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)
Orange County area · CA, USA
Lights on video shown by KTLA shows multiple lights. 2 large several smaller lights.
Oxnard · CA, USA
Three faint stars around two minutes apart flying north, They faded in and out and then disappeared. One flared up into a large light.
Rough and Ready · CA, USA
Column of flashing red lights that became a triagle of red flashing light,moved to left then back to right.
Mission Viejo · CA, USA
Many lights morphed into various triangle shapes as the outline of a craft was clearly seen moving.
Alamo · CA, USA
Oval shape close to the ground in residential area
Rancho Santa Margarita · CA, USA
6 bright, red-orange lights were spotted and mysteriously vanished a few seconds later.
San Clemente · CA, USA
I was driving I-5 S, when I saw big lights in form of triangle very large.
Sacramento · CA, USA
Saw two lights moving together and upward in the sky then disappearing, followed by one that disappeared, followed by another two.
Oceanside · CA, USA
Seven small orange orbs seen floating in night sky less than one mile from Camp Pendleton, California.
Temecula · CA, USA
Giant fire balls in the sky.
Montebello · CA, USA
Solid round flying object.
Beaumont · CA, USA
Light over Beaumont, California.
Antioch · CA, USA
2 glowing orbs in Antioch, California.
Santa Ana/Tustin · CA, USA
UFO Santa Ana California 9:25 PM PST 6/28/2014
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Triangular/ Chevron <<•• saped object flashing red lights within the object wer two red dots. The whole object would shut
Laguna Niguel · CA, USA
UFO facing Flight Plane Pilots towards John Wayne Airport Orange County, CA.
Elk Grove · CA, USA
Fast moving star like ufo stops its course, lights up bright then shoots straight up.
Corona · CA, USA
2 objects in the sky facing the south sky. They appear yellow orange in color the shape seems to morf from round to diamond shape. Th
Sylmar · CA, USA
Cluster of flying orbs seen over Sylmar, CA
Santa Cruz · CA, USA
Sphere appears in the second of three consecutive photos, and then disappears. ((NUFORC Note: Object later identified. PD))
Los Angeles · CA, USA
A star like object, flashing red and blue as well as glimmering, in a west-southwest direction in Los Angeles.
Chula Vista · CA, USA
Dim, bluish spherical object travelling SW over Pacific Coast.
San Diego · CA, USA
3 dim white lights in a triangle formation, crossed sky east to west, then moved apart.
Crescent City · CA, USA
Large, bright object straight up and very high could be seen for 1/2 hour never moving until covered by clouds.
Anaheim · CA, USA
Manuevering Fireballs in the Sky in Souther California