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)
East Palo Alto · CA, USA
Three orange orbs in triangular formation hovering and slowing moving in night sky over East San Jose, the Saratoga hills of South Bay.
Goleta (Goleta Beach Park) · CA, USA
Bright light: - no visible object - near skyline - travellilng north to south. One observer, night. the light went out and on again.
Oxnard · CA, USA
Strange bright light over neighborhood area
Mt. Laguna · CA, USA
I was viewing the Perseid Meteor Shower on the evening of 08/12/15 between the hours of 2200 (08/11/15) to 0130 (08/12/15). My location
Marina del Rey/Playa Vista · CA, USA
Daytime UFO orb; glowing.
Fremont · CA, USA
Star-like object moving strangely in the sky.
Long Beach · CA, USA
Two strange lights (similar to satellites) following eachother and varying in brightness.
Nipomo · CA, USA
Single Fireball looking thing over Nipomo, CA
Lawndale · CA, USA
Time 1:06pm, I happened to glance out my south facing kitchen window and observed a large strange looking 'cloud' surrounded in wis
Modesto · CA, USA
There is like a fireball in my neighbor tree it sounds like electricity but a also seen a bright light
Stockton · CA, USA
Triangular formation of white blurry lights over venetian park Stockton Ca
Ventura · CA, USA
Bright light which alternated between green and red and rapidly changed direction as well as staying stationary for periods of time.
Manteca · CA, USA
Seen 2 flying fireball objects gliding across back yard sky. There was no noise of any type of motor and they glided side by side.We wa
Spring valley · CA, USA
I love to take photos to the sun and sky is when i see the ufo in the photo but i notice my dogs start barking.
Laguna Beach · CA, USA
Above the freeway there was a rotating aircraft in the sky and lights were shinning around on the edges.
Hesperia · CA, USA
Looking out into the east sky I saw what appeared to be an extremely large object. It resembled a sun if you could see a sun at night.
Salton Sea · CA, USA
Four strange red orange lights.
Pismo · CA, USA
Red fireball spherical looking object rises from ground and disappears.
Palm Spings · CA, USA
Boomerang/crescent-like object with row of circles on bottom that arced wing to wing
Oakdale · CA, USA
Saucer shaped ufo hovering in Oakdale, CA, and shoots off in sky and disappears.
Southgate · CA, USA
This Anomoly Transformed Continously From An Orb to Cigar Shaped UFO
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Red & green lights above the Hollywood Bowl.
South Gate · CA, USA
Red Orb flyby at UFO Sighting Event in Los Angeles
Culver City · CA, USA
Triangular object hovering moving slightly, bright white lights with three distinct lights at the corners of the triangle.
El Monte · CA, USA
White flashes when a satellite passed above the horizon.