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)
Riverside · CA, USA
Flat football shaped object hoving over passing planes
Irvine · CA, USA
3 crafts hovering in Irvine,Ca close to the 405 freeway for about 10mins.
Eureka · CA, USA
Large, bright light moving over Samoa Beach, then disappearing...
Simi Valley · CA, USA
Very Bright orange/red light seen overhead in Simi Valley 3-19-10
Stockton · CA, USA
White object flying overhead.
Stockton · CA, USA
2 Lights In The Night Sky
Bloomington · CA, USA
Larger craft dropping off smaller crafts that lingered for over 5 hours.
Del Mar · CA, USA
Large object floating in from over the Pacific Ocean in early morning daylight in southern California
Elk Grove · CA, USA
I had two sightings. i saw a star looking object in the sky it moved tree to five incehes in numerouse directions. Second sighting i sa
San Francisco · CA, USA
Small white dot flying through sky in San Francisco
San Jose · CA, USA
Two lights dropping vertically in unison; flash of red from top light
Valencia · CA, USA
Brilliant Blue UFO with three levels of lights and one red light on top
Bakersfield · CA, USA
UFO FLYING OVER RACEWAY IN CA.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
A group of lights (10 to 13) moved from southwest to west direction and faded away in the distance.
Monterey · CA, USA
Wife and I observed three bright dot s of light, green, blue and red moving erraticly over Monterey Bay.
Modesto · CA, USA
Oval object advancing towards me
Burbank · CA, USA
Sunday 28march2010 9:50pm Burbank Ca USA 2nd fl apt build facing east was looking out window talking on cell phone, zero noise, very l
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Several Small lights at Different intervals
Modesto · CA, USA
answer for the modesto lights in the sky
North Hollywood · CA, USA
huge silvery light flys into atmosphere, then flys overhead in North Hollywood.
Clovis · CA, USA
A bright gold light that zoomed toward me when I acknowledged it.
Mare Island · CA, USA
UFO Sighting on Mare Island, California, February 1, 2010 at approximately 1715 hours
Beckwourth · CA, USA
Two large blinking orange lights 20 feet high and 50 feet apart moving slowly away as we approached.
Porter Ranch · CA, USA
White object streaked across sky, broke apart, and crashed in Porter Ranch, CA
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Bright white object without strobe/wing lights or sound. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of ISS, which was visible at 05:34 hrs.. PD))