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)
Fresno · CA, USA
20 to 30 black objects hovering in sky.
Martinez · CA, USA
Black triangular UFO over Martinez, CA.
Pacoima · CA, USA
Seen by a cousin of my employee...cannot verify that it is or is not a craft... hope other reports from same event will provide clarif
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
Craft with 2 bright reddish pulsating lights, 5 small lights moved into set position in sky and stayed in that position for 15 m
Laytonville · CA, USA
10/9/15 at 9 pm in western sky near Laytonville, CA, a cluster of flashing red, orange , green and white flights observed.
Lakewood · CA, USA
Me and my friend were sitting in my car and all of a sudden we saw 5 fireballs going the exact same speed following one another.
Diamond Bar · CA, USA
Shape shifting UFO following flying snake
Moorpark · CA, USA
Silent large v-shaped dimly lit object with 4-5 lights on each side that glided very quickly in sky
Lincoln · CA, USA
Strange lights changing colors, moving slowly and hovering with no noise.
Lakewood · CA, USA
Diamond fire flames slow dancing.
Oxnard · CA, USA
Green fireball darts earthward in south Oxnard sky, witnessed by two people. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly a meteor? PD))
Morgan Hill · CA, USA
Bright light zig-zags across the sky very quickly, then slows down rapidly and begins to flash an intermittent red light.
Norwalk · CA, USA
Strange Lights in the Night Sky.
Carlsbad · CA, USA
Sphere lingering turning into triangle staying around for hours. ((NUFORC Note: Twinkling star?? PD))
Vacaville · CA, USA
Orangish color sphere shape flying over Vacaville, CA
Organ House · CA, USA
Have pics and video. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect a sighting of the three planets in the eastern morning sky. PD))
Placentia · CA, USA
Blue diamond shaped object flashing in the distance in Placentia CA
Mountain View · CA, USA
Formation over Mountain View CA
Fall River Mills · CA, USA
Caught a glimpse of an unexplained flash of light in the sky on a clear night.
Orange · CA, USA
Extremely loud noise followed by a falling red, white, and green orb; soon after blue light flies by overhead.
Clairemont · CA, USA
A portion of the night sky lit up a beautiful glowing blue, followed by a blue sphere with aura heading west.
Cypress · CA, USA
Upside down ice cream cone shape entering towards earth with the following array of colors: Brilliant green-blue-red-purple.
Long Beach · CA, USA
Last night my wife had noticed 3 flashes of lights with 2 consecutive split second flashes within one of each of those flashes. I know
Santa Ana · CA, USA
Color-changing UFO shaped like an thin oval.
Roseville (west of) · CA, USA
Multi-colored stationary flashing light (red, Green, white, blue)