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)
Mission Viejo (headed towards) · CA, USA
DETAIL IN THE ZOOM of a bright round fast moving object (might show glimpse of the propulsion of these objects) SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY CA
Mission Viejo · CA, USA
Vibrant, blue/purple fireball hovering and spanning across the night sky in Mission Viejo.
Yucaipa · CA, USA
Glowing saucer dome shape on top and bottom with lights on top of doom flashing, grey metallic color.
National City (Palm Ave.) · CA, USA
I am resending this as I did not state that the triangle was only about 100 feet overhead and that this event happened on Palm Ave. On
National City · CA, USA
I had a sighting on 12-10-14 in National City, California. It was a perfect triangle covered with lights across the whole bottom. It
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Red star like orb with a visible shockwave that dissipated then reapeared as a red circular orb of light before dissipating completly.
South Lake Tahoe · CA, USA
South lake tahoe in the sky over the high school, 3 triangle shaped white lights slowly moving together.
Anaheim · CA, USA
That it was big and a different shape that disappeared before our eyes. ((NUFORC Note: Atlas V missile launch. PD))
San Fernando Valley · CA, USA
Glowing trail behind object, trail dies, becomes semi circle, disappears. ((NUFORC Note: Atlas V missile launch. PD))
Summerland · CA, USA
Craft with tail moving through the sky appeared to have a force field. ((NUFORC Note: Atlas V rocket launch. PD))
Riverside · CA, USA
Friend's phone call leads to mutual sighting of object with odd 'plume'.
Lakewood · CA, USA
Red streak moving across the sky.
Redondo Beach · CA, USA
Large bright red object flying at an even pace, leaving an enormous slender fluorescent-blue crescent wake. Seemed like it was skimming
Sherman Oaks · CA, USA
Orange and yellow ball shaped flying object changes rapidly while moving over Sherman Oaks, California.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Thought it was an airplane taking off but the angle went to far up and across the LA valley. ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch. PD))
Palm springs · CA, USA
The big, fast spacecraft glares in the sky but then disappeared in the clouds 5 min later lights we're moving in the clounds
El Cajon · CA, USA
Bright, solid white object high in the sky would move slow and dart up and down; then disappeared
Hemet · CA, USA
redish glowing object with visible bow shock streaking through night sky
Orange County (in southern part) · CA, USA
Fireball seen clearly in South Orange County LA area.
Rancho Cucamonga · CA, USA
A green light like nothing I have seen before.
Vista · CA, USA
Hovering ball in my backyard.
Lakeport · CA, USA
Bright red glowing figure with a bright white diamond shaped light in the middle hovered low while going a slow speed.
Ventura · CA, USA
Black hexagon shaped UFO seen above Ventura on 12-20-14.
Manteca · CA, USA
Purple-Pinkish colored light hovering, then slowly moves East, speeds up & makes hard turn North, stops, then moves East again...
Westminster · CA, USA
Deep purple light and no sound w tight/abrupt turn.