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)
Palmdale · CA, USA
Bright light leaves mist and blue streak in sky after breaking apart. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Corona · CA, USA
Bright white light in the sky. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Sacramento · CA, USA
Object went from S to N, bright light with contrail, obj. seem have several stages. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Bay Area · CA, USA
Huge light in sky blue/green in color (fireball) of some kind. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Menifee · CA, USA
It was a greenish blue circular shape ball of light. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Buellton · CA, USA
Southern CA UFO sighting large blue cloud. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Granite Bay · CA, USA
Cone shaped light seen in sky. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Camarillo · CA, USA
A/c shot out clouds of white mist in a circular form very bright glowing sensation. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Carlsbad · CA, USA
Appeared orange molten metal streaking high speed leaving trail of molten material. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Cotati · CA, USA
Strange light with green streak. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Escondido · CA, USA
Small light like a star explodes into what looks like a tiny firework. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Yosemite · CA, USA
Large silent ship leaving behind a green sparkly dust that hovered then shot into space
Murrieta · CA, USA
Two white flashes with a green line from a moving white object. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
El Cajon · CA, USA
This is a clear HD video - someone took in LA professional camera! ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Campbell · CA, USA
Cone of light, bright blue contrail and symmetrical vapor cloud. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
All over · CA, USA
Light shining, all over California, Nevada, and Arizona. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Escondido · CA, USA
Bright lite object. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Santa Cruz · CA, USA
Stratospheric Blue Light Beam tracking Orange Sun Ball. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
It hovered for several minutes then left a beam of light and a large mushroom cloud.((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Fresno · CA, USA
object spraying a substance and had blue light. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Flishlight pointing to earth from behind the black silk night
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
It was a very clear calm night. 3 red orange lights floated over north Huntington Beach at approximately 11:30 pm. Moving north to sout
Porterville · CA, USA
MERV.
Monrovia · CA, USA
I have picture. Seem to be a Chen trail but going straight up and the trail was dissipating at a fast rate. Was just so unusual to see
Ventura · CA, USA
Like a light going horizontal across the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possible meteor?? PD))