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)
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
Large Chevron shaped craft and bright Orbs over Santa Barbara, CA.
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
Sighting of orbs after report of large boomerang shaped craft.
Los Altos Hills · CA, USA
Triangle with lights seen hovering near highway 280 in Los Altos Hills, CA.
Yorba Linda · CA, USA
twinkie shaped object with lights hovering over Yorba Linda, CA (Weir Canyon Exit)
Corona · CA, USA
just flew from the east to the west
West Covina · CA, USA
ufo west covina, ca
Lake Elsinore · CA, USA
Disk light object with rotating white lights along bottom disappears after 5 min.
Lake Elsinore · CA, USA
((HOAX)) disk flew up very fast
Laguna Hills · CA, USA
Pulsating orb appears over houses and draws police attention.
Capitola · CA, USA
coming down flying very low around. about 25 round disks, around 3 with flashing red lights
San Diego · CA, USA
Chemtrails over San Diego, Ca. the morning of March 01, 2010.
Visalia · CA, USA
Very wide, low flying and silent!! Two jets followed within minutes. All went toward Hanford.
Davenport · CA, USA
star turned into a bright flare gradually changed and suddenly lost the light. ((NUFORC Note: Flare from Iridium satellite?? PD))
Pittsburg · CA, USA
Huge triangle over Pittsburg, CA and Large Rectangles over Concord / Pittsburg
Ontario · CA, USA
Brilliant white light race across the sky at an unbelievable rate of speed.
Eureka · CA, USA
Orange light in the sky, two smaller orange lights emitted from bottom like teardrops.
La Palma · CA, USA
Lights over orange county
Anaheim · CA, USA
Flying Saucer Seen Cruising Over I-5 Near Anaheim Late at Night
Livermore · CA, USA
Round ball of flashing lights for three nights, then vanished as I was looking at the light, returned with a beam of light.
North Hollywood · CA, USA
instant black out and sudden bright light in the sky
Carmel-by-the-Sea · CA, USA
Stationary intermitient flashes
Pasadena · CA, USA
White Glowing Object Changing Shape Over Pasadena, CA
Crestline · CA, USA
Bright UFO between 2 jets
Modesto · CA, USA
Blue Neon Light appeared and vanished while hovering over North West Modesto, California
Long Beach · CA, USA
Triangular object seen in Long Beach, CA