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)
Palmdale · CA, USA
Two (2) silver bright round disk(s) that touched then seperated, numerous times, seem to follow chemtrail over Palmdale, California.
Clovis · CA, USA
Follow up on the lights observed on May 2, 2005 in Clovis, CA
Clovis · CA, USA
Bright white light flased in the sky, followed by 2 red flashing lights move up and down, back and forth.
San Francisco · CA, USA
A very small craft
Culver City · CA, USA
Boomerang shaped aircraft 10 lights over Culver City, CA
Willmington · CA, USA
bright white round light,moving little,over Long Beach,Ca.as seen from Willmington,Ca.
San Diego · CA, USA
6 white lights moving over san diego
Petaluma · CA, USA
2 Flashes of light in the Petaluma Country
San Anselmo · CA, USA
Bright as a distant star but moving across the whole sky on a "path."
San Diego/National City · CA, USA
very bright, slanted, cigar-shaped object witnessed around San Diego 32nd st Naval Base (around National City)
Truckee · CA, USA
Several variouse lights of different color and irratic movement.
Vista · CA, USA
Red/Gold streaking light w/ sparking trail flies North to South in straight line over Vista, Ca. (Shadowridge)
Lake Forest · CA, USA
Witnessed several different sets of lights flying very low.
Sebastopol · CA, USA
Just before 11 PM I had finished checking my boxes out in the poolhouse/cottage ( where my office is) and was standing in the dark, enj
Earp · CA, USA
Massive number of UFO's observed in one location.
Fresno · CA, USA
Irregular shaped silver object
Dana Point · CA, USA
The sun had just set at around 8 PM and I was looking in my binoculars in to the horizon which was still lit by the glow of the sunset.
Tustin · CA, USA
My friends and i were outside at a local park. and all of a sudden we see an extreemly bright light, non of us had seen something that
Barstow · CA, USA
We where in barstow taking pictures when we got home saw something strange on 1 would like someone to take it and see if they can tell
Studio City · CA, USA
Metallic looking with periodic flashing/reflection.
Redwood City · CA, USA
My mother and I witnessed a strange "blackout" at 1:30 pm on a clear sunny day.
San Diego · CA, USA
My brother, and friend and I were outside enjoying the night when My brother looked up in the sky.He was saying how beautiful the s
Oxnard · CA, USA
There were bright white objects in the afternoon moving slowly in the sky one of them emitted a smaller object.
Port Hueneme · CA, USA
Star change's position. ((NUFORC Note: Possible satellite, we believe. PD))
Santa Ana · CA, USA
1: sphere caught in first part of day on video, 2: white light seen at night then disappears