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)
El Cajon · CA, USA
TWO LARGE WHITE CIRCULAR LIGHTS DANCED OVER EL CAJON CA.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Very clear ufo sighting, small craft. Los Angeles.
Redding · CA, USA
Redding, CA Unidentified Flying Object in bright orange light seen with brother and two other friends on November 2008.
Port Hueneme · CA, USA
I witnessed two objects each comprised of five lights at the Port Hueneme Beach in CA.
Marysville · CA, USA
13 different flashing lights surrounding my house for the past month. ((NUFORC Note: Stars or planets?? PD))
Pittsburg · CA, USA
Strange sound of high pitched electricity and wht you hear in the movies. ((NUFORC Note: Perhaps not a serious report. PD))
San Luis Obispo · CA, USA
Gold cylinder light hovering over freeway and then flashes as I got closer
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Unexplained object in photograph of the sky
Dublin · CA, USA
Date: Nov 4, 2008 Time: 20:30 hours (Exact Time) Visibility: Clear night, unlimited vision Location: North bound I680 from Pleasanton
San Diego · CA, USA
NO noise glided/flew circular triangle shape w/ 3 red exhausts(?)
Foothill Ranch · CA, USA
Bright Green Light over Foothill Ranch, CA - 11/5/08
Pasadena · CA, USA
Chevron shaped object zips through Pasadena sky at 19:00 hrs.
Modesto · CA, USA
Triangle shaped object speeding over town at night.
Sacramento · CA, USA
Steady moving narrow rectangle over Sacramento
Palm Springs · CA, USA
Triangular lights falling toward Earth
Arcadia · CA, USA
A bright sphere rapidly changing color - blue, green and red, in one spot. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Sirius. PD))
Trabuco Canyon · CA, USA
several UFOs sighted in trabuci canyon
Dana Point · CA, USA
I sent a message one week ago and this is really from someone I know who also says she saw the same foo fighter in the sky over Dana Po
San Clemente · CA, USA
A very recent Foo Fighter following a small plane. Maybe pilot reported.
San Clemente · CA, USA
Foo fighters in San Clemente on 11-08-08, did you see something?
Norh Hollywood · CA, USA
Bright green light in the shape of a comet fell from sky and disappeared about 20 degrees from the horizon
Santa Clara · CA, USA
Dark, low-flying object over Silicon Valley.
Palm Springs · CA, USA
Bright scooting light just disappears
Mission Viejo · CA, USA
ring/orb of light pulses while dipping and dancing in sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Sirius?? PD))
Mission Viejo · CA, USA
THREE craft entered atmosphere, one hovered over small ballpark stadium, one darted in an out, and one flew near Orion's Belt.