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)
Daly City · CA, USA
I had just arrived home from a nlcs game loss. We got off the car to go inside and I looked up and noticed the oddity of the moon and c
Santa Ana · CA, USA
Fire ball/object slow moving west to east. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of the ISS?? PD))
Santa Rosa Indian Reservation · CA, USA
Large, shiny metallic object hovering over Santa Rosa Indian Reservation.
Riverside · CA, USA
3 reflective spheres southbound over Riverside CA toward Lake Matthews in formation w/ one breaking off, then loss of contact.
Sacramento · CA, USA
Planes flew by and as I was watching them pass I saw a saucer with another smaller saucer on top. At first I thought it was clouds and
El Segundo · CA, USA
3 UFOs flying over LAX airport.
Napa · CA, USA
Two craft side by side, from north to south pulsing red then green circular light, 4 pulses total.
Ventura · CA, USA
Star formation with controlled movements seen with naked eyes.
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
50 Photos of object with lights hovering over Santa Rosa, CA
Vacaville · CA, USA
No sound from greenish/white light shooting very close above tree line over neighbors house in vacaville ca.
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
Chevron Craft Seen over Sonoma County 10/27/12 @ 9pm
Carmel · CA, USA
Cylinder/oval emitting light, should have been back lit by sun, later simply disappeared
Beverly Hills · CA, USA
At least 20 round w/ sparkle of lights on them.
Lone Pine · CA, USA
Unusual object that appeared suddenly. ((NUFORC Note: We strongly suspect that the object is a bird, possibly a hummingbird. PD))
Burbank/Glendale border · CA, USA
I was driving from Burbank, CA towards Glendale,CA on Glenoaks blvd. As I looked up I realized an unusual object in the sky. It had a t
Venice · CA, USA
At my friend house the three of us in the back yard just talking. I'm looking west toward Santa Monica Beach. This small triangle flyi
Exeter · CA, USA
2 Fighter Jets in Persuit of Fast moving formation of three blinking white lights
Roseville · CA, USA
Orange Orb was silent and not moving until the glow went out, then the object moved straight up into the sky before disappearing.
La Mesa · CA, USA
Large star-like object moved up and away in the south-east sky
Sacramento · CA, USA
Soundless gray sphere near Sacramento International airport
Oakley · CA, USA
Bright Starlike Orbs Slowly Move down to 50-100FT. Above Earths Surface Without Sound
Lincoln · CA, USA
Three single lighted aircraft that changed colors perform Close Encounter like night flight ballet over Rocklin, Ca.
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Saw a bright light falling quickly in the sky, looked like something burning very brightly and falling at a very quick rate. It disappe
Pomona · CA, USA
A blue light made a straight horizontal line and disappears, 5 minutes later (what i thought was a huge star) forms another thicker whi
Pomona · CA, USA
Blue light shined back yard for seconds and disappears Looked at the sky immediately and found nothing crazy!