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)
Goleta · CA, USA
bright sphere seen over Goleta holding still for several mins. then moving slowly towards outterspace.
June Lake · CA, USA
Orange sphere passes over mountain residential area very slowly, then chased by F-18's 12 mins later.
Burbank · CA, USA
Two silently floating cloth-like triangular shaped objects shooting gold sparks near Bob Hope Airport
Fairfield · CA, USA
((NUFORC Note: Moving "star" turned bright bright blue and traveled at a fast pace.
Temecula · CA, USA
Temecula light around 2005 0r 2006
Ukiah · CA, USA
Glowing pink object moving through sky at sunset
Irvine · CA, USA
Unknown "W" shaped objects
Pico Rivera · CA, USA
I was looking at the sky trying out a new pair of binoculars I got for a gift, any way I was looking at commercial aircraft I notice tw
Fullerton · CA, USA
Black chevron shaped object seen over Fullerton Ca., travelling in a N/E direction, very slowly. It would stop completely at times.
Lakewood · CA, USA
fast-moving fireball
Redding · CA, USA
2/3 of night sky filled with purple-pink light criss-crossing each other like a NET at Redding, CA
Riverside · CA, USA
METALIC SPHERE HOVERING RIGHT OVER THE FREEWAY ! IN LATE AFTERNOON ! I COULD'NT BELIEVE IT!
Barstow · CA, USA
hovered, circled,and flew away
Sacramento · CA, USA
slow moving starlike object that appeared to chaged shape in broad daylight
Sacramento · CA, USA
starlike object changing shape for over an hour over Sacramento
Concord · CA, USA
White flashing lights in patterns and a repeated sequence. Might be triabgular or rectangular.
Concord · CA, USA
follow up to sighting in SF on 12/06/06. ((NUFORC Note: Advertising light?? PD))
Bakersfield · CA, USA
witnessed a white spherical object zip downward across the sky at an 80 degree angle.
Escondido · CA, USA
This was a night sighting of a slow-moving, kite-shaped craft with lights on it, 20-25 miles north of San Diego, CA.
San Bernadino County · CA, USA
pitch black saucer being chased by another craft with a single light beam spot lighting it
Wilmington · CA, USA
faintly red/white glowing object seen over Wilmington,CA
Fullerton · CA, USA
hoverd and moved at a very slow rate of speed, and rotated in variouse directions
Palmdale · CA, USA
More Dissolving "Stars" ((NUFORC Note: Satellites. PD))
Woodland · CA, USA
Here's what I THINK I saw: a part(the leading edge) of an airborne, dinner plate shaped object, camoflaged
Panoche · CA, USA
Low flying object with four bright lights in a diamond pattern