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)
Boulder Creek · CA, USA
2 objects nearly same time-A large rectangular object flashing and a glowing white sphere
San Bernardino · CA, USA
My friends and I saw a yellow light moving across the night sky with another light behind it and suddenly lights shot out from it.
Venice · CA, USA
My brother was coming home from work at 03.00 a.m. morning and waken me up and take a look at this Cloud The Cloud was shape like a Bi
Orange · CA, USA
Triangle lights hovering over Cowen Heights
Venice · CA, USA
International Space Station flew over Los Angeles. Coming from Northwest to Southeast on 4th July at 8:41 to 8:45 p.m. It was announce
Buellton · CA, USA
Larger than Venus with Distinct color changes
West Covina · CA, USA
Star like Orbs, seen during the day
Simi valley · CA, USA
3 lights in the sky
La Jolla · CA, USA
huge green light sphere with long white tail moving to ocean at high speed, no sound
Vacaville · CA, USA
Fire ball UFO
San Francisco · CA, USA
3 UFOs over northern California 4/5/11 at 10pm
Garden Grove · CA, USA
((HOAX??)) I am well versed in the field of astro physics this is amazing film.
Corning · CA, USA
Unitentified object reported in northern California.
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Object was hovering in the sky in my neighborhood where I live in Huntington Beach California on Warner Ave. It kept changing colors i
Fortuna · CA, USA
5 different lights and sizes floating in our sky
Stockton · CA, USA
unexplainable.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
I dont think i can cope with reality anymore...
Rosamond · CA, USA
UFO spotted in Southern California's High Desert
Janesville · CA, USA
Object with red, white and blue lights underneath craft flashing in radom order hovered over moutain top for 2 hours.
La Puente · CA, USA
glowing red light seen over La Puente, CA. ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch from Vandenberg AFB. PD))
Banning · CA, USA
Meteor-like object seen to accelerate and ascend. ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch from Vandenberg AFB. PD))
Solana Beach · CA, USA
was bright red; and look about the size of the head of a pen, with a cone shaped contral ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch. PD))
Valley acres · CA, USA
on 4/14/2011 at approximately 2125 pm me and a co worker were driving SW on highway 119 ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch. PD))
Valley Acres · CA, USA
Bright Egg shaped low flying Fireball over Elk Hills Petroleum Reserve in California. ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch. PD))
Visalia · CA, USA
Orange orb witnessed in the Central Valley night sky! ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch from Vandenberg AFB. PD))