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)
Palo Alto · CA, USA
Bright, constant white light with lesser lights flashing in the colors of magenta, green, blue, and purple in the SW sky. ((Sirius??))
Modesto · CA, USA
I saw a bight blue fireball object that jetted in front of my car and then went high in the sky.
San Marcos · CA, USA
Balls of Fire ((NUFORC Note: Witness, a student, elects to remain totally anonymous. PD))
Ojai · CA, USA
three objects above field in ojai ca
San Arden · CA, USA
The object came out of nowhere, did a dance and than disappeared.
Ridgecrest · CA, USA
orange light drops what looks like asteroids
Oakdale · CA, USA
the craft is moving about 15 min per houre and still moving
Winchester · CA, USA
BLACK DISTINCT "V" SHAPE HOVERING, CHANGED TO BALL SHAPE AND CREPT ACROSS SKY
Palmdale · CA, USA
Pale green light moving slowly from west to east and then going straight up at a very fast speed and disappered.
North Hollywood · CA, USA
I witnessed a UFO dogfight. ((NUFORC Note: Probably not a serious report. PD))
Fullerton · CA, USA
New Year's Day around 1:30 a.m two redish/yellowish/orange lights appear in the sky, one after the other diasappears
Brentwood · CA, USA
I went outside to turn off the hot tub and I saw an orange glowing light in the distance. The light seemed to be getting closer. As I l
Brentwood · CA, USA
Three red lights float across the sky and disappear..no sound.
Fortuna · CA, USA
A bright green light streeked from the sky down to a mountain.
Alpine · CA, USA
cluster of 5 circular white lights
Sunnyvale · CA, USA
Sphere like objects in rainbow seemed to "cloak" or "chamelon" colors of the spectrum then vanish
Calabasas · CA, USA
Lights in Calabasas, California
Castro Valley · CA, USA
Object moving across CA sky Jan 4th 2005 7:10PM
Los Angeles · CA, USA
I saw a green fireball travelling across the night sky towards earth.
Orange · CA, USA
9 lights in changing formation moving steadily southward
Bakersfield · CA, USA
sphere flying over traffic congestion in Bakersfield Ca January 05
Castro Valley · CA, USA
Fast moving bright Light leaves contrail
Orinda · CA, USA
a fireball that moved very quickly in a straight line across the night sky
La Jolla · CA, USA
UFO Sighting in Southern California I live thirty minutes from the border of Mexico.At about 2005 as I was walking my dog late at
Modesto · CA, USA
Boomerang shaped object in central California