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)
Hemet · CA, USA
Large Dark diamond shaped Mass floating over home
Sacramento · CA, USA
Triangel shaped object weeving through the high rise of sacramento california makeing accute angel turns abruptly...
Escondido · CA, USA
Moving star light traveling in different directions
Blythe · CA, USA
Driving on North 95 just 15miles away from Blythe Ca, towards Needles Ca. 2 oval/red/blue shaped disc flying objects in the north sky.
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
An orange ball of light, (possible fireball), above ocean.
Chula Vista · CA, USA
Blue /red UFO over East Chula Vista -during power outage
Chula Vista · CA, USA
3 bright lighted aircraft that was a shape of boomerang or somthing (green, white, and red)
Pebble Beach · CA, USA
Blue light
Landers · CA, USA
This video was taken while trying to capture lightening strikes over the high desert near Twentynine palms Marine base. A red light app
Lincoln · CA, USA
At approximately 11:20pm on September 10, 2011 there was a UFO flying parallel to highway 65 towards Lincoln this craft was flying low
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Downtown night lights in Los Angeles bunch of shaping lights and rays of blue lighting.
Cathedral City · CA, USA
We saw what appeared to be a hovering fireball
Lodi · CA, USA
UFO Sighting September 14, 2011.
Ojai · CA, USA
UFO siting in Ojai California. Bright Red Disk, and Buddah like immage in the backround
Palm Springs (north of) · CA, USA
Orange fireball viewed near 10 Fwy in CA North of Palm Springs
Ramona · CA, USA
Bright round light going across the sky from NW to SE across Ramona area.
Lake Elsinore · CA, USA
Fireball seen over Lake Elsinore, CA
Lake Elsinore · CA, USA
Monitored radio report of crashed object on fire, "meteors"
Perris/Corona/San Clemente · CA, USA
Points of colored lights.
Costa Mesa · CA, USA
Lights over Costa Mesa 9.15.11
Matinez · CA, USA
extremely bright "x" shaped light moving very slowly in a floating manner for over an hour
Wrightwood · CA, USA
3 Red lights
Hollywood · CA, USA
Bright neon green light, lit the whole cloudy north sky for a second.
Joshua Tree · CA, USA
Reddish orange object with white center seen by 4 slowly moving from east to west over Joshua Tree, Ca.++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Martinez · CA, USA
Extremely bright light seen moving and stopping for over an hour