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)
Berkeley · CA, USA
Flaming object attached to balloon
unknown · CA, USA
Disk shaped object seen in background of Mythbusters episode.
Pinnacles National Monument · CA, USA
Three triangular (spaced to far out to be a plane) lights flew across the sky and then dissappeard.
Fontana · CA, USA
((NUFORC Note: Probable planets (Venus and Jupiter? PD))Two strange lights in the North West skies of Fontana, and Victorville.
Norwalk · CA, USA
A Strange Fireball light flying in the sky then it disappears
Fremont · CA, USA
Triangle ship at low flying altitude,at least one football field long in size.
Chico · CA, USA
Blue-green fireball appeared over Chico, then split into 4 smaller similiar shapes. News reports call it a meteor, no debris of any kin
Sonora · CA, USA
Flashing Object Observed over Sonora, CA on Evening of June 4, 2005
Lancaster · CA, USA
Dissolving "Stars" ((NUFORC Note: Satellites. PD))
Fresno/ Dinuba · CA, USA
LIghts creating triangular like shapes across the sky and small lights following what appears to be jets or commercial airplanes.
Mojave National Preserve · CA, USA
Unknown object in the Mojave Desert (CA) midafternoon. Not noticed in the desert; only noticed when I looked at my pictures.
San Diego · CA, USA
12-15 red lights over the Pacific (many miles out) changing formation, but NOT moving, and very distinct from our beach condo
Patterson · CA, USA
On 6-07-05 around 10:00pm there was a Jet going over head leaving a long trail at first I didnt think much of it, but I had my Camcord
South San Francisco · CA, USA
California Bay Area sighting
Barstow · CA, USA
orange fireball, shape shifting, moves at ridiculous speed, encountered on wayt to las vegas.
Tehachapi · CA, USA
Immense in size, Cheveron or "V" shaped, silent until it turned, then there was a thunderous roar.
Crestline · CA, USA
Early mourning sighting
Santa Clarita · CA, USA
Very large, slow moving boomerang/flying wing craft with blinking red lights
Riverside · CA, USA
Bright Rotating Light In Night Sky
Valley Springs · CA, USA
White sphere turns orange.
San Diego · CA, USA
2 spheres
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Dark disk or hole in sky motionless, small shiney object looked to exit and fly away from dark one at high speed.
Paincines (Pinnacle Rocks in Pinnacles National Monument) · CA, USA
My brother had told me several times that he, my father, a cousin and uncle saw a strange light in the canyons doing wierd stuff in lat
Arcata · CA, USA
We had just returned from running up into the hills 40 miles (east from arcata california to willow creek california) because if a tsun
Claremont · CA, USA
Unknown ball of light hovers over Mt. Baldy