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)
Long Barn · CA, USA
While standing on my deck in the back country with my 2 sons and a friend my oldest son was looking up at the pine trees blowing when h
Lotus · CA, USA
Large black triangular shape craft flying low with no noise
Palm Desert · CA, USA
A silver colored baseball bat shaped object fell from the sky in between the passing of 3 military jets.
Lancaster · CA, USA
Large triangular UFO seen in the distance as well as a small black orb that passed about 5 miles north of us west to east at 300 feet.
Lone Pine · CA, USA
Alabama Hills, CA. We went to take photos of the four meteor showers. Around 1:08am. I noticed what at first I thought was a meteor act
Malibu · CA, USA
Malibu, Point Dume/Zuma Beach Large Craft Spotted, Creamy Peach Colored Lights, Silent, Hovering Over Coastline
Monterey · CA, USA
At dusk two bright lights appeared higher than the clouds very far away, quite large and in perfect horizontal plane. It looked like ma
Palm Desert · CA, USA
I’ll never forget how it looked thru the binoculars, what an amazing experience
Norwalk · CA, USA
UFOs Norwalk California
Long Beach · CA, USA
Black rectangle Box floating up to the clouds and then when in-and-out of clouds no noise looked almost like it had some kind of force
La Selva Beach · CA, USA
Looking at stars over Monterey Bay. Saw a very bright red light moving erratically near another white star. Appeared to be dancing in
Temecula · CA, USA
My fiance and I while stargazing saw a small circular light moving downward and flashing, then it split into 2 while stopped, then a 3r
Strawberry valley · CA, USA
Giant Flying fire ball that disappeared
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
MADAR Node 57
rancho mission viejo · CA, USA
Walking out of my house, something told me to look up. I know it sounds crazy, but if I hadn't looked straight up, directly above my he
South Lake Tahoe · CA, USA
For over an hour in the tahoe sky way high up a light jumped around in the sky, so I videoed it and took pictures.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Now.. it could have been a fizzed out firework rocket.. but.. hmmm.Ok. I am parked in our driveway..front of my car facing west. An
West Los Angeles (Brentwood) · CA, USA
White / Chrome sphere hovering over West Los Angeles (Brentwood Ca.) producing brilliant/disappearing lights
Highland · CA, USA
Orange/red glowing lights following the same path and disappearing in the same location in the sky
Seaside · CA, USA
Star-like objects.crossing paths. One object accelerating, decelerating, changing heading/direction..
Porto Marina Beach · CA, USA
Unknown circle above Pacific Ocean.
Sacramento · CA, USA
Translucent circle moving at high rate of speed. Much faster than any airplane.
San Diego · CA, USA
Oval white UFO traveling fast overhead toward approaching aircraft at estimated max speed of 2,898 m/h. ((MUFON report))
Los Altos · CA, USA
MADAR Node 52
San Diego · CA, USA
Out of the sky at a 45 degree downward angle from north to south at 20:33 facing west. a bright yellow light with blue light surrou