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)
Seal Beach · CA, USA
Orange/red orb closely followed by F/A-18 Hornet at high rate of speed from south to north in Seal Beach, Ca.
San Jose · CA, USA
4/18/14 two fire ball objects that changed to pink clouds.
Chico · CA, USA
Report of Unusual Lights seen over Chico, California.
Chico · CA, USA
((1st report from same witness)) 9 Very brightly lit (red and yellow) saucer shaped crafts. Total time about 18 minutes
Chico · CA, USA
After going on the back porch for a smoke, what I saw was unbeliveable, we moved to the parking lot for a better onobstructed view.
Llano · CA, USA
Object on the ridgeline cannot be explained.
Manhatten Beach · CA, USA
IUFO s over tennis courts.
Apple Valley · CA, USA
Mysterious bright orange ball of light glides across high desert sky Easter Sunday evening.
San Anselmo · CA, USA
Large orange Carlos Diaz type craft seen along with clusters of other glowing objects.
Indio · CA, USA
Orange ball of light.
Vacaville · CA, USA
Large purple light attached to a few smaller green lights that hovered in the air and disappeared.
Escondido · CA, USA
Driving S on I-15 @ 530 am. Saw lights appear on my left. First, 2 then several began appearing and vanishing.
Fallbrook · CA, USA
4 fireballs in the sky, hovering.
La Mesa · CA, USA
Me and my son saw this huge white light come out of the sky to ground or pacific ocean very strange this was no metor!
Lincoln · CA, USA
Low alt. flyover of red turning to blue then back to red sphere. Rapid departure. ((NUFORC Note: Model airplane?? PD))
Mojave · CA, USA
Strange lights near Mars visible from Earth.
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Two fast orbs in Huntington Beach.
San Diego · CA, USA
Jet chasing "light"?
Walnut · CA, USA
Ball of light with no strobe lights being chased by a military type helicopter coming from the east heading towards the west.
Canyon Country · CA, USA
Large oval shaped white light.
Oxnard · CA, USA
Small to medium sized ball of light.
Rialto · CA, USA
Three bright green lights that lit up the whole sky and each were about a minute apart and lasting 1 to 2 seconds each.
Whittier · CA, USA
Orange, glowing fireball flying north; was fast as an airplane but not an airplane; after my bday party; no one else saw it?
Santa Cruz · CA, USA
Orange floating disappearing lights.
Azuza · CA, USA
Circular/donut shaped craft.