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)
Modesto · CA, USA
HOAX IN MODESTO??
Los Angeles · CA, USA
4 orbs converge into 1 orb. ((NUFORC Note: Possible advertising lights. PD))
San Marcos · CA, USA
Out of this world looking craft!
Pomona · CA, USA
bright light moving across morning sky.
Westchester · CA, USA
Four circular objects emitting a dim redish light sighted traveling a great speed traveling east to west.
Downey · CA, USA
Orb hovers for more than an hour
Salinas · CA, USA
sightings of moving crafts over salinas california in the early a.m hours of april 8th 2010
San Diego · CA, USA
4 Triangle UFO's Over San Diego, CA on April 8, 2010
Pomona · CA, USA
It was a light orange round ball of light with no sound and physical form flying nrth to south 9:45p Pomona,Ca
Oakland · CA, USA
Triangle of lights speeding accross the sky from Oakland, CA
San Diego · CA, USA
Chevron-shaped craft spotted passing over California interstate
Rialto · CA, USA
BRIGHT ORB LIKE SPHERE WAS SEEN DESCENDING FROM HIGH ABOVE AND THEN SUDDENLY STOPPED. THE UFO THEN SEEMED TO ZIG ZAG BACK AND FORTH BEF
Victorville · CA, USA
I was filming the sky in the back of my truck on the bed and A bright white glowing orb flew down onto the ground within 2 seconds movi
Santa Cruz · CA, USA
dimly lit diamond shape crafts fly a loop and then disappear
Ventura · CA, USA
A Triangular craft that was highly visible
Bakersfield · CA, USA
While sitting in hot tub talking on phone,seen large V shape object traveling NW light was white like star light but not real bright vi
Santa Cruz · CA, USA
Group of lights moving and changing direction through the sky in Santa Cruz, CA 4/16/2010 @ 10:15 p.m.
Nipomo · CA, USA
classic disc and dome shape with horizontal slits with unexplainable lights - Nipomo U.S. 101 S. 10:10 p.m. on 4/17/10.
Merced · CA, USA
As I was working on patrol I looked up at the clear night sky and notice a V-shape formation above me.
Colton · CA, USA
at 1:33 pm i saw a light above the western sky i took two pic one shows a second light the shape of a disk
Porterville · CA, USA
((HOAX??)) 9;25pm I looked SE and there it was BIG ...OBject U.F.O.
San Clemente · CA, USA
Triangle over I-5 near San Clemente and bright hovering light.
Sherman Oaks · CA, USA
Stationary bright light observed foor over an hour.((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Venus, which is in the NW sky, currently. PD))
Squaw Valley · CA, USA
Strange light has ocasional shape and departs at high speeds. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect a star or planet. PD))
Claremont · CA, USA
Sighting of 12 bright, shiny objects darting about late afternoon eastern sky.