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
Silent craft flies over San Diego.
San Luis Obispo · CA, USA
Erratic light movement.
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
Medium altitude white light speeds horizontally over ocean before breaking into 3 parts before disappearing.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
8-10 ufo's seen above Los Angeles.
San Anselmo · CA, USA
Fireball moving across Marin sky. ((NUFORC Note: Meteor?? PD))
Daly City · CA, USA
I thought at first glance it was a plane. Then, noticing clearly, it was a fireball. ((NUFORC Note: Meteor?? PD))
Riverside · CA, USA
Saw two white crosses lit in sky and then they turned green. One cross disappeared and then came back 5 seconds or so later. This kept
Anaheim · CA, USA
Strange fireball in morning sky over Anaheim.
Willows · CA, USA
I was with my well my ex..but its complicated will hr was walking me home and I saw something really bright that caught my eye and it w
Covina · CA, USA
UFO sighting near San Gabriel Mountains.
Rosamond · CA, USA
An aircraft stopped above our town in the dark, shining a bright light on the town, and sprayed something down upon us.
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Neon white craft in the southern Sierra mountain range.
Ripon · CA, USA
Large dome of green light, no trails, no visible singular location of the light.
Sacramento · CA, USA
((NUFORC Note: No information provided by witness. PD))
Ocean Beach · CA, USA
It was a rectangular shape, about the size of a raft I would describe.
Oakley · CA, USA
someone called in on coast to coast open lines and reported seeing what i saw. we both were at the drive in. small world.
Tustin · CA, USA
I saw an object that looked like a big white bird with its wings outstretched.Its height was about where you would expect to see a
San Diego · CA, USA
Close about 0.5 miles at start. Rotating and looked like it was reflecting light or had lights on it. It moved vertically then changed
Rosemead · CA, USA
There were about a dozen blinking red dots flying around, and disappeared about 10 minutes later.
sacramento · CA, USA
I, for the first time, witnessed a huge v-shaped bright lights formation gliding the sky so fast and gone within 5 to 7 seconds. it loo
Vannuys · CA, USA
Blimp-looking object glowing like a full moon descending into the ground.
Auburn · CA, USA
Auburn, CA, looking due west, 2 red orbs came together, then flew off at high speed, no sound.
Rohnert Park · CA, USA
Super fast object with swirly contrail
San Diego · CA, USA
Only saw what you see on these three images. Only seen after the fact. Have original time date stamped images not edited at all
Orange · CA, USA
Four fireballs with long tails of fire sighted in the eastern sky from Orange County, CA.