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)
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Cluster of lights which changed colors and a group of red lights that seemed to be targets.
Grand Terrace · CA, USA
Glowing orange orb dropping burning flares out of it, straight down to the ground.
Carson · CA, USA
Circular craft with bluish/white light shining out horizontally over Los Angeles County CA at 1:00AM ((anonymous report))
Elk Grove · CA, USA
Fast moving large rectangle craft flying North to South over Sacramento, CA, in the night sky
El Dorado Hills · CA, USA
multiple unconnected drone scale lights appeared at short distance and then within 10 yards of me then moved away
Lake Elsinore · CA, USA
((NUFORC Note: Source of report provides no detailed information about apparent sighting. PD))
San Clemente · CA, USA
Snake-shaped ufo floating and moving left and right in the sky, then suddenly disappeared
Grass Valley · CA, USA
Light moving within stars which I was looking at then one began to move not straight moving to the left from me. No other lights/sound
Corona · CA, USA
A bright red travelling light disintegrated in the night sky over Southern California, USA.
Watsonville · CA, USA
Large hovering black object.
San Pedro (off coast of) · CA, USA
Strange colors and lights.
Palm Desert · CA, USA
V shaped formation in the sky formed by round objects flying together and very close to each other (looked like they could be attached)
Folsom · CA, USA
Large triangular object hovering slowly over highway 50 with red and white flashing lights on the corners.
Victorville · CA, USA
Bright metallic sphere object moving at extreme and slow speeds over Victorville, CA USA
Los Angeles · CA, USA
At 18:30PM I SAW 3 PLANES FLYING IN TRIANGLE FORMATION A MINUTE LATER I SAW A BLINKING LIGHT IN THE SAME AREA. BEFORE THE BLINKING LIGH
Blythe · CA, USA
Red circular ball moving very quickly N, then E. we originally thought it was a Chinese lantern, but it was moving too quickly
Jackson · CA, USA
Standing out in front of my house as 1 full size moon shaped bright yellow sphere in the clear night sky was passing by. ((anonymous))
San Jose · CA, USA
Stationary disc shaped with pulsing back and forth multi-colored lights. ((anonymous report))
West Hills · CA, USA
Two bight objects slowly wobbling across the sky before disappearing fast.
Carlsbad · CA, USA
The craft appeared from the direction of the ocean and they were the brightest lights ive ever seen in my life, bright orange.
Tracy · CA, USA
At first I saw pulsating lights headed west board that lit up every second leaving a slight visual echo for a total of 5 times. Then fr
Clovis · CA, USA
Circular light or orb shape thing in the sky. It would blink on and off during a span of a long 8 to 9 seconds. Sometimes it will blink
Redding · CA, USA
Bright light high in the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Jupiter, which is quite prominent?? PD))
Calabasas · CA, USA
Shiny White Sphere seen in afternoon above Calabasas at high altitude.
Alameda · CA, USA
Huge cigar shaped vehicle with big lights on each end.