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)
Grass Valley · CA, USA
Bright repetitive flashes during 2017 Perseid meteor showers.
Jalama Beach · CA, USA
Very fast-moving white chevron shape traveling N to S.
Placerville · CA, USA
Flying craft, morphed shapes, disappeared, and flew at very high speeds.
Antioch · CA, USA
Red and green lights moving over the sky.
Sunland · CA, USA
Pulsing light in sky.
Grass Valley · CA, USA
Bright repetitive flashes during 2017 Perseid meteor showers.
Georgetown · CA, USA
Small star-sized light moved across sky, then toward ground.
Visalia · CA, USA
Bright light (missile?) from the north west, descending to the south east. ((NUFORC Note: Intl. Space Station. PD))
Yountville · CA, USA
Jumping very bright red/orange slow flash zig zagging.
El Centro · CA, USA
Strange line of lights, can't explain. ((anonymous report))
Lake Elsinore · CA, USA
About 20 lights flying in the sky over Lake Elsinore area for about 2 hours.
Turlock · CA, USA
Multiple lights, star sized flying in the skies at fast speeds. ((anonymous report))
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Hovering very very high maybe 60k pluss feet seen shimmering in sun, making big slow circles
Elk Grove · CA, USA
Shiny metallic flying object carrying a second green triangle shaped object
San Dimas · CA, USA
Inconsistent rapid flashing light, at the perceptual distance of a star.
Corona · CA, USA
Very strange silver ovals with no sound in blue sky spinning and floating very slow .
Corona · CA, USA
6 light silver spheres over Corona, making straight line formation of 4. No sound.
Hemet (general area) · CA, USA
Looked like a low flying jet but soon rested on the top ridge of a small hill.
Carlsbad · CA, USA
We were standing in the tennis court and the sky was severe marine layer when a bright orange red light was coming toward us, all of a
Turlock · CA, USA
Satellite does rapid button hook maneuver. ((anonymous report))
Concord · CA, USA
Bright fluorescent bright green light quite low appeared on top, then moved towards NE then E before disappearing.
Irvine · CA, USA
I have pics of spherical metal objects.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Bright, yellowish-orange light(s) observed from Northeast LA, off in the distance.
San Gabriel · CA, USA
Stayed stationary for 1 hour than moved 15 miles east in less than a minute. Circled by one helicopter which left than orb disappeared
Kearny Mesa · CA, USA
Ball of light/object, larger than commercial airplane. ((anonymous report))