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)
Los Angeles · CA, USA
On September 26th, around 7:00PM, my family and I noticed strange blue lights in the shape of an disk above the Hollywood hills.
Los Altos · CA, USA
Bright light followed by helicopter.
Yountville · CA, USA
Very bright light seemed to dim out and appear in another part of the lower Eastern sky. Seemed to grow brighter then dim, then appear
Monterey · CA, USA
Multiple UFOs sighted, heard hums, lights flashing/blinking/colors changing, moved rapidly/bounced multiple directions. Cloudy NO stars
Lakeport · CA, USA
Clear white orb ufo golf ball size
San Diego · CA, USA
Taking my dog out I have a great view of the Southern skies of San Diego. My wife, roommate and myself noticed 4-5 reddish fireballs in
Lancaster · CA, USA
Really big drone and instead of it flying horizontally, with 4 legs, like a turtle, it was vertical, like a turtle walking upright
Modesto · CA, USA
Two bright lights in the Northern sky that looked like bright planets but then faded out together.
San Diego · CA, USA
Cluster of 5 big yellow lights hovering over the horizon
Moreno Valley · CA, USA
I was looking out the front windshield and looked up and seen a long strip of light.
Newhall · CA, USA
Hovered over, moved slow. Look like a dark dot in sky as it got higher. ((anonymous report))
Sun Valley · CA, USA
We watched the circle shaped craft move erratic across the sky.it seemed to be hovering and searching for something it had red and whi
San Bernardino · CA, USA
Flashes of light in Northeast part of the sky 1 second at a time approximately 50 seconds to a minute apart in the same place.
Indio · CA, USA
Spree shaped bright light moving very fast and then completly disappered over Indio Cochilla Valley. CA ((anonymous report))
Sylmar · CA, USA
Witnessed one clear flashing light in sky moving West to East in a slow manner. Object appeared to be high in the
Glendale · CA, USA
The silver disk moved from right to left and stopped fror a moment and disappeared.
Chino · CA, USA
Bright unusual light, revised.
Victorville · CA, USA
My wife and I were watching the sun go down facing west on a cloudless evening. I noticed a very bright relatively spherical light hove
Chino · CA, USA
I looked up at the sky and noticed a large star like light that was lower then the usual stars. ((NUFORC Note: Venus?? PD))
Corona · CA, USA
I witnessed a bright orange light traveling from the SE abruptly stop. The light diminished, then the object became shrouded.
Davis · CA, USA
Lighthouse-like light rotating in sky.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Barely visible luminous sphere slowly changing shape by subtle morphing.
Sherman Oaks · CA, USA
Series of bright flashes with smaller objects emanating.
Benton Hot Springs · CA, USA
While viewing the Perseid meteor shower in the high desert near Mono Lake and the California-Nevada border two separate incidents occur
CA · USA
Bright pinpoint light moved laterally from N to E. ((anonymous report))