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)
Bonsall · CA, USA
Coming down Hwy 76 i notice a totally 'black' cigar shaped object in the sky and not far away and not that high up in the sky.
Menifee · CA, USA
UFO sighting near Menifee, CA.
Culver City · CA, USA
Singular red light.
San Luis Obispo · CA, USA
Large white object with trailing fire. ((NUFORC Note: Multiple witnesses. Possible bright meteor. PD))
Wilmington · CA, USA
Fireball seen by multiple adults,children in Wilmington, Ca.
Tustin · CA, USA
Very bright red objects, round, in formation one behind the other travelling upwards at a greater speed than any commercial aircraft
Anaheim · CA, USA
Many silver spheres.
Rancho Cucamonga · CA, USA
This object was huge with lights on top and bottom
Temecula · CA, USA
Blue rectangular, semi-transparent object (~6' x ~12') rose up out of a small grove of fruit trees and disappeared with a very bright w
Shasta Lake · CA, USA
Dec 31, 2014, Shasta Lake, CA, extra large fireball with reddish debris coming off, 2+sec. duration. Largest I have ever seen.
Cayucos · CA, USA
I feel confident of what observed.
San Diego · CA, USA
Blue/green light changed to white, and then red. Made hairpin 90 degree turns without slowing down.
Simi Valley · CA, USA
Red fireball floating in sky.
Oakland · CA, USA
Glowing flame like red object.
Venice · CA, USA
2 objects - both 5-7 lighst each in a chevron shape - flying slowly with no noise - three times faster than a DJI drone
Oxnard · CA, USA
Nighttime BIG orange glowing orb sphere that slowly disappeared into the ocean.
Canyon Lake · CA, USA
Walked outside to take trash out. I saw above my neighbor's house 2 bright orange balls moving together slowly one in front of the oth
Tarzana · CA, USA
Looked like an aluminum stadium like a blimp that was light up and just hovered then vanished
Rohnert Park · CA, USA
8 floating lights.
Anderson · CA, USA
I saw a whole fleet of white and beautiful UFO orbs. There was one other witness. I summoned them.
Chino Hills · CA, USA
Small fire orange fireball…
Needles · CA, USA
Unknown falling object in Needles, CA.
Irvine · CA, USA
Large round red ball, approx 200 ft. diameter. Observed descending slowly behind a nearby hill, 7/8 obscured by hill when seen. Then di
Capitola · CA, USA
Ribbon Shaped object high in Atmosphere with metallic highly reflective ends, beam seen in one picture visible.
La Quinta · CA, USA
Large black triangle 1 round light in each corner moving silently across evening sky.