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
Two bright unidentified flying objects appear in Northern night sky, Southeast bound in Merced, Ca.
Marina Del Rey · CA, USA
Red glowing, pulsating orbs flying low over Marina Del Rey. One emitted a "search light" & they all disappeared in depth int
Burbank · CA, USA
A flashing red light to the right of the moon. motionless for 30 minutes then began to move west. Stopped motionless for 20 minutes the
Buena Park · CA, USA
Red lights seen over buena park apparently marked as sign of "apocalypse
Eureka · CA, USA
November 3, 2012 Time: approx. 7:50pm Eureka, CA UFO spotted travelling from East to West over Eureka. Large orange flickering object
Studio City · CA, USA
Bright green lights hover over Los Angeles then back down to earth.
Elk Grove · CA, USA
Orange Orbs
Burbank · CA, USA
Small motionless red flashing light. Then it moves very slowly to another position. There is no noise.
Los Cabos · CA, USA
Red and orange triangular light, 11/03/12 Los Cabos Mexico.
Upland · CA, USA
Unusual faint white circle moving faster than a jet traveling south to northeast over Upland CA at approximately 09:10 am.
Laguna Hills · CA, USA
2 goups of 20+ haphazardly-moving spheres or obs circulating around each other
North Hollywood · CA, USA
Silvery and very distinct tail lights super fast
North Hollywood · CA, USA
Woman witnesses a very strange, rectangular object, which suddenly accelerates and zips off.
Pacifica · CA, USA
On pacifica beach we saw 4 orange objects hovering in the night sky.
Diamond Springs · CA, USA
The objects moved at different speed and then stopped
Del Mar · CA, USA
Overhead we saw V or chevron shaped with four lights on each side, huge, silent, very fast moving southward along coastline,amazing.
Studio City · CA, USA
Bright flash of light appears from deep space blackness 7 or 8 times and then suddenly disappears
Lone Pine (Mt. Whitney) · CA, USA
Encounter with et and being chased for 60 miles.
McKinleyville · CA, USA
Orange floating light over McKinleyville
Anaheim · CA, USA
Ball of multicolored light in sky
Oceanside · CA, USA
Reddish circular UFO cruising south west in San Diego County.
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Circle shape with intense light coming from the back of it!
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Red object displaying bizarre flight patterns before shooting directly upwards into space
Antioch · CA, USA
3 BRIGHT ORANGE LIGHTS HOVERED IN SKY.
Bellflower · CA, USA
Several orange spheres seen in Lakewood and bellflower.