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)
Escondido · CA, USA
Spherical craft with flashing lights around it.
San Jose · CA, USA
Two diagonal lights flying away in southeastern sky
Sylmar · CA, USA
UFO sighted at 7:47PM Tuesday night in the san fernando valley area of California!
La Jolla · CA, USA
A massive semi-transparent liquid blackish triangular shape
Carson/Los Angeles City · CA, USA
Observed a high-speed white light, very low altitude, parallel to ground, less than one second.
Duarte · CA, USA
Light far beyond mountains flew across very fast and then takes off in a vertical direction
El Dorado Hills · CA, USA
Large Black Floating Buidling (Box)
Newport Beach · CA, USA
Ball of light at high speed. ((NUFORC Note: Possible meteor. PD))
Palos Verdes · CA, USA
Circular Flying Craft with glowing tube of light around perimeter seen less than 1000 yards away.
Orange · CA, USA
Lights over Orange, Ca
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Green fireball moving very low across the sky, throwing off sparks like fireworks.
Hermosa Beach · CA, USA
Two lighted objects dancing in the sky above Los Angeles on Oct. 31, 2008
South Gate · CA, USA
Driving north on 710 before Atlantic Blvd, fireball (shooting Star?)straked across sky Northwest, streaks of blue,green,yellow high rat
Gardena · CA, USA
Cheveron shaped object seen above the skies of SouthBay area near LAX.
San Bernardino/Devore · CA, USA
At around 11:05 p.m I was looking in northern direction of sky when I saw what appeared to be a fallen star. shoot downward. it apeared
Gilroy · CA, USA
Bright light south east of Gilroy CA. ,
Martinez · CA, USA
Light travels across sky then takes off like a shot
Modesto · CA, USA
Low level Triangular shaped aircraft with many red and white flashing lights
Laguna Woods · CA, USA
Circular Ring having blinking colored lights, hovering, doing roller-coaster type dips, turns, climbs. (( Model airplane.))
San Diego · CA, USA
Two fireballs in the night sky in San Diego
Murrieta · CA, USA
extremely rapiding blinking red light meets with other, then both go back from original spotted location.
Manteca · CA, USA
big blob of blinking rainbow lights
Ridgecrest · CA, USA
Light went from dim to very bright and then to disappearing into the nights sky.
Ridgecrest (near) · CA, USA
From Dim To Bright To Dim
Beverly Hills/ Los Angeles · CA, USA
UFO over Beverly Hills/ West Los Angeles