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)
Whittier · CA, USA
Amazing sighting in Whittier. (Frequent sighting) ((NUFORC Note: Possible celestial bodies, perhaps "twinkling" stars?? PD))
Whittier · CA, USA
object returns to whittier
Folsom · CA, USA
two hawk shaped objects paceing small jet at high alt. and speed
Santa Cruz · CA, USA
Observed 10-12 metallic spheres, flying in formation, during daylight flying from Santa Cruz Mtns toward Monterey Bay.
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Strange craft passed in front of the moon.
Camarillo · CA, USA
Light circles star and then fades out.
San Francisco (50 miles south of) · CA, USA
101 freeway South of S.F. mysterious lights, orbs of intelligent energy being captured .. what was that?
San Francisco · CA, USA
LIGHTS FLYING OVER SAN FRANCISCO
Tustin · CA, USA
A Boomerang shape object.
Daly City · CA, USA
Fireball appeared for 5 seconds
San Diego · CA, USA
A big red orange ball shape object in the sky over by San Diego, California
La Quinta · CA, USA
BRIGHT ORANGE, DIMPLED LOOKIN CIRCLE, NO NOISE, NOT MOVING - APPROX 3 MIN WENT INSIDE CAME BACK OUT AND OBJECT WAS GONE.
Los Banos · CA, USA
large bluish-green light falling across the sky from east to west
Agoura Hills · CA, USA
Three white dots flying across the sky in Agoura Hills, CA
American Canyon · CA, USA
coming home from work one day in march. i pulled into my mother's mobil home park, in american canyon ca. came around the corner, and
Redding · CA, USA
While driving I saw a ball of fire in the sky like a flash and noticed whittnesses.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Photographed directly into a brilliant light in early morning hours.
Patterson · CA, USA
I have it on tape it not fuzzy, very clear and lasted a long time. And it was very bright for a long time one on the ground and one in
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Cross shaped formation of lights dropping red flair light projectiles
Sacramento · CA, USA
Strange Sounding Aircraft Over Sacramento CA
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Cross shaped formation of lights dropping red flair light projectiles
Long Beach · CA, USA
orange light drips in LONG BEACH CA
Ontario (Canada) · CA, USA
very different craft triangler shape no blinking lights but three yellow orange lights
Benicia · CA, USA
A large silent Orange firey orb that seemed to have streams of light falling from it and shooting out from it .
Sonora · CA, USA
TUESDAY 21ST MARCH 2006 - 22.30 LOCATION - SONORA, Stockton St DESCRIPTION Me and my friend had just taken the dogs out for a late w