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)
Berkeley · CA, USA
Fast moving craft in the Bay.
Bloomington · CA, USA
2 or more UFO's on video at sunrise
Fresno · CA, USA
Orange bright lights appeared in the sky
Oakland · CA, USA
At least 3 lights seen moving/changing colors from Berkeley CA.
El Cajon · CA, USA
Bright Amber Orange Light, Multi-Colored Object, Rapid Changing Lights.
Sacramento · CA, USA
Slow moving bright yellow-orange light in plus-sign shape moves west to east to southwest in 20 minutes towards Jupiter.
San Francisco · CA, USA
Flame-like orange light, moved in a straight line, curved slightly, came to a complete stop, and then after a ew seconds, disappeared.
San Diego · CA, USA
Flying, dripping red-orange globs over San Diego
Trinidad · CA, USA
3 glowing lights in diamond formation over Trinidad California
Irvine · CA, USA
Triangle, Diamond shaped star that moves in different directions, 3 spikes coming out one side with retracting line of lights.
San Diego · CA, USA
Two beautiful color changing light spheres danced thru the sky.
Rio Rancho · CA, USA
I was walking out of the Target on 528 (Rio Rancho Blvd) and looked up and eastern to the stars towards the Big Dipper and to the left
Palmdale · CA, USA
Because of my past history inside the craft (s) & (MILABS) this could be related to U.S. UFO/FLAP!!!
Grass Valley · CA, USA
Red lights shining on a black or invisible flying/stationary object.
San Leandro · CA, USA
A quiet, dark and large floating arc moving from south to north towards downtown Oakland at 4:40 a.m.
Calistoga (2 miles outside) · CA, USA
A grey, oval-shaped object in the sky appears in a photograph taken on this date (but not actually witnessed at the time)
Irvine · CA, USA
Irvine CA, 8:05 PM Dec. 24 2011. V Shaped light formation 4 lights on each side which pulsated extreamly bright white.
North Hollywood · CA, USA
Bright flashing red light moving south in sky
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
Two orange globes rising straight up in the sky next to one another
Redondo Beach · CA, USA
Triangle UFO flys low over Redondo Beach
Auburn · CA, USA
Large and orange amber colored sphere hovering in the sky over Auburn, CA
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
Flying Saucer Photo
Studio City · CA, USA
3 Orange round spheres, with hot white looking centers with what appeared to be a shutter, they flew in triangular formation.
Arcadia · CA, USA
Green flash of light over Arcadia, California.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Flickering amber mass with erratic darting movements.