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)
Maywood · CA, USA
Flying vessel over the time of incident people apparently talking to themselves.flying object stayed still for more than one hour. No c
Sacramento · CA, USA
Shape shifting sighting hovering over my daughters house.
Barstow (I-15 Fwy) · CA, USA
Green bright circle with a bright illumination.
San Diego · CA, USA
Triangular delta shaped object, large and silent moved nnw from coronado over lindbergh and continuing nnw. ((anonymous source))
Costa Mesa · CA, USA
I saw a fireball falling from the sky; it was blue and orange it had a tail. ((anonymous source)) ((NUFORC Note: Meteor. PD))
Reseda · CA, USA
A LARGE BRIGHT BLUE FIRE BALL WITH AN ORANGE TRAIL OF FIRE OVER RESEDA CA.
Barstow · CA, USA
Green circle illuminated by a bright green light disappeared
Galt · CA, USA
Erratically traveling light in the sky.
Santa Cruz · CA, USA
3 slow moving orbs chased by fast walker
Castiac · CA, USA
((HOAX??)) Object rocketing through the night sky!!! ((anonymous report))
San Diego · CA, USA
4 short 5 second bursts of light in the clouds, each spread out 15 seconds apart. ((anonymous report))
Newport Beach · CA, USA
Orange star, flickered for about 30 seconds and then it slowly got smaller and smaller until it disappeared. ((anonymous))
Fresno · CA, USA
White lights in Fresno sky.
Indio · CA, USA
Giant mass of clustered lights miles long moving through sky
Montclair · CA, USA
White light goes after orange light one from South one from West high-speed disappear at same spot.
Vallejo · CA, USA
I was driving home approx midnight on the 4th I seen this ball of fire in the sky its shot across and then it stood still and drop some
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Circular Red Glowing/Flashing Objects Hovering Together In The Night Sky Faded Out Slowly.
Escondido · CA, USA
((HOAX?? Contact information is defective.)) Orange orbs in formation; no sound.
Goleta · CA, USA
Huge fireball low in the southern sky traveling from east to west.
Riverside · CA, USA
Saw what could have been a meteor fall from sky. White ball of light with long tail behind. ((NUFORC Note: Meteor? PD))
Roseville · CA, USA
As I was looking up at it my eye caught a craft flying in from the South, proceeding North.
Castaic · CA, USA
Three ufo seen on the I-5, going through the Grapevine, making incredible maneuvers.
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Green blue flashes in Huntington Beach.
Hesperia · CA, USA
Very bright pulsating light that moved in erratic trajectory and seemed to teleport through the sky.
Benicia · CA, USA
Military - Airplane Cloaking Tech being Tested.