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)
Merced · CA, USA
((HOAX??)) Strange flickering lights appeared in Merced Co., that appeard to be attatched in groups by threads of light.
Long Beach · CA, USA
Loud military jet precedes 2 fast-moving yellow-orange orbs.
Petaluma · CA, USA
When walking the dog, I saw two red lights in the southern sky. the lights at first were one above the other, and then they gradually
Roseville · CA, USA
Silent and slow moving orange lights in a loose group of 6-8 separate lights.
Riverbank · CA, USA
I've seen this twice. Sitting in spa the black of night I first saw this toward the beginning of winter heading north. I've never seen
Fairfield · CA, USA
Groups of strange orange lights seen over Fairfield, CA at 20:00 on 3-21-15.
Sacramento · CA, USA
2 square soundless objects with dim glowing lights in each corner.
Ladera Ranch · CA, USA
((HOAX??)) Saw something fell out of the sky, straight down. It was green and looked like a flame was coming out of the back.
San Jose · CA, USA
Multiple glowing objects in the sky photographed within two minutes.
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
UFO or runaway astroid or religious.
Valley Springs · CA, USA
Triangular Form 8 total sitting above Bear Mountain facing South word for visual. They are formed in Circular formation At first you se
Santa Maria · CA, USA
Object seen moving very slowly over Santa Maria, CA.
Highland Park · CA, USA
Four circle objects flying Four by Four formation spotted Around The North East California.
San Francisco · CA, USA
Solid unnatural moving light.
Cottonwood · CA, USA
I was sky watching before going to bed I saw bright ball with what looked like fire coming from the back going from South to North.
Chula Vista · CA, USA
Flying light being chased by a helicopter over Interstate 5 Chula Vista California 30 March 2015 10:20 PM
West Covina · CA, USA
((HOAX??)) 2 orbs flying close to my house.
San Jose · CA, USA
10 Red-Fiery Lights with Red flame-like-flares coming from the sides flew over San Jose, California 95111
Encinitas Carlsbad · CA, USA
Multi-color triangle with tail over ocean in Carlsbad or Encinitas off-shore.
San Jose · CA, USA
We saw red flaming objects in the night sky over San Jose and they appeared to be traveling West to East.
Solromar · CA, USA
Observed an object that, at first, appeared to be an instrumentation balloon. Vertical configuration of a mass "suspended" be
Anderson · CA, USA
One orb of light shooting away from the smoke, another orb of light behind smoke, and one beam of light coming from top of the smoke.
Lynwood · CA, USA
This looked like a giant square metallic peace of land structure but then morph like a blob of mercury that look like a metallic man
Costa Mesa · CA, USA
Small star moved slowly the faded away.
San Jose · CA, USA
Bright blur light dropped about 400' straight down. Then shot off into distance out of sight. It was a large blue light & bright.