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)
Santa Clarita/Palmdale (between) · CA, USA
three lights above a house In Bouguet Canyon, two white lights with a red light in middle, no sound heard
Northridge · CA, USA
it was a triangle of lights, big judging from the mountains. it just hovered over the mountains it was silver
Mt. Laguna · CA, USA
it was in one picture and not the other frame
Burbank · CA, USA
Invisible/cloaked craft with three (3) blinking amber lights travels over Burbank, CA.
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
Siteing of two Craft traveling in formation Arc Shaped no sound black in color.
Lake Elsinore · CA, USA
Spinning round object over Lake Elsinore
Lake Elsinore · CA, USA
White oval object in the skies above Lake Elsinore.
Irvine · CA, USA
Two objects seen in sky near Irvine, California.
Paradise · CA, USA
circle of light at low altitude, low speed shot out reddish flourescent tube of light
Pico Rivera · CA, USA
This object just smoothly coasted without a sound.
Stockton · CA, USA
A truly great service. . .
Murrieta · CA, USA
IT WAS FASTER THEN ANYTHING I HAVE EVER SEEN AND AS BRIGHT AS A FULL MOON
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Massive Object Seen Over 110 North Freeway In Los Angeles, 12/2/07
Oceanside · CA, USA
Glowing Orange Ball In Sky, Maneuvering Capabilities, Have Photos witnessed by 4 people
Burbank · CA, USA
Firey blue light speeds toward the ground behind the mountains.
Hemet · CA, USA
Three lights in shape of triangle in Southern California.
Alamo · CA, USA
UFOs hovered in low-lying clouds near my apartment this December! this sounds crazy, but I SAW THEM!!!
Carpinteria/Santa Barbara · CA, USA
Highly luminos object seen in Santa Barbara area with very high acceleration capability.
San Francisco · CA, USA
Steady light, stopping, and changing direction in the sky.
Dinuba · CA, USA
Lights over Central Valley California
Penn Valley · CA, USA
High up in the sky we saw one teardrop, comet shaped object. The larger end closest to the ground, we guessed it might be several hundr
Fair Oaks · CA, USA
I saw really bright lights in the sky that was neither a plane or a helicopter.
Pleasanton · CA, USA
UFO SIGHTINGS IN PLEASANTON,CA (12-10-2007) ((NUFORC Note: Celestial objects?? PD))
San Jacinto · CA, USA
Black pointed Shadow Object Turns out lights and turns electronics off in truck.
Chico · CA, USA
I noticed a blue, smoking fireball fall from the sky. It had a smoke trail behind it. It disapeared befor it hit the ground.