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)
Escondido · CA, USA
Object over North San Diego County with flashing colored lights for ove an hour.
Long Beach · CA, USA
2 dark circular balls staying stationary for 5 minutes in a contrail that was 3 minutes old. 1 disappeared, another into a cloud.
Middletown · CA, USA
I am an engineer and was startled since I have never seen anything like this before. While driving home from shopping, I saw an bright
Eureka · CA, USA
Two bright solid orange lights , slow moving, bright flickering light before vanishing.
Modesto · CA, USA
These aircraft were not running any FAA required flight gear!
San Jose · CA, USA
A square shaped off kiltered, yellowish orange object, fluttering up and down, hovering approaching from the southeast region of the sk
Turlock · CA, USA
Two bright white triangular objects seen which streaked off to the east ,appeared and dissapeared in 2 seconds.
Sacramento · CA, USA
I saw a cylindrical object hanging in mid air while waiting for a bus at Sacramento Airport out side of B terminal. While standing ther
La Canada · CA, USA
My wife and I were sitting in the hot tub on our balcony when I spotted a very slow moving aircraft which I initially assumed was a hel
San Diego · CA, USA
Faint starlike objects traveling at a very high rate of speed
Woodland · CA, USA
It was approximately 9:12 PM in Woodland, near Sacramento, CA on October 30th. I was standing outside and noticed something flying slo
Woodland · CA, USA
Witnessed a round orange burning object silently flying, CA
Roseville · CA, USA
Around Halloween my two daughters and I were driving home from work on Atlantic Street in Roseville, CA. As we approached I-80 heading
Cameron Park · CA, USA
Object was circular with kind of a square shape at the top (grey)
Oakland · CA, USA
Horizontal column w/ lights traveled across sky,turned around then disappeared.& a starlike object w/in minutes apart.No sounds.
La Jolla · CA, USA
((NUFORC Note: Witness apparently reports witnessing a disk-shaped object on this date.))
West Covina · CA, USA
Two disc-like objects, first appearing as stars, do rapid zig-zag-like manuevers in the western sky above Los Angeles, CA
Westlake Village · CA, USA
At about 3:45 am we witnessed 2 objects in the sky. Each flashed red, green, and blue tones in a random pattern. They remained relativ
Redding · CA, USA
Huge..floating west to east Redding, CA...object that appeared to look like missles going across.in V shape, no noise
Laguna Hills · CA, USA
In so. california, four unidentified lights flew from the northwest in strange patterns, and then were followed by airplanes from NE.
Walnut · CA, USA
I went out at 2:30 PM in the afternoon. I through out the trush I look it the sky in the Northwest it fly and stop in about three then
Santa Monica · CA, USA
AT AROUND 7:30 ON THE DAY OF SEPTEMBER 15 I WAS GOING TO HAVE DINNER WIFE CAME OUT TO GET ME, WE BOTH NOTICED THE BEAUTIFUL SUNSET WE W
Studio City · CA, USA
Satellite looking object seen at sunset changes direction twice.
Berkeley · CA, USA
While looking from Berkeley west over the Pacific Ocean just after sunset, an orange light was seen about 5 degreees above the horizon.
San Francisco · CA, USA
Major sighting over SanFranciso Ca. on 9-16-00. Object was seen for up to 30 mintues high up over south downtown SF.Bright shiny object