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)
Redondo Beach · CA, USA
As I was walking into my condo on the coast, I saw a bouncing/hovering, slow-moving, star like object off the coast of Redondo Beach.
Chino HIlls · CA, USA
Oval object covered in white light, with a blinking red light at bottom, spotted in Southern California sky.
San Francisco/Benicia · CA, USA
1-20-09 Mysterious formation of lights over Pacific Ocean. ((NUFORC Note: Venus. PD))
Modesto · CA, USA
Slowly pulsing red light moving slowly in a south east direction over Modesto, Ca.
Victorville · CA, USA
Rectangular grid of orange lights hovering over Apple Valley, CA
Berkeley (Moraga) · CA, USA
Unknown Streaks of Lights near Berkeley Hills/Moraga
Fresno · CA, USA
4 unknown flying crafts were following our car and another one hovered over our neighborhood when we got home.
Fortuna · CA, USA
it was a clear night, me and a friend were outside, i looked up after hearing a large "jet" overhead, i pointed out to my friend that a
Fresno · CA, USA
red glowing lights form triangle
Corona · CA, USA
blue and green light surrounding cigar shaped object
Hayward · CA, USA
took a picture of the clouds and captured disk like objects.
Santa Ana · CA, USA
several objects seen over Central Orange County (Santa Ana College Area)
N. Hollywood · CA, USA
Bright orange light with some kind of object on top, moving slowly across the sky with no sound at all.
Frazier Park · CA, USA
A glowing white and orange that was falling the sky.
Rohnert Park · CA, USA
Reddish brown disc, where the moon would rise but wrong time; according to the almanac.
Seal Beach · CA, USA
Drifting Red Light escorted by 3 helicopters over Orange County
Whittier · CA, USA
Fast moving Fireball over Whittier, CA
Mission Hills · CA, USA
Points (2) stop, hover, then fade away
San Diego · CA, USA
At about nine o’clock on a clear sunny day when I looked out the window of the train and saw two silver disks side by side very close t
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
White/Silver Object Over Huntington Beach, California
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Blue/Green Translucent Worm Over Huntington Beach
Downey · CA, USA
3 separate pairs and one single object, separate but similar movements and trajectories.
Anaheim · CA, USA
Triangle shape U.F.O. flying by overhead
North Hollywood · CA, USA
A bluish-green capsule crossed the sky in about 6 seconds heading due west
San Marcos · CA, USA
Two light objects near where the Moon. ((NUFORC Note: Venus and Jupiter are near Moon. PD))