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)
Fresno · CA, USA
Four oval objects 15"x20" emitting beams with bright orange read glow suspended 100 ft. overhead for 15secs. took off N-east
Glendora · CA, USA
UFO (slow moving yellowish light) report for Saturday, October 15th, 2011@ approximately 21:30 PST in zip code 91740
Glendora · CA, USA
2nd sighting of Glendora UFO
Rosamond · CA, USA
Early evening glowing object seen in flight over valley
Gilroy · CA, USA
The light was falling straight down out of eastern sky. The light was extra bright like a planet in summer. This thing moved really
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
Bright light moving fast in night sky no blinking no sound faster than an airplane slower than a satellite
El Dorado Hills · CA, USA
Amazing craft bright blue & red 2 nights in a row.
San Francisco · CA, USA
drifting flame colored/shaped light hovering and drifting beneath the overcast sky of SF. disappeared, then reappeared, visible 2 mins.
Turlock · CA, USA
a fairball type t moving up & down in the night skay in turlock, ca
San Francisco · CA, USA
point of light in sky stopped moving and remained stationary for ~2hr
Penn Valley · CA, USA
Up to five triangle shape craft with flashing lights seen flying in a circular pattern
Oakland · CA, USA
well i was just outside looking at regular aircraft (live near airport) then i see 5-7 shiny flying spheres about 4000 ft in the air ,
Northridge · CA, USA
V shape dim orange "lights" moving fast and silent then faded into night sky
Emeryville · CA, USA
In the sunset sky.
Monterey · CA, USA
Reverse wing craft moving very fast down the coast with no lights, noise, or contrail.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Sighted 6 craft silver shiny stationary objects
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Six Craft shiny metal 9:20 am took photo but don't have developed
Ojai · CA, USA
Caught (something) on video!!
Ventura County · CA, USA
10-30 Red/Blue Lights Covering Half the Sky: VIDEO (caught on video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMz0U0OVzlY
Oakland · CA, USA
BLACK TRIANGLE CRAFT WITH LIGHT THAT WERE SQUARE
San Francisco · CA, USA
White balls and drifting mechanism seen in Pacific Heights San Francisco
Fairfield · CA, USA
not sure what this is
Roseville · CA, USA
Witnessed two very bright lights to the south east of us, that just appeared out of nowhere.
vacaville · CA, USA
huge, dark, diamond shape craft with lights that formed a triangle
Vacaville · CA, USA
((HOAX??)) Triangular craft with two lights on each side.