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)
Fountain Valley · CA, USA
I saw two quick moving white egg shaped objects
Alameda · CA, USA
Every night I see a large orange ball of light with 2 to 3 smaller blue balls of light.
Solvang · CA, USA
Dark red flash of light on a flying disc
Laytonville · CA, USA
Flying orbs
San Bruno · CA, USA
Subject appeared into my field of view while laying on my back stretching gazing upward out my windows.
Mountain Center · CA, USA
Daytime sighting of black craft
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
It was 2 parallel glowing lights.
Vista · CA, USA
It came fast from East to West, slowed quickly and stopped then flew quickly toward the north star, with no sound
Tarzana · CA, USA
Filmed sunset on timelapse
Oakland · CA, USA
Sitting by the water me and dog. Second day of visual sitting. One big mother ship with smaller ones coming out going into water
Kirkwood · CA, USA
Two Huge Silver sparkling Spinning spheres coming toward us in the sky
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Dark, apparently triangular craft, no visible tail against dark sky, bring central light with lights at each point flashing in sequence
Creston · CA, USA
Weird pattern in the western sky with object above apex
Vista · CA, USA
Playing golf at vista valley cc looking approx. North sighted a circular craft with a verticle fin flying on the other side on hillside
Cameron Park · CA, USA
Ring doorbell in back went off, looked at camera footage saw strange flying object and then a cat walking on deck
San Bernadino · CA, USA
Formation of four light that appeared as two at first and kept in formation but appeared and disappeared numerous times. Clear skies
Spring Valley · CA, USA
Mysterious object.
Martinez · CA, USA
Light colored orb traveling at a constant speed, se direction.
El Cajon · CA, USA
6circular orbs and another with fire like propulsions
San Diego · CA, USA
I was out with my wife and I happened to glance up because I like too watch the planes taking off from the airport.
French Camp · CA, USA
Saw a chevron shaped dark object absolutely quiet, flying west to east, it had these dim blue lights running along
Tulare · CA, USA
A saucer disk shape hovering south of Tulare
Exeter · CA, USA
See them often in this area they are frequent around someone in town
Bakersfield · CA, USA
dropped in from space and changed direction leaving disappearing directional trials
Bakersfield · CA, USA
dropped in from space and changed direction leaving disappearing directional trials ((NUFORC Note: Flying insect. PD))