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)
Monterey · CA, USA
Round, silent, red and green ufo spotted hovering for seven minutes.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Blinking lights over Los Angeles.
Clovis · CA, USA
Loud hovering sound...couldn't see anything in the sky.
Auburn · CA, USA
Triangle with white lights on the sand fire in northern CA.
Temecula · CA, USA
3 rust colored lights "dog-fighting" with a possible commercial airliner.
Sacramento · CA, USA
I was getting out of bed in the second story room of our home and I looked out my window and saw 3 bright white lights in the sky in a
Pomona · CA, USA
Strange fire-like ball of lights in the skies of Pomona, California.
Oceanside · CA, USA
Six orange orbs in the sky near Oceanside, CA.
Sacramento · CA, USA
5 glowing fireball objects heading NE over Sacramento skies. Pairings then disbursed.
Mt. Shasta · CA, USA
Ufo sighting Mt. Shasta, CA.
Lemoore · CA, USA
Triangle Shaped Object Red w/Green Lights - No Sound
Lancaster · CA, USA
Orange-red crescent shaped object in sky, approximately 10 miles west of Lancaster City Park.
Sacramento · CA, USA
Bright violet light covered in mist, when it stopped moving, the mist formed a perfect sphere around the light. ((anonymous report))
Spring Valley · CA, USA
Bright light following chem.trail like a road, until wind revealed a very shiny sphere.
Bonny Doon · CA, USA
Strange pulsating light over northern Santa Cruz County.
Rosamond · CA, USA
Rectangular shaped objects on the surface of the moon.
Atwater · CA, USA
Dark silent rough looking craft.
Rancho Bernardo · CA, USA
Strange high-pitched sound in the sky.
San Jose · CA, USA
Ghost-like orange orb was seen in Alum Rock, California, on June 4, 2014.
Oakland · CA, USA
Two pulses of bright green light in western sky over Oakland, CA, late night Thursday (1:00 AM 6/6/14).
Clearlake · CA, USA
Silvery cubed-shaped links with spheres inside. The cubed link there were two links visible over Clearlake, Ca…
San Jose (East) · CA, USA
2 bright flashes, blue/green in color. About 5-10 seconds apart. Filled a big part of the sky.
Simi Valley · CA, USA
Red object hovering.
Castro Valley · CA, USA
I watched the obj. w/ my binoculars. It was barely visible by the naked eye. It was slowly moving from the north down to the south
Santa Clara · CA, USA
Green light flying from one direction then another changes to red and back green.