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)
Lake Arrowhead · CA, USA
10:40 am over San Bernardino Valley, very bright light for an instant, then again seen further E and moving W, then vanished.
Sebastopol · CA, USA
8 lights in a straight line with 2 flashing red lights hovering over my neighbors house and it slowly moved away and teleported away.
Long Beach · CA, USA
A large orange flash light coming from the back ( maybe a propulser?) of an unknow flying object. Flash was then kind of absorbed back
Anaheim · CA, USA
Spinning lights completely disappear in Orange County.
Westminster · CA, USA
We observed a bright pulsing orange light either in the center or under the object. It moved very slowly and the stopped and hovered.
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
From my backyard in Huntington Beach, CA, at about 22:00 hours, looking in the direction of about 30 degrees above east-south-east, I o
Firebaugh/Mercey Hot Springs · CA, USA
White light flashes at Mercey Hot Springs, yet again!
Monterey · CA, USA
Red light spheres hovering 1.5 hrs over marine canyon in Monterey Bay, 5-miles off Moss Landing, leaving & returning to same spot
Sacramento · CA, USA
Driving north on Bruceville Rd. from Elk Grove to Sacramento and saw a very long laser like red line, streaking across the sky from the
Lakeport · CA, USA
Jupiter did a u-turn and sped away.
Torrance · CA, USA
A triangle of light nose diving/falling from the sky, lost sight of it behind trees. ((NUFORC Note: Possible model a/c? PD))
Encinitas · CA, USA
Three dancing lights.
Escondido · CA, USA
Bright circular light turns into a cross shape while moving towards my Patio/Building
Palmdale · CA, USA
Saw a triangle looking object with lights on all corners and another object following it moving fast to the east.
Mount Shasta · CA, USA
Red lights flashing at one sec intervals on Mount Shasta, forms a circular or disc shape, located in the mountain area, below Bunny Fla
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Lighthouse rotating light in the sky.
Rancho Palos Verdes · CA, USA
Triangle UFO hovering on top of my home then accelerate very fast, after illuminating center white light.
Chico · CA, USA
North Chico! Bright white cone shaped lights over Richardson Springs Rd.
Palm Springs · CA, USA
Round, blue object over Palm Springs mountains.
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
Yellowish orange, odd circular object observed over Santa Barbara Ca.
Rocklin · CA, USA
Star-like Object wobbling in the Distance and a Large Black Triangular object with 3 bright lights and a red light in the middle.
Santa Maria · CA, USA
Saw the first object on 07/21/2015 about 22:30 when I was leaving for work. The object flew from the western sky to the southern sky th
Aptos · CA, USA
Two bright orange spheres headed w/sw were sighted in Aptos, California at 11:15 on July 23, 2015.
Highland · CA, USA
Glowing object dropping embers over San Bernardino
Salinas · CA, USA
There's a blue light inside of the clouds and marine layer. The blue light is inside of the clouds only in one space glowing.