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)
Lakeside · CA, USA
Circle of multi-colored lights in Lakeside, CA, observed for 30 minutes.
Van Nuys · CA, USA
Four lights in a line in the evening sky
Los Banos · CA, USA
Possible reptilian being sighting.
Oakland · CA, USA
Woke up in a field that is impossible to get to.
Murrieta · CA, USA
Bright silver blue glow on horizon south of Temecula, CA. ((anonymous report))
Colfax · CA, USA
Small craft drops out of larger a craft over Rollins Lake.
San diego · CA, USA
Triangular UFO. ((anonymous report))
Tulare · CA, USA
Shiny, cigar-shaped, object hovering.
San Diego · CA, USA
Rolling sphere.
Anaheim (NE of) · CA, USA
UFO on fire.
Culver City · CA, USA
Bright fireball looking object gliding down, then vanishing after 4 seconds, and it appeared to be very low in the sky.
Oceano · CA, USA
Above the coast and out in the distance there were multiple crafts. All were slightly shifting as they hovered some more active than ot
Madera · CA, USA
3 bright white lights on triangler shaped obj.. Obj. was seen flying over Hwy 99 N, between Madera and Fresno Co. ((anonymous report))
Palm Desert · CA, USA
July 23, 2013, Palm Desert UFOs.
Palm Desert · CA, USA
Clear evening when a scattering of objects (lights) started moving from east to west all together, quite fast; no noise.
Palm Desert/La Quinta · CA, USA
My wife and I driving home and I almost t slammed on the brakes. She said, "Don't worry, they're just stars." We pulled over,
La Quinta · Indian Wells, Palm Desert, CA, USA
Dozens of bright star-like orbs moving together rapidly across the sky. ((anonymous report))
Rocklin · CA, USA
Bright blue light flashed and moved slowly only to disappear again.
Granada Hills · CA, USA
A strip of green lights in a lateral row, moving sideways and hovering at first, then rotating as if to show off, darted then disappear
Vacaville · CA, USA
Looked like star that started moving SE slowly, then veered E quickly for a sec., and continued to fly straight, until it disappeared.
Vacaville · CA, USA
On July 24th evening, last night I was sitting outside in my hot tub in my backyard. I was gazing up at the night sky. We have a lot of
Antelope · CA, USA
Moving and stationary blue white light, low in sky 9:20 pm.
Hollister · CA, USA
RED LIGHT SOUTH OF HOLLISTER 10:23PM.
Auburn · CA, USA
Two (possibly three) extremely bright lights, on huge, low-flying, object. Lights brightened and dimmed, object suddenly disappeared.
Half Moon Bay · CA, USA
Bright light in sky, moving and hovering, took off fast.