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)
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Black saucer/cigar shaped object seen in west LA on November 27 2008 at apporximately 8:00 am. 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Clovis · CA, USA
On the night of November 27, 2008 (Thanksgiving) from 7:05 to 7:10, my sister & I witnessed a strange red/orange light in Clovis, CA.
Carson · CA, USA
Strange orange/red light flying slowly across the sky with a smaller object falling off it then both disappearing.
San Diego (Clairemont) · CA, USA
roundish, wavyish bright light with a flashing reddish edge that kept changing, pulsating.
San Diego · CA, USA
There were about 9 or 10 red/orange bright lights in the dark sky, then each slowly disappeared at about 8:30PM.
San Diego · CA, USA
bright white, fast-moving light seen over san diego
Malibu · CA, USA
a blue light moving over the Santa Monica Bay, changed directions and flashed off.
Modesto · CA, USA
10-12 white/shiny objects in changing formations over Modesto, CA
Simi Valley · CA, USA
Daytime sighting of craft over commercial jet in Simi Valley, CA
Hollywood · CA, USA
bright lights over hollywood
Cabazon · CA, USA
hi, last night on oct 1, 2008 i saw 2 star sized objects that went extremely fast in the night sky in so.calif.(cabazon) at about 8:00p
Sunnyvale · CA, USA
flashing object with erratic motion
Carlsbad · CA, USA
10/02/08 just before sunrise, dark skies. Hovering white light which turned to blinking blue & red. Lasted 5 mins long.
Oakland · CA, USA
White light over San Francisco Bay observed from Downtown Oakland
Panoche/Mendota (between; on I-5) · CA, USA
Bizarre triangle UFO with three lights hovers over Interstate 5 in Central California
Woodland · CA, USA
two white lights speeding at a supersonic speed in a straight line away from each other
Riverside · CA, USA
My wife pointed out 4 lights high up in the sky.
Castro Valley · CA, USA
Perfect circular bright light over S.F. East Bay evening of Sunday October 5th
San Francisco · CA, USA
bright white light in sky off Ocean Beach, San Francisco, CA changed color to red and moved slowly North
San Ramon · CA, USA
3 Bright Lights that were in perfect formation in the early hours of morning rapidly moving caught my eye!!
Ukiah · CA, USA
"Bright-Star or Something Else"! ((NUFORC Note: Probable star. PD))
Midway City · CA, USA
crazy lights moving in a triangluar pattern acrost the sky, one of them split into 2 and streaked acrost the sky.
Santa Maria · CA, USA
An od shaped object with lights along the bottom outline, that glided at high speed, yet disappeaered instantlly,
Irvine · CA, USA
Extended Duration of UFO Sighting ((NUFORC Note: Sighting caused by model airplane. PD))
Martinez · CA, USA
3 lighted circular air craft dropped straight down out of my view into the hills.