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)
Sonoma · CA, USA
20 orange spots of light.
Joshua Tree · CA, USA
Extremely fast blue light changing directions before turning red and stopping and eventually blinking red. ((anonymous report))
Stockton · CA, USA
Yellowish orange triangle flying very low and completely silent
Garden Grove · CA, USA
Glowing Sphere Over Garden Grove, CA.
San Ysidro · CA, USA
3 weird orbs accross San Diego sky. ((anonymous report))
San Diego · CA, USA
2 Strange bright zig zagging lights in San Diego sky on 02/01/18 at 1840 hours.
San Jose · CA, USA
About midnight I saw a colorful bright object zig-zag slowly up and down then change direction.
Ceres · CA, USA
Boyfriend and I were leaving his house at around 8 o’clock. We stopped at the end of his court when we all the sudden saw this white
San Diego · CA, USA
Literally seen a floating cloud with a flying disc glowing brighter and brighter leaving a trail throughout the sky.
Carlotta · CA, USA
Bright object with twin gas jets that got longer over time. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris?? PD))
Garden Grove · CA, USA
Strange White Light - Orb With Surrounding and Later Trailing White Veil
Wrightwood · CA, USA
On Feb 6, 2018, at approx. 6:30 p.m. Wrightwood, CA. While walking south on oak st. towards the wash I noticed a bright cloud shin
Borrego Springs · CA, USA
Large bright hazy light, hung motionless, then sped south leaving cloud like afterburn? Which rapidly dissipated.
Livingston · CA, USA
It was a white flashing light then it turned green then the green light fell straight down Green to the ground almost and then just dis
San Jose · CA, USA
Strange Light in sky.
Santa Ynez · CA, USA
Daytime huge ufo. ((anonymous report))
Grass Valley · CA, USA
Started as a star with an intense, dusty glow. After about a minute and a half, it started moving across the sky with a very large, bri
Burbank · CA, USA
Multiple lights over Burbank, CA.
Sylmar · CA, USA
Brilliant white object hovering on the SE of Sylmar. Obj. was recorded for about 22 min. by a security camara. ((anonymous report))
Boulder Creek · CA, USA
One low flying oval craft splits into 2 in distance at noon,no lightsThen 3rd round craft hovered & vanished3 holes &1red center hole
Eastvale · CA, USA
Strange Helicopter & 5-6 UFOs.
Shaver Lake · CA, USA
I didnt see it with my eye? Only in picture! I have seen lights in this area before, while fishing. ((NUFORC Note: Bird?? PD))
North Hollywood · CA, USA
2/10/2015 16:00 local Glittering diamond silver in color. ((NUFORC Note: Witness is pilot, as well as an A & P mechanic. PD))
Wood Ranch · CA, USA
A light crash landed east of I-5 near Firebaugh, CA, around 3am on Monday,
Long Beach · CA, USA
Light from above searching ally behind home.