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)
Chico · CA, USA
Long string of lights in Chico. ((NUFORC Note: String of Space Link satellites. PD))
Moreno valley · CA, USA
This star type light flashed then a moment flashed again not as bright then several more times a little brighter then a super bright br
Ventura · CA, USA
Spaced evenly approx.1 finger width. Noticed to the north, moving slowly horizontally left to right in a line. Three lights about the s
Carmichael · CA, USA
Triangle shaped objects seen flying in Northern California.
San Clemente · CA, USA
Large cigar shape at a slant in the air as low as an overpass. No wings no windows, grey color it vanished before our eyes...?
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Was flying from Las Vegas to LA when I witnessed a highly reflective sphere moving slowly off the left wing. ((anonymous report))
Fairfield · CA, USA
There was a pulsing and rotating low noise coming from the clouds for over twenty minutes.
Salinas · CA, USA
Entity encounter, while sleeping.
San Pablo · CA, USA
It was around three pm and my wife called me to look up. This UFO was chasing a commercial airliner. ((anonymous report))
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Strange parallel, stationary lights over Los Angeles.
California City · CA, USA
Bright neon green orb.
Baker · CA, USA
@4:15am green light beam near Baker, Ca
Palmdale · CA, USA
Driving N bound, 14 fwy, just about at the Aqua Duct and a Green ball of light with a brighter outter ring, of a lighter color, fell fr
Desert Hot Springs · CA, USA
I was very scared and now I'm concerned.
Salinas · CA, USA
3 triangular lights appear while driving North bound from Chular, CA.
Fresno · CA, USA
Bright silver triangle hovering in southwest sky making the shape of Deneb, Vega, Altair, Venus. Vanished completely followed by two je
Salinas · CA, USA
Was driving west of Salinas and saw a dark-colored, cigar shaped craft in the sky staying still. It then hid in the clouds.
Culver City · CA, USA
I noticed a very faint grey/black colored triangular object flying above me. ((anonymous report))
Los Angeles · CA, USA
There was a bright object that was just floating in one spot. ((anonymous report))
Encino · CA, USA
Hovering red and white lights at very high altitude, probably 60,000 feet
El Cajon · CA, USA
Light went from barely moving, to shooting across the sky and disappearing. ((anonymous report))
San Diego · CA, USA
Bright Silver Odd shaped Object sighted for 25 min over central San Diego
Bakersfield · CA, USA
At approximately 6 pm pst my girlfriend and and I were in our driveway looking up in the sky west about 5000 feet in the evening sky we
Watsonville · CA, USA
MADAR Node 105
Eureka · CA, USA
Bright orange/red orb Northwest sky 20degrees above the horizon. Bright would dim and get brighter. Then it moved slightly. Then it fad