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)
Cerritos · CA, USA
Very bright lights in a cluster hovering below the marine layer.
Cupertino · CA, USA
black dot rapidly flying across the sky in silicon valley.
Rancho Cucamonga · CA, USA
Very Bright Orange Light Moving Slowly
Sacramento · CA, USA
It was as fast as a shooting star, but shooting stars are not red, especially at dusk against a clear sky
Santa Ana · CA, USA
lights over Santa Ana , CA, were about to collide when both lights disappeared in front of each other
San Rafael · CA, USA
Bright white, headlight beam of light, close to SF Bay in San Rafael, north of SR/Richmond Bridge
Berkeley · CA, USA
Spotted at noon in Berkeley, Ca. as a light in Eastern sky, that stopped for a brief period, changed course and disappeared into the cl
Cottonwood · CA, USA
not a sound was made from ship but it stoped over us and we could just about throw a rock at it !
Paso Robles · CA, USA
pictures of beings apeared on my camera phone after i saw a ufo.
Vacaville · CA, USA
(DAUGHTER)Tonight May 26, 2007 on Orange Drive in Vacaville at approximately 9:40 pm, my mother and I spotted a UFO. The object was sa
Corona · CA, USA
Orange glow over Corona, California
Corona · CA, USA
bright orange light in sky kinda circular moving very slowly and dropped some kind flares
Sacramento · CA, USA
flying object in sacramento
Gilroy · CA, USA
triangular 3 bright light craft flying silently near Gilroy, California
Santa Ana · CA, USA
Rectangular light turning into a star, comming back, and disappearing.
Rohnert Park · CA, USA
((HOAX??)) I was coming home when i saw a blue light in the sky i tried to follow it but it was really fast so I went home.
Garden Grove · CA, USA
Flying object spinning green and white flying south over Garden Grove. Seen by my 11 year old daughter.
San Clemente · CA, USA
9 light grid floating by silently, 3 rows of 3 red lights.
Palo Alto · CA, USA
Bright luminous spherical moon size object much faster than airplane descending southwest under the clouds in Palo Alto, CA
Clearlake · CA, USA
A bright white light moving in a straight line light did not blink.
Spring Valley · CA, USA
Fireball that looked like a flare in sky that shoots upward.
Costa Mesa · CA, USA
Organic UFO over Orange County. ((NUFORC Note: Object may be a string of balloons, in our opinion. PD))
Rancho Cucamonga · CA, USA
Bright orange ball of light.
Mariposa · CA, USA
BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 0115 AND 0145 I WAS STANDING ON MY FRONT DECK AT HOME. WHILE LOOKING AT THE STARS I NOTICED A FLASHING TYPE OF LIG
Cottonwood · CA, USA
Incredible Sighting and top secret Helicopters