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)
Fair Oaks · CA, USA
Round orange glowing globes flying over Sacramento skies March 31, 2013
Fort Bragg · CA, USA
5 orange orbs seen over Northern California coast March 31, 2013.
Fair Oaks · CA, USA
Multiple UFO's filmed in HD with close-ups at night in Fair Oaks, CA 3-31-13
Citrus Heights · CA, USA
6 shiny metallic sphears in formation, that was maintained through turns,crossing the sky fo10 to 15 minutes.
Santa Cruz · CA, USA
Orange light ejects flares.
Pittsburg · CA, USA
Three orbs of orangeish redish lights not ordinary movement of average objects in sky.
Apple Valley · CA, USA
Report of red lights in sky with vivid accurate discriptions and pictures of objects.
Placerville · CA, USA
Was directly over my home.
City of Industry · CA, USA
9 orange bright circular object come and gone on 60fwy near industry CA for 45 seconds.
Lompoc · CA, USA
Very bright large object turning, slowing and climbing at high speed
Downey · CA, USA
UFO sighting over Los Angeles, 2013.02.09 at 3:40am
Rocklin · CA, USA
Two Unidentified Objects Flying in Sky Over Sacramento County on February 9, 2013, at Approximately 6:25pm.
Pacifica · CA, USA
Fireball shaped object, orange in color, above montara mountains... floating then appeared to have slowly jetted away, like no other ai
Hayward · CA, USA
3 bright orange lights appear and disappear in succession.
Pacoima · CA, USA
Pulsating circular object
Napa · CA, USA
2 Crafts were moving slowly along the top of the hill heading from north to south. One craft continued south while the other stopped ov
Redway · CA, USA
Super bright flash
Needles · CA, USA
Floating red lights over Needles, CA.
Redwood Valley · CA, USA
Pulsing Red Light (orb?) stayed still then moved across the sky and faded away in Redwood Valley
Pasadena · CA, USA
Hovering red orb disappears then reappears as grey-white oval before disappearing again.
North Hollywood · CA, USA
Red blinking lights over Los Angeles, Thurs. Feb 14th, 2013.
Antioch · CA, USA
Red/Orange light in the sky.
Redondo Beach · CA, USA
My husband and I were inside the house and heard a weird noise that sounded like it was coming from the garden. Looking out of the wind
Los Angeles · CA, USA
White orb slowly turns orange, and then white a few times.
Riverside · CA, USA
Bright red lights over Riverside, CA.