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)
Auburn · CA, USA
Fiery large globe, no tail. Direction of flight: 60 degrees, from south to north. Two-second flight.
Placerville (east of) · CA, USA
lights at a highaltitude hover E of placerville toward NV. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of a star or planet, we suspect. PD))
Woodland Hills · CA, USA
Amber objects performing high speed maneuvers; overing
San Juan Capistrano · CA, USA
While driving home to Carlsbad Ca on the 5 freeway I saw what looked like 6-8 weird blue lights almost the color of blue dimonds moving
Camarillo · CA, USA
Driving north on Woodcreek Road, passed Mission Oaks Blvd, I looked and saw a circle in white flash in a downwards motion. This is a t
Pismo Beach · CA, USA
A low object emitting fire and red and blue "debris", it also emitted a blue-lit object that remained stationary
Atascadero · CA, USA
Image found by accident in a daylight photo.
Oceanside · CA, USA
Oval circular object passes san diego apparantly at very high speeds.
Auburn · CA, USA
2 lights traveling in formation then fading away into space.
Redding · CA, USA
A circle moved quickly in a strait line.
San Bernardino · CA, USA
Star like object that was making very elaborate, non-pattern movements in the sky.
Campbell · CA, USA
Observation of a intense orange light that rapidly decelerated, then disappeared.
Mammoth Lakes (near ) · CA, USA
Strange lights in formation, could have been a single object.
Merced · CA, USA
weird lights outside my house
Fountain Valley · CA, USA
DISK SHAPED CRAFT IN FOUNTAIN VALLEY
Tustin · CA, USA
I had just gotten off of work here in Irvine, California in Orange County. I was heading to my parents house who live in Tustin near t
Lawdale · CA, USA
chevron shaped with 6 dim lights on either side shaped like birds with no heads or tails.
Costa Mesa · CA, USA
Very Bright Light in sky over Sourthern California... moving north towards Long Beach over 1 hour 20 minute time period
Santa Ana · CA, USA
3 circular metallic objects flying east to west in a traingular formation over central orange county, followed by another object
San Fernando · CA, USA
Large triangle shaped craft with three blue lights spotted by by two seperate motorists in San Fernando Valley.
Julian · CA, USA
Long sighting/studied lights
Canoga Park · CA, USA
many craft change color shape and differant sizes, I felt an eletric/magnetic sensation
Montebello · CA, USA
It was cloudy that night but the sky had been clearing. i was walking a friend to his car when we both observed a orange glow loating a
San Diego · CA, USA
Bright orange object west of the Big Dipper visible for 3 minutes
Emeryville · CA, USA
Very bright green flash of light over Emeryville, California.