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)
Benicia · CA, USA
3 strange lights in a triangle formation.
Lucerne Valley · CA, USA
Weird unidentified object in small desert community near a US Military Base in California.
Somis · CA, USA
Multiple orange balls fall from sky.
Roseville · CA, USA
3-4 shape-shifting, orange orbs, witnessed in the night sky of Northern California.
Tehachapi · CA, USA
I observed slmost like a white comet? Moving from behind a mtn to my south east directly over me but traveling almost straight up?? Wa
Temecula · CA, USA
Teal Blue Hovering Object, Bright Light then Dim, Appearing/Reappearing In Various Parts of Sky.
San Francisco · CA, USA
2 orange orbs at ocean beach, San Francisco
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Organized unusual bright orange lights separating and reattaching at high altitudes over HB.
Turlock · CA, USA
Lights moving and dimming quickly.
Willows · CA, USA
Triangular object flying over Willows, CA, going south to Sacramento, CA.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
L.A. Airport flight path bright as a diamond laser flittering flickering object
Madera Ranchos · CA, USA
Pure white tube - west to east - disappeared - returned & hovered & disappeared again.
Desert Hot Springs · CA, USA
Unidentified flying object traveling through halo around sun. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect lens flares. PD))
Burbank · CA, USA
Very black rectangular craft seen for over one minute, over the 134 Fwy in Burbank, California.
San Jose · CA, USA
((HOAX??)) Massive spaceship spotted above San Jose....
San Jose · CA, USA
((HOAX??)) MASSIVE UFO SIZE OF TWO SKYSCRAPERS APPEARS!!
Carlsbad · CA, USA
"Fuzzy" star grows larger and fainter until finally vanishing.
Maywood · CA, USA
Three lights on bottom. Atmosphere changes once closer to sky. Moves at certain rate.
CLEAR LAKE · CA, USA
CIGAR SHAPPED CRAFT NO LIGHT NO MARKINGS NO SOUND STAYED ABSOLUTLY STILL HOVERING THE SIZE OF A 747 WITH NO WINGS NO TAIL
Truckee · CA, USA
Group of lights with rapid movent and chasing
Westport · CA, USA
The object appeared directly in front of us. No blinking of any kind just a bright red light. It did not move.
Chico · CA, USA
While in our backyard we saw an orange shere that seemed to have a faint whitish "aura." It came from the west, heading east,
Glendale · CA, USA
Glendale California where the shape shipes come for one guy.
Redwood City · CA, USA
Red/blue orb flying sporadically above Redwood City.
Van Nuys · CA, USA
Large Bright Red Orb/Light Over Van Nuys/Burbank.