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)
La Mesa · CA, USA
4 objects, light gray egg shaped.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
White streaks, angled down as if landing
Carlsbad · CA, USA
Slow moving horizontal white light seen over the Pacific
Pacoima · CA, USA
Object was illuminated in night sky like a star, but hovered in one place and rotated with lights on top, bottom and sides.
Claremont · CA, USA
The UFOs seemed not to move, from my window I could see flashing lights to each other.
San Clemente · CA, USA
Video of strange rotating lights in sky
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Dozens, maybe 100 plane trails over San Fernando Valley and Sepulveda Pass, Los Angeles ((NUFORC Note: Contrails?? PD))
Hollywood · CA, USA
Dancing Lights Los Angeles; Triangle; straight line; always changing shape [sic]
Carlsbad · CA, USA
BRIGHT WHITE SAUCER LANDS IN ROAD!!! ((NUFORC Note: Unconfirmed report. Witness remains anonymous. PD))
Los Banos · CA, USA
Sitting stationary the pulsating lights looked like a heart beat. ((NUFORC Note: Venus is very prominent in the western sky. PD))
Bryson Hesperia · CA, USA
Very Bright lights illuminating entire horizon moving quickly
San Diego · CA, USA
witnessed small oblong object with red and blue lights hovering above my vehicle.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Strange triangular craft with red, green, blue, and white lights over Los Angeles. (NUFORC Note: Star or planet?? PD))
Norwalk · CA, USA
This is one true sighting.
Concord · CA, USA
Bright light becoming really dim then suddenly disappeared
San Jose · CA, USA
Unusual Green/Blue light dropping from the sky...
Huntington beach · CA, USA
On a very clear night I walked out on my balcony and noticed the Moon looks very strange
Death Valley · CA, USA
Theres a U.F.O in this picture.
Vista · CA, USA
three triangle Shaped craft recon behind a hill in vista,ca at night.
San Ramon · CA, USA
I filmed starry white objects in sky that I believe to be circular UFO's. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly celestial bodies. PD))
Valencia · CA, USA
Three horizontally placed lights hovering in the sky, attached to an elliptical object.
Burlingame · CA, USA
Daylight sighting of squashed football shaped, silver object just above tree tops in heavily traveled area.
Napa · CA, USA
It was a triangle shape with 5 white lights and it made a sound like hi-tech jet.
San Luis Obispo · CA, USA
3 lights flash less than seconds apart in a row to the right - with a "fading" effect.
Santa Monica · CA, USA
The craft came from the West out over the Pacific Ocean. It was flying much higher than the Commercial Jet Traffic over Los Angeles.