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)
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Orange glowing balls moving together
Soledad · CA, USA
Red, blue, and white light flashing rapidly the object stayed steady in the sky going up, down, left, right ((NUFORC Note: Star?? PD)
San Jose · CA, USA
South San Jose, bright orb flying over mountains near Almaden Valley.
Lincoln · CA, USA
Star like object appears next to Big Dipper and flies toward northern California';s Sierra Nevada mountains..
Rosemead · CA, USA
Oval, egg-shaped object seen above Rosemead, CA.
Covina · CA, USA
I saw twice at two locations: A VERY Black rectangular blanket in the sky once there was a bright round object shooting smallers balls
West Covina · CA, USA
Blue Fireball like UFO seen at night in West Covina summer of 2012
Seaside · CA, USA
Triangular object seen in Seaside, California (same object seen in Redondo Beach on YouTube 2011)
Atwater · CA, USA
Orb in the Night
Fairfax · CA, USA
Light orange sphere periodically brightening and dimming
Richmond · CA, USA
Oval Craft w/three white lights stationary and clearly just inside fast moving clounds. Observed for several minutes but gone when I re
San Pedro · CA, USA
Red lights in san pedro, ca
Foresthill · CA, USA
One single object split in two and went in opposite directions, seen by five observers.
Palm Springs · CA, USA
The whole planet,star lit up! Then it flashed to white so fast It was like someone playing with the on off switch.
Porterville · CA, USA
Yellowish round shape and changed shapes sometimes.. Almost above us.seen by 4 witnesses
Anaheim · CA, USA
We were at Disneyland walking around and I noticed a round orange sphere/UFO moving very slow in the sky. It was an odd orange color w
Poway · CA, USA
Unexplained large orange object moving in the sky
Escondido · CA, USA
Fireball with droppings last night 06/22/2012
Ventura · CA, USA
A very bright star, that flickered like a little like fire for about 10 mins and then disappeared.
Downey · CA, USA
Silvery white oval object very high in the night sky traveling very fast from west to east
Norwalk · CA, USA
Bright light in the sky then disappear
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
2 bright orange lights over Santa Rosa Ca.
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
Yellow Orange lights over West Sonoma County CA
Lake Isabella (Kern River Valley) · CA, USA
Big bright star dropped 3 little lights then flew away.
Oakland · CA, USA
Dark undulating circular blob over Oakland