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)
Anaheim · CA, USA
Yellow glowing object that shone like a star but distinct from either stars , human craft, meteor
Playa del Rey · CA, USA
Black craft shows up in picture i did not see when taking the picture
Sacramento · CA, USA
The flying object caught my attention because it was so beautifu, it flew so fast the I only saw it for about 3 seconds.
Oxnard · CA, USA
Craft speeding across the sky during a Dirty Job episode tonight.
Morgan Hill · CA, USA
Object floating in sky immediately goes warp speed and stops! ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Venus, we suspect. PD))
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Orange orb, ascends in the southern L.A. night sky. Disappears then reappears, a faint object in clouds moving west.
San Diego · CA, USA
Round black object, no lights, moving east to west over Del Sur.
Carmel Valley · CA, USA
1 clearly pink with blue light around it- the other changing from orange to red... They went up and down and side to side. ((Stars?))
Pasadena · CA, USA
Oval/circle light blue-green glowing object moved in medium fast speed
La Mesa · CA, USA
Mr. Davenport, On Jan. 1, 2012, as I went outside to listen to the gunfire and people celebrating (1205am), I saw 4 orange, almost red
La Mesa · CA, USA
4 round orbs, hovered for about 90 seconds,came from behind a tree in front yard, they were orange/red, then faded out.
Bakersfield · CA, USA
2 orange fireball's over Bakersfield,CA
Anderson · CA, USA
11 pulsing lights were seen by 7 witnesses, the lights would go out to become discs.
Yuba City · CA, USA
Reddish orange lights on New Year's morning
South San Francisco · CA, USA
A circular light in the sky moved horizontally then vanished
Redondo beach · CA, USA
Light shots across sky before taking off at a extraordinary speeds out to space.
West Sacramento · CA, USA
Unknown craft heading Southeast from the Northwest at approx 5 thousand feet..reflecting lite only..no apparent onboard lighting
Glendale · CA, USA
UFO`S with B2 Bomber. ((NUFORC Note: Two unidentifiable objects in photo, but possibly birds, we believe. PD))
Oxnard · CA, USA
I was walking and conversing with the UFO crafts wile walking on the beach blasting the ocean water in coming wave increasing height
San Francisco · CA, USA
A light in the sky flying in a zigzag formation that disappeared after a minute or so.
Torrance · CA, USA
Flying object with flashing lights , traveling at great speed, observed flying NW and returning to point of origin.
Homeland · CA, USA
Multi-colored object sighted in night sky
Watsonville · CA, USA
Large gray craft in Watsonville, CA.
La Jolla · CA, USA
Orange glow in the night sky turns out to be a round grey saucer once the glow went out
Big Sur · CA, USA
Slow moving, silent large blinking red light less than 1/2 mile from me heading south over Pacific Ocean.