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)
San Diego · CA, USA
Many bright rotations of cylinder air crafts.
Shasta Lake · CA, USA
3 bright red lights seen traveling over Shasta Lake City then suddenly disappearing one right after the other
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Lights over Pacific Ocean
Sebastopol · CA, USA
Bright light blinks in sky above Sebastopol, CA for several minutes.
Granite Bay · CA, USA
Cluster of color changing lights in sky, stationary, then moving slowly, then vanishing.
Salinas · CA, USA
Slow-moving craft with rectangular light that changed colors as it swept through an arc
Fresno · CA, USA
02/04/2016, Fresno, CA, Doughnut, 4-5 min, hovered, then landed super quick in front of vehicle, huge round craft, brown/gold, vanished
Los Angeles (Venice Beach) · CA, USA
Yesterday at sunset a completely identified object, 1 of the Predator Iraq war drones flying silently east to west opposite the LAX.
Woodland Hills · CA, USA
Two lights over Hidden Hills, hovering.
Costa Mesa · CA, USA
Me and my two friends were driving and we saw a giant saucer going vertical slowly and low over us. We followed it for 15 min.
Petaluma · CA, USA
Dull orange orb over Petaluma, CA, for over five minutes 2/6/2016, a portion of which was a very bright, fiery orange.
Temecula · CA, USA
Very high, south sound east direction. No noise, transparent, three lights one on each end. Disappeared when overhead, couldn't see it
Antelope · CA, USA
Lights suspended in arid in triangle pattern with additional single light at short distance
Hermosa Beach · CA, USA
Strange Light Over Palos Verdes, CA, from Hermosa Beach Pier 6pm [Sunset]
Santa Cruz · CA, USA
Low, slow-flying unit, triangle shape with round orange lights on each tip. soundless.
Perris · CA, USA
Black reflective triangle seen over head gliding through the sky slowly. Had a circular light at each triangle point.
Kingsburg · CA, USA
Bright red light southwest sky remained still then suddenly vanished.
Geyserville · CA, USA
Round, glowing on opposite sides, light in the middle. West to east, 5 min.
Arcata · CA, USA
Downward directed cone of light emanating from small object travelling NE to SW at 5:20 AM.
San Ramon · CA, USA
Point of light with faint, wispy weather-balloon-shaped feature protruding from its side. ((NUFORC Note: Rocket. PD))
Riverbank · CA, USA
Saw strange red grey orb that looked like wizard of Oz white whitch then it grew to the size of baseball.
Garden Grove · CA, USA
Twinkled like a star while it was still dark. Only it didn't stop when the sun came up.
Salinas · CA, USA
Bright orange/red light; made no sound.
Burbank · CA, USA
While walking in Burbank on Hollywood Way, looking towards Toluca Lake, I saw a very bright green fireball streak.
Whittier · CA, USA
At approx. 0620 hrs., I was traveling southbound on the 605 freeway passing the city of Whittier. Traffic was heavy so I was travel