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)
San Clemente · CA, USA
Was a light like a Star flying in all different direction and stopping and starting again, lyrically at time then straight forward and
Joshua Tree · CA, USA
Changing light formations in the sky. Appearing and disappearing and changing formation In the middle of the desert.
Chico · CA, USA
Light Formation (with faint outline of oblong craft in between lights) in night sky
Modesto · CA, USA
Silent orangish lights, 4 of them flying low.
Victorville · CA, USA
White circular craft hovering over my house a mile up with 2 black inner circles.
Littlerock · CA, USA
MADAR Node 56
Palmdale · CA, USA
Three triangular shapes with green lights
Temecula · CA, USA
On 8:25 pm a bright white light that had what appeared to be illuminated fog surrounding it flew over my house from South to North.
Nuevo · CA, USA
Orange light seen moving side to side by four witnesses.
Glendora · CA, USA
UFO Light source from the base of a mountain in Glendora CA zig zags then zooms into space curves then sonic boom.
Tahoe City · CA, USA
On August second around midnight my daughter and I were sitting on a dock on Tahoe lake. We were admiring the full moon and Venus. Out
Littlerock · CA, USA
MADAR Node 56
Arbuckle · CA, USA
((NUFORC Note: Witness provides no information. PD))
Irvine · CA, USA
Star-type object began slowly moving across sky and then suddenly vanished
Escondido · CA, USA
I was walking my dog this evening, like I've done every evening for 20 years in my neighborhood. Tonight as we were walking on platanus
Cloverdale · CA, USA
Star like yellow object that quickly accelerated before making a startling disappearance.
Little Lake · CA, USA
My boyfriend and I were driving on a remote section of highway 395, it was a clear night with a bright moon. We were heading north towa
Fresno · CA, USA
A Pink & Green Object changing shape Witnessed in Fresno,Ca
Pasadena · CA, USA
Will email video
Los Angeles (Watts} · CA, USA
White star like object seen Los angeles
Los Angeles (Watts) · CA, USA
White star like object seen Los angeles
Livermore · CA, USA
Blue light, saucer maybe cylinder shaped. A bright blue that faded into lighter blue/ white . Driving West on 84 in Livermore and saw i
Antioch · CA, USA
My boyfriend and I were stargazing in our backyard looking SE at Jupiter and Saturn when what appeared to be a star inbetween them star
Alta Loma · CA, USA
Was standing in my backyard, looked to the southern sky and saw what looked like a red star. A small light, looked far off woth a red h
Los Angeles/Highland Park · CA, USA
Saw a bright light suddenly appear, flashed, moved and quickly disappeared