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)
San Rafael · CA, USA
Bright blue object races across whole sky.
Orange · CA, USA
Light like a plane but moved like something really strange!
Castro Valley · CA, USA
Flying UFO's in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Anaheim · CA, USA
Facing west toward John Wayne Airport I observed two luminous objects flying above the light cloud cover at high altitude. Objects ente
Richmond · CA, USA
One set of cylindrical lights seen above 580 West
Castroville · CA, USA
Orange colored triangular craft with red lights. Hovering, no noise. Turning back and forth and then disapeared.
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Star like object turn lights off after being flashed with light and took off, then came back 15 min later.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Bright Green "Z-Shaped" Object Over Santa Monica Pier
Irvine · CA, USA
White Lights in a large circle over UC Irvine, Campus.
Brentwood · CA, USA
3 fiery, balls of light moving slowly across the night sky within a 45 minute time frame.
Palmdale · CA, USA
((HOAX??)) bottom of ship was a single sheet of orange red light, not one bulb or multiple light.
Irvine · CA, USA
Circle of blue lights. ((NUFORC Note: Excellent report from an individual with engineering background. PD))
Santa Maria · CA, USA
Red vertical glowing light in the sky.
Chico · CA, USA
Three circular objects moving fast and without sound in a formation pattern
Pasadena · CA, USA
somewhat clustered object moving in line
San Jose · CA, USA
hovering saucer\cigar shaped object, 4 white lights that changed stationary to sweeping over San Jose for HOURS
Brentwood · CA, USA
Bright Orange round object sighted in the Eastern Night sky moved south and dissappeared.
Soquel · CA, USA
a flashing star and a flash under the star.
Fremont · CA, USA
2 figures and craft seen on ground near San Francisco Bay.
Sonora · CA, USA
Light
Orland · CA, USA
White, star-like light holds position in sky before moving slowly and then disappearing altogether.
Indio · CA, USA
Bright object breaks off into three objects and then joins and breaks off again before making an abrupt turn
Moreno Valley · CA, USA
object caught on camera while taking photo of my sail boat
Beale AFB · CA, USA
Bright and large orange light that vanished suddenly and completely
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
Meteor-like object seen while watching an Iridium flare.