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)
Long Beach · CA, USA
Aircraft with white flashing headlights, no other lights, no discernible sound
Antioch · CA, USA
2 lights being chase by 2 fighters at night.
San Diego · CA, USA
3 white lights with no collision lights heading north from San Diego within a 12 minute period
Burbank · CA, USA
Red/orange fireball seen in the night sky over Burbank, CA
San Francisco Airport · CA, USA
San Francisco International Airport afternoon about 5minutes super clear conditions
San Diego · CA, USA
Single white light or craft passed over and very close to a commercial jet. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly the ISS? PD))
San Jose · CA, USA
POSSIBLE ALIEN/HUMANOID SEEN RUNNING INTO HILLS
Rancho Mirage · CA, USA
Flying red object over Rancho Mirage, ca
Meadow Vista · CA, USA
Diamond shape with green laser lights hovering over Lake Combie. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of a planet. PD))
Modesto · CA, USA
Bright red Diamond shaped object and fog ball object
Sierra Madre · CA, USA
Cluster sighting of UFO north of Sierra Madre, CA over the San Gabriel mountains.
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
My girlfriend and I were at the East Beach in Santa Barbara adjacent to Cabrillo Beach House and Grill. We were both lying face-up and
Santa Ana/Garden Grove/Irvine/Anaheim · CA, USA
Triangle formation of lights over orange county CA.
EL Centro · CA, USA
Strange lights over El Centro, CA that do not move
Canyon Lake · CA, USA
3 Unknown objects W NW of Canyon Lake, CA
Escondido · CA, USA
Intermittent pulsing blue light at high altitude with random movement
Desert Hot Springs · CA, USA
Multiple UFO's and 3 different type of craft observed simultaneously over Joshua Tree National Park and the Coachella Valley, CA.
Stockton/Linden · CA, USA
Not a shooting star, comet, or flare.
San Rafael · CA, USA
Scanning striped light passes over my car accompanied by three flashes and two beams across the sky.
Union City · CA, USA
Very large meteor or something on fire over San Francisco Bay.
North Long Beach · CA, USA
Overly birght light diving towards ground, no impact,
San Diego · CA, USA
Small circle flying low over house in Encinitas, CA with flashing lights
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
Meteor-like object broke up into three pieces then a bright light appeared where it ended it's travel.
Glendale · CA, USA
Starlike colorful, red, blue, green, purple UFO that emerged from the other side of the hill.((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Capella? PD))
Apple Valley · CA, USA
CIRCULAR CRAFT TURNING AROUND AND MOVING UP & DOWN SIDE TO SIDE W/ FLASHING LITGHS. ((NUFORC Note: Capella? PD))