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)
San Jose · CA, USA
15-20 orange glowing objects travelling across the night sky.
Mojave Desert · CA, USA
My wife spotted it first headed toward us leaving the east and heading s.
San Bernardino · CA, USA
It was white, didn't make any noise. I didn't see how it got there. After a few seconds, it jetted up at an angle really quickly.
San Diego · CA, USA
Light in dissolving smoke plume.
Escondido · CA, USA
Dark "loud-like" shape suddendly appeared on the sky, then changed into a funnel-like shape then split into three round disk shapes
Irvine · CA, USA
By the reaction of the other drivers who were slowing down in front of me on the 405 freeway in Irvine Ca. I knew I couldnt be the only
Fort Bragg · CA, USA
Triangular craft over Fort Bragg, California, ejects smaller craft.
Littlerock · CA, USA
unexplained lights
Tracy · CA, USA
very large blue pulsating orb flying in large circles without any noise.
Downey · CA, USA
Thisn happened on saturday at 3:00 pm, 2 crafts with the shape of a diamond appeared frpm the north, then another 2 appear kind of on t
Vista · CA, USA
3 OVAL SPINNING CRAFT OVER VISTA AREA
Valley Center · CA, USA
Huge bright light, much bigger than a star didn't move for over ah hour.
Camp Pendleton · CA, USA
Bright shiney object hovered, darted, stopped then "disappeared" at military base airstation in broad daylight afternoon SanDiego.
Sierraville · CA, USA
me and two friends woke up from a noise and a disk shaped UfO was chasing another disk shaped UfO
Van Nuys · CA, USA
Fast moving lights seen over Van Nuys California
W. Sacramento · CA, USA
Slightly elongated brite white light silently traveling west to east then blacked out rapidly
Canoga Park · CA, USA
bright star/light moved for a couple seconds turned red and disappeared.
Oceanside · CA, USA
Brilliant flare like object into black craft with red light
San Diego · CA, USA
I saw a very bright stationary light that was maybe 1.5 miles away. Since it was near a military air station I looked for running light
Running Springs · CA, USA
Flying object that changed shape and color over San Bernardino Mountains CA
Avalon · CA, USA
slow moving light as bright as brightest star in sky, moving slowly from north to south,extremely bright then slowly faded out
Carmel · CA, USA
Vertically descending bright white light in Carmel, CA
Gilroy · CA, USA
Red orb at 23:52 3/10/11 took a picture zoomed in to see a diamond shaped ufo. Please help
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Random sighting over W. Los Angeles at midnight
Orland · CA, USA
A strange triangular craft was hover off the west side of I-5 in n. Ca