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)
Calabasas · CA, USA
The brightest light I've ever seen sat in the north western sky and appeared to set as the sun would. I have no idea what that was but
Hayward · CA, USA
High flying craft, multicolor with immediate impossible direction change.
Yountville · CA, USA
Long bright red triangle.
Sacramento · CA, USA
Red/Orange Fireballs in the Sky.
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Five strange red lights moved silently over Orange County on 12/25/13 at around 8:40 p.m..
Santa Cruz/Pescadero · CA, USA
3 fire balls over pescadero (santa cruz, CA).
Sacramento · CA, USA
3 red lights over Sacramento.
Borrego Springs (near) · CA, USA
Sun glare reveals craft.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Green short line falling down really fast in night sky.
Compton · CA, USA
1 Bright Orange Fireball Looking Sphere In The Night Sky.
Vista · CA, USA
Low flying triangular objects changing colors 10 minutes apart San Diego North County.
Salinas · CA, USA
For the past couple of days starting December 22, 2013 I have seen a distant object in the sky that moves speratically up, down, side t
Fallbrook · CA, USA
Red light.
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
Diamond formation, two red, two green lights.
Anaheim Hills/Yorba Linda/Imperial Blvd close to 91 freeway · CA, USA
Huge blue and green spheres orbiting a center object while the whole thing zipped around.
Moreno Valley · CA, USA
Flash of light.
Modesto · CA, USA
Saw 4 red glowing spheres floating upward and then flying East until they disappeared.
Studio City · CA, USA
Two red circles in Studio City.
Maywood · CA, USA
Formation Flight of UFOs.
Los Gatos · CA, USA
Bright blue flash seen speeding across the night sky from the left to the right.
Monterey Bay area · CA, USA
Triangle-shaped craft w/3 solid white lights on the bottom, travelling fast, visible about 6 sec.
San Diego · CA, USA
Fireballs over San Diego.
San Diego · CA, USA
My son, his friends, and I saw three bright lights hovering in the sky which then came together to form a triangular shape.
San Diego · CA, USA
Three lights appearing separately looked like rockets or comets coming down.
Los Angeles/Silver Lake · CA, USA
3 fiery red lights flying in formation over east Los Angeles.