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)
San Jose · CA, USA
Six bright orange glowing objects seen floating from west to east.
Folsom · CA, USA
5 lights in a V heading southeast very fast and silently, then lights split going different directions and disappeared
Yucaipa · CA, USA
Caught circular object in photograph.
Salinas (~1 hour past; on Hwy 101) · CA, USA
Huge pulsing object shoots across sky toward ocean.
Lincoln · CA, USA
Triangular red, green and blue glowing & flashing object in Lincoln, CA, night sky.
Hanford · CA, USA
About 4 days earlier my husband was working on the flight line at NAS Lemoore, ca and he and two of his coworkers saw three brights s
San Diego (north of) · CA, USA
Round black object low over the 15 North by Escondido.
San Diego · CA, USA
Formation of 3 objects over Garbage Beach in San Diego.
Lakewood · CA, USA
Strange bright object hoovering above the house in Lakewood,CA
Corte Madera · CA, USA
Light object flashes then disappears over house.
Tahoe City · CA, USA
I was actually looking for bigfoot. We spent alot of time camping this summer, mostly around Tahoe City, CA. We'd go for night hikes, w
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Small white lights over BAKERSFIELD, CA
Mission Viejo · CA, USA
Object bright orange in color,no noise heard,moved slowly and became smaller and disappeared
Santa Clara · CA, USA
Got out of car to stretch my back after dropping my wife off at work, where she runs a project as a program coordinator at the local co
Ceres · CA, USA
BLUE LIGHTS FORM TRIANGLE OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Three bright lights with bright reddish color.
San Diego (Pacific Beach) · CA, USA
Small circular orb moving in various directions silently while changing colors, Red,Purple,White,Green,and Blue over LaJolla San Diego,
San Marcos · CA, USA
Three glowing lights, leaving and returning
San Gabriel · CA, USA
3 Goldish Orange crafts heading north moving very slow like a half a mile 2 months time, then 2 more appeared and then 2 more... cross
La Mesa · CA, USA
Blinking white star looking light in sky over san diego
Ontario · CA, USA
Silver Dog-Dish shaped craft zipped from one point to the other and vanished.
Temecula · CA, USA
Saw A Circular Shiny Object Or Disk In The Sky
Lancaster · CA, USA
Eastern sky lit up red and orange on the horizon, 3 flashes about 3-5 min intervals.
San Rafael · CA, USA
White flashing light 4x in clear moon-lit sky
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
Moving SEMI-VISIBLE striped waving object.