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)
Perris · CA, USA
Large black triangle hovering between 1500-2500 high then slowly crept northward at 50-80mph.
Oakland · CA, USA
Three transluscent, reddish-colored, orbs in a perfect triangular pattern fly overhead at a constant speed.
Fremont · CA, USA
Slow rotating triangle with three lights, one on each corner.
Fresno · CA, USA
Lights In fresno form Pentagon by woodward park
Napa · CA, USA
Light observed hovering over Napa and then dropping something before disappearing.
Torrance · CA, USA
Silent Black Silvery Triangular Object with red light visible undernearth to 1 of 3 witnesses vanishes 12/1/2009
Grass Valley · CA, USA
Saucer with three yellow lights 50 feet from the porch
San Dimas · CA, USA
Object of animated lights off 210 free in California.
Temecula · CA, USA
UFO or ?
Temecula · CA, USA
me and my husband heading to south in 215 merging to 15 freeway when we saw this circle object hovering over us not to far from us beca
Menifee · CA, USA
hovered slowy over us then took up speed.
Murrieta · CA, USA
My friend and I were driving down the street I looked to the right and I said that's a funny airplane. So my friend turned around and w
Temecula · CA, USA
object had no sound , and it hover in mid air.
Newport Beach · CA, USA
UFO posing as 'bright' star in newport beach california. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Jupiter, perhaps. PD))
Carlsbad · CA, USA
This UFO displayed a bright blue light when flying to the left and a bright red light when flying to the right, moved fast and circled.
Daly City · CA, USA
This is about as strange and bizzarre as it can get
Santa Monica · CA, USA
while coming back from the parking lot in the apartment complex we happened to look up at some clearing after a long day of rain,, we j
Long Beach · CA, USA
12/12/09 between 22:30 and 23:00 numerous moving bright lights 50 - 60 in the sky moving in an easterly direction with bursts of speed
West Covina · CA, USA
Triangular and extremely bright; disappeared in an instant; probably military craft due to two osprey which preceded it.
Ontario · CA, USA
An observation of three et ships
Temecula · CA, USA
White round light moving very fast thru the nite sky over temecula,ca.
San Carlos · CA, USA
Eerie rectangular shape in san carlos CA
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
4 shape shifting lights flies through the sky with planes and helicopters following it
Perris · CA, USA
SPINNING SAUCER, WITH LIGHTS
Colton · CA, USA
UFO Sighting in Inland Empire Sky. Flying Saucer Like Object With Blinking Lights Around It.