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)
Pismo Beach · CA, USA
About 20 solid, bright lights moving at the same altitude, heading and speed. Spaced perfectly apart ((Starlink satellites))
Pinole · CA, USA
Saw 3 round/oval black objects floating horizontally over the I-80 in northern CA
Highland · CA, USA
On March 22,2020 In San Bernardino/highland can between 7:30-11:00 pm I took video and images of a spacecraft with bright rainbow color
Carmichael · CA, USA
Faint light moving in the sky — a bit too bright and erratic to be a satellite.
Hayward · CA, USA
3 Triangle Objects Changing Colors Directly Over San Francisco. We have 3 Videos Approx 15 Minutes of Video Captured.
Atwater · CA, USA
Strange rectangular objects shaping low hanging clouds and flashing green light.
West Anahiem · CA, USA
Bright orb suspended in sky for 1 hour 36 minutes. ((NUFORC Note: Venus. PD))
West Hills · CA, USA
I see an oval shaped Blue light in the night sky above Woodland Hills, California.
Yucca Valley · CA, USA
there was a 20 inch stretch in the sky that encompassed oval looking objects following each other. ((Starlink satellites))
Rancho Mirage · CA, USA
30-50 brights lights see, moving from southwest to northeast at 05:45 on 03/24/20. ((Starlink satellites))
Santa Cruz · CA, USA
A line of about twenty orange/yellow lights high up in the sky,they disappeared above us. ((Starlink satellites))
Tulare · CA, USA
Red/orange fireballs seemed to be traveling away from earth and disappearing in the sky; also traveling in a line
Summerland · CA, USA
36 lights flying in line formation east over the Pacific Ocean towards the mountain range. Varying speeds. ((Starlink satellites))
Rialto · CA, USA
Bright white lights approx. 15-20 of them, coming from behind the clouds, one after the other in a line. ((Starlink satellites))
Tracy · CA, USA
Several formations of lights flying high in the sky at night over California. ((Starlink satellites))
Corona · CA, USA
We have been seeing this light for at least 2 months we were not sure if it was a star.
San Clemente · CA, USA
Green hazy orbs, dodging around in night sky
McKinleyville · CA, USA
44 unknown crafts. ((Starlink satellites))
Sacramento/Citrus Heights · CA, USA
Moving faster than aircraft flying below objects. ((Starlink satellites))
Orcutt · CA, USA
At least 15 white lights traveling west to East in a straight line about 20 seconds apart. ((Starlink satellites))
Redding · CA, USA
Moving Lights over Redding. ((Starlink satellites))
Riverside · CA, USA
Triangular UFO sighting across Riverside sky...
Sacramento · CA, USA
Line of ligt objects traveling evenly spaced across the sky. ((Starlink satellites))
Rancho Cordova · CA, USA
Whit round lights exact distance apart, same speed from South West sky to North East direction. ((Starlink satellites))
Cambria · CA, USA
Lot of Solid white round objects flying on the same course ssw-nne with same spacing. ((Starlink satellites))