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)
Victorville · CA, USA
Round orange object followed by two objects of shimmered light in triangular formation orange ball would move up and in circles
San Jose · CA, USA
2 orange balls of light/fire hovering over east hills area
Irvine · CA, USA
6 extremely bright lights, surrounding a dark bodied craft, moving very slowly
Saugus · CA, USA
It showed up and disappeared then left
Fountain Valley · CA, USA
It was a freaky experiance and I hope nothing happend to us during the visual
Bridgeport · CA, USA
For 2 consecutive mornings 9/6/12 and 9/7/12 in the eastern sky we spotted what we believed to be a star in broad daylight. As the clou
Big Bear City · CA, USA
It was bright wright,and stopped then moved,then did same thing then it vanished.
San Ramon · CA, USA
Driving north on 680 saw 5-7 red-orange orbs in the sky flying in impossible formations
Santa Clarita · CA, USA
Color Changing Light Over Sant Clarita Valley
Point Arena · CA, USA
I went out to empty garbage, two red lights flew south of me next to hill side . They moved maybe 70 miles per hour. They disappeared a
Hayward · CA, USA
Bright White Circular light object high in the sky.
Arcata · CA, USA
Object with red and green lights moving sited above Arcata, CA. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of model aircraft. PD))
Ventura · CA, USA
Beautiful bright blue delta shaped aerobatics.
Ventura · CA, USA
Bright Blue Object seen floating in sky near Coast in Ventura, California
Venice · CA, USA
Saw a light hovering close to the water, traveled faster than an airplane. Covered a great distance in less than two minutes
Ojai · CA, USA
O k so we know there all ojai valley in the foothills and all over. seems to me that there all over the wourld.to me its realy excitein
Anaheim · CA, USA
Red light in sky dropping flares
Petaluma · CA, USA
Looking up north in the sky, probably above Santa Rosa, I noticed a bright orange object moving west. I watched it looking for flashing
Los Banos · CA, USA
Large chrome cylinder shaped object with black dots spinning with two flaps hanging from the bottom.
Seal Beach · CA, USA
It was not a domestic or foreign aircraft, it wasnt an earthly ship..
Los Banos · CA, USA
UFO spotted over Los Banos CA
Aptos · CA, USA
Pulsating star changes to cylinder, portal shape, late afternoon, Aptos, CA
Monrovia · CA, USA
Strange lights near monrovia
Compton · CA, USA
Saw a ball of light floating in the sky
Los Angeles · CA, USA
It was a white Triangle shape UFO with many lights on it, ((anonymous report))