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)
Fontana · CA, USA
Lights on the sky evry night
Long Beach · CA, USA
Two throbbing extremely bright pulsating orbs the size of grapefruits outside bedroom window in Long Beach, CA
Santa Ana · CA, USA
One object changing lights sorting from red to blue and finally to purple.
San Jose · CA, USA
2 High Altitude Craft over San Jose, CA.
Yuba City · CA, USA
4 amber lights in formation moved slowly over me silently , seemed like either 2 objects or 1 big one.
Yucaipa · CA, USA
slow spinning sphere that changed from solid black to shinny transparent while floating in one spot.
Fullerton · CA, USA
Bright silver/white disc seen north of Fullerton, California
Ventura · CA, USA
I am a photographer from Ventura, Ca. who lives on the Beach and watches the sky on a regular basis. 8/20/11 I witnessed a strange
Brentwood · CA, USA
Two different white light objects moving in tandem in Brentwood, CA
Natomas · CA, USA
One blue, one white boomerang shaped crafts flying around each other all over the sky.
San Clemente · CA, USA
1 craft hovering over shore. Clear day 1/2 mile away. Lost track of it behind some trees.
San Diego · CA, USA
UFO sphere chrome type in Otay Lakes in Eastlake San Diego
Temecula · CA, USA
Looked like a fireball for about three minutes then suddenly smokes and fades into darkness.
Oakley · CA, USA
My friend and I were driving south on Main St in Oakley CA it was 8:25pm and we saw two flying objects in the sky.
Knightsen · CA, USA
Knightsen ca. Weird lights in the sky august 21st 2011
Temecula · CA, USA
round orange sphere over the temecula valley
Discovery Bay · CA, USA
Six bright lights in the sky off of HWY 4 were flying with no noise in Discovery Bay camming from the west to east norht dissapears
Whittier · CA, USA
V-Shaped object hovering over residential neighborhood.
Hollister · CA, USA
A triangular object glowing red/orange moving accross the sky in a north-east direction.
Bakersfield · CA, USA
I WAS SLEEPING IN MY BED TO BE AWAKING IN A PARALYZING STATE. I COULD NOT MOVE A BONE IN MY BODY. MY MUSCLES WERE NOT RESPONDING. I WAS
Laguna Niguel · CA, USA
Four Glowing Orbs
Fresno · CA, USA
Large cheese shape triangle flying over fresno
Sunland · CA, USA
White, Red & Green Disco light, High Alt. maybe 5 - 7 thousand feet AGL.
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Orange Lights in the sky
San Fernando · CA, USA
Large aircraft hovering very low over San Fernando with red,green and white lights then zoomed off to NW