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)
Aliso Viejo · CA, USA
round object hovering over city with upper and lower row of lights
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Diagnol Upward Moving Star Like UFO's
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Bright round orange object observed above above northern horizon.
Petaluma · CA, USA
Bright white lights seen in Northeastern Sonoma County Skies on 28 Dec 2006
San Rafael · CA, USA
I am now very scared to go to bed at night.
Venice · CA, USA
This was one half of a V formation (like migrating ducks and geese) --- the 5 lights or reflectors were seen flying at an angle going f
Holtville · CA, USA
very bright object very strange and fast moving speed up by clouds.
Santa Rsoa · CA, USA
17 objects in the sky moving in a side to side and up and down pattern. All 17 objects moved away and slowly faded away as if they wer
Foresthill · CA, USA
It was dusk, and I saw a large, glowing object moving in the sky, & took a photo of it as quickly as I could get my camera out. It sort
Red Bluff · CA, USA
Regular appearence of straight traveling lights
Brawley · CA, USA
Strange object left hole in the cloud
Paramount · CA, USA
Five Lights Sighted Over LA Area on New Year's Eve.
Whittier · CA, USA
The sighting happend in the front of my neighbors house,everyone was outside and we were all celebrating new years eve.My neighbors dad
Imperial Desert · CA, USA
The Object was more round than Oval. It was behind the cloulds ,the moon was very bright that night so you could see very good. I looke
Lake Barryessa · CA, USA
Blue Sphere In Night Sky Lake Barryessa, Ca
Arcata · CA, USA
1 large orange light, round in shape moving SW slowly & inconsistantly.
North Hollywood · CA, USA
Hovering silver ball over Burbank Airport
Mission Viejo · CA, USA
I WAS STANDING IN MY BACKYARD LAST NIGHT AND WAS FACING TO THE SOUTH WHEN I NOTICED 4 BRIGHT LIGHTS TRAVELING IN CLOSE FORMATION TWORD
Indio · CA, USA
Multi-colored ball
Bloomington · CA, USA
While driving home in Bloomington, we turned westbound on Jurupa from Locust Ave. I noticed a green light in the sky directly in front
Tiburon · CA, USA
11/05/06, Tiburon, Ca 11:45am, viewed flying disc for 5 minutes, it turned and banked slowly with bright reflection
Yorba Linda · CA, USA
A saucer sighted in Orange County doing out of the ordinary manuevars including dropping or gaining several hundred feet in 1 second.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Very bright object moving from the Northwest to the Southeast viewed in Los Angeles, CA.
Hollister (southeast of) · CA, USA
Stationary object with lights. ((NUFORC Note: Probable sighting the star Sirius?? PD))
Martinez · CA, USA
An orange glowing ("fireball' appereance) with falling burning embers followed by 2 jets.