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)
Ridgecrest · CA, USA
THE OBJECT STARTED EMITTING WHAT LOOKED TO BE FIREBALLS.
Redlands · CA, USA
Possible balloons with ignition sources launched over Mentone for New Year's celebration.
Murrieta · CA, USA
bright white lights, triangle ufo flying towards the coast over murrieta, california
Moreno Valley · CA, USA
I woke up and went in the window of my room, were 3 34 am. I looked sideways and saw something that did not budge. I found it strange a
Crescent City · CA, USA
a burning orange sphere of light moving up towards the stars
National City · CA, USA
Fireball looking object floated over national city then dissapeared
Winchester · CA, USA
two stars rotating tightly together as they fell slowly not a min later the direction slightly changed and it looked as if it projected
North Highlands · CA, USA
Red light shooting red objects down to earth.
San Francisco · CA, USA
Black silent triangle hovering over a field.
Wildomar · CA, USA
a ball of light that looked like a metor then broke into three objects ((NUFORC Note: Suspected parachute jumpers. PD))
Wildomar · CA, USA
A falling large fireball that broke into 3 hovering pieces before vanishing. ((NUFORC Note: Suspected parachute jumpers. PD))
Wildomar · CA, USA
Large ball of glowing light with glittering tail breaks into three pieces, hovers in mid air and then vanishes without a trace.
Murrieta · CA, USA
Object with 3 very bright lights that made no sound in a triangle shape ((NUFORC Note: Suspected parachute jumpers. PD))
Wildomar · CA, USA
A glowing sphere fell from the sky. split into 3 pieces, hovered i mid air for quite a while, then suddenly vanished
Murrieta/Wildomar · CA, USA
three giant yellow lights, in a triangle form, hovering. ((NUFORC Note: Suspected parachute jumpers. PD))
Murrieta · CA, USA
Fireball splits into 3 balls and hovers ((NUFORC Note: Suspected parachute jumpers. PD))
Menifee · CA, USA
Fireball west of Menifee Ca, split into 3 balls then hovered. ((NUFORC Note: Suspected parachute jumpers. PD))
Murrieta · CA, USA
I saw 3 falling balls of fire that turned into three bright white triangle lights.((NUFORC Note: Suspected parachute jumpers. PD))
Lake Elsinore · CA, USA
Three craft arranged in triangle formation that hovered and then dissappeared. ((NUFORC Note: Suspected parachute jumpers. PD))
Temecula · CA, USA
Falling fireball that split into three then disapeared. ((NUFORC Note: Suspected parachute jumpers. PD))
Vista · CA, USA
Zig sagged light in sky
Brentwood · CA, USA
Bright Light fades away within 30 seconds.
O'Neals · CA, USA
Solid white light spotted at dusk, flying across the sky. It took 3 miraculous 90 degree turns before the light disappeared altogether
Mira Mesa · CA, USA
Cylindrical object in sky over Mira Mesa
Garden Grove · CA, USA
Looked like a star/satellite following a polar orbit, then changing directions.