with comet-like glowing tails. ((NUFORC Note: Chinese rocket re-entry. PD))
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Large orange-red fireball appear in the NW sky and fall to the E of Bakersfield. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Phelan · CA, USA
I seen a strange looking object in the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Chinese rocket re-entry. PD))
San Jose · CA, USA
Long observation of a spectacular orange fireball with massively long trail. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Ventura · CA, USA
Fireballs flying over two trees. ((NUFORC Note: Chinese rocket re-entry. PD))
Tracy · CA, USA
Slow-moving fireball moving E to W in the S sky. Yellowish in color and pulsing as it broke up. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Meteor-like light with trail stopped and emitted another light, then changed course. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
San Jose · CA, USA
My friend and I saw a fireball moving across the sky. ((anonymous report)) ((NUFORC Note: Space debris? PD))
Santa Ana · CA, USA
This flaming ball was falling at an extremely fast speed from the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Chinese rocket re-entry. PD))
Modesto · CA, USA
White, yellow, blue-colored fireball. Was coming from the ssw, heading towards the E. ((NUFORC Note: Chinese rocket re-entry. PD))
Stockton · CA, USA
Ufo over stockton plane crash? Meteor? Drone? video disappeared on one camera. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Lake Hughes · CA, USA
"Missile test" my ((obscenity deleted)).
Mojave · CA, USA
Huge meteor over Mojave. ((NUFORC Note: Chinese rocket re-entry. PD))
Beaumont · CA, USA
Long lines in the sky. ((anonymous report)) ((NUFORC Note: Space debris re-entering our atmosphere. PD))
Tracy · CA, USA
Fireball Over Tracy, California. ((NUFORC Note: Reported to be re-entering Chinese rocket shell. PD))
Ventura · CA, USA
A slow moving white trail moved across the sky. After about 20 seconds separated into 2.((NUFORC Note: Chinese rocket re-entry. PD))
Modesto · CA, USA
Jet liked object flying, it looked like it was crashing or flying downward quickly leaving a trail of orange light. ((anonymous report)
Santa Clarita · CA, USA
Patrons, at a park saw an object resembling a crashing, burning, plane, or rocket, or meteorite. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Ukiah · CA, USA
Big and very bright object flying low.
Palmdale · CA, USA
All 3 were flying across the sky downward, streaking across with what looked like sparks. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
La Mesa · CA, USA
One flying light travels through sky fast then quickly descends, turns into 2 lights. ((NUFORC Note: Chinese rocket re-entry. PD))
Lincoln · CA, USA
Orange orb traveling north/west.
Sherman Oaks · CA, USA
Like a plane on fire with a long tail of read flames, white flames inside the red tail.((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))