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
Driving home from class, looked up, and saw the orangish reddish lights flyung slow and lower than a plane would. Then the three lights
San Diego · CA, USA
I was sitting on my front porch when I witnessed two objects flying from south to north at an apparent high rate of speed at about 50-5
Susanville · CA, USA
More Russian space-junk?
Corona del Mar · CA, USA
((HOAX. Contact information is bogus.)) Mysterious bright lights in Pacific Ocean.
Kingsburg · CA, USA
Triangle objects near Kingsburg, CA.
Mecca · CA, USA
Very bright just appeared then more appeared out of nowhere.
Sutherlin · CA, USA
I was driving home from work tonight going N and it was very dark and there was light fog. On the right side of the freeway.
North Hollywood · CA, USA
Facing SE from 2nd floor apt. Facing Studio City/Burbank. Glowing turquoise circular light.
Santa Clarita · CA, USA
Very large UFO chased away with fighter jets numerous times
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Plane trailing behind gray smoke coming from unseen object.
Desert Center · CA, USA
White plastic, like a wastebasket trash bag, floated up from side of freeway 12-15' from the backside of truck. ((anonymous report))
Sacramento · CA, USA
Flying object with red flames shooting from top
San Francisco · CA, USA
A photo showing what appears to be a flying object above a ship in San Francisco.
Bakersfield · CA, USA
A ball engulfed in flames tumbled through the sky towards the south as I was taking out the trash. I ran inside and got my brother and
Santa Maria · CA, USA
GLOWING GREEN PULSATING ROUND OBJECT IN SKY TONIGHT.
Clayton · CA, USA
Two bright red circular objects. Hovered brightly in one spot and then vanished.
Maywood · CA, USA
Flying object moving towards planet.
Burbank · CA, USA
Large bright orange sphere, rapidly descending from NE to W.
Pasadena · CA, USA
Series of 4 white lights appeared to be part of a single craft hovered almost 1 minute over eastern Pasadena at about 2000 ft.
Concord · CA, USA
Ball shaped object with green glow in sky near full moon. ((NUFORC Note: Lens flares, caused by photographing the Moon. PD))
Long Beach · CA, USA
Large bright orange circle, rapidly ascending from sea level straight up in to the stars.
Azusa · CA, USA
8 bright yellow red and orange triangular objects. One was blinking, then they disappeared.
Ridgecrest · CA, USA
Orange Orb With Odd Flight-path In Sky.
Lake Elsinore · CA, USA
Craft about the size of a 747, flying less than 1000 feet off the ground, hovering over a small hill near the 15 freeway.
San Diego · CA, USA
Steady light traveling at a high velocity across the southern dark morning sky.