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)
Pomona · CA, USA
bright orange light and looked like it dropped something saw it twice in one night...
Burson & Wallace · CA, USA
Silent bright flashes of white light stayed active for hours near a lake. Inside these flashes was a neon red shaped horse shoe image.
Prunedale · CA, USA
An extremely bright white light was observed travelling at an extraordinary speed, with no noise.
Mariposa · CA, USA
UNRECOGNIZED ORB taveling lights!! PLEASE TAKE A LOOK!
Sacramento · CA, USA
Boomerang shaped wing, flying silent and low over the I-5 outside of Sacramento.
Indio · CA, USA
Two perfectly shaped oval white clouds suddenly appeared,then a pod flew out and returned back up into the cloud.
Antelope · CA, USA
Crescent Moon shaped object in Sacramento County California
South San Gabriel · CA, USA
Dull red or octagonal object flying west to east and observed with 10X50 binoculars.
Stockton · CA, USA
A white/blueish circle flying toward East then fades out.
Soquel · CA, USA
Cylindrical object over Soquel, CA.
San Francisco Airport · CA, USA
White or light grey colored and leaving red/orange contrails on a bright blue sky.
Garden Grove · CA, USA
Blue Light in Garden Grove
Anaheim · CA, USA
UFO over Anaheim CA, near midnight, circular with blue lights. Investigated by mysterous helicopter.
Redondo Beach · CA, USA
three lights that changed colors rapidly suspended over the ocean that increased and decreased in intensity often
Orangevale · CA, USA
slowmoveing fire ball in sky
Glendora · CA, USA
I was north on a mountain facing south with my friend. We were star gazing and I looked up in the sky at about a 45 degree angle and sa
Ramona · CA, USA
We believed this object to be an airplane on fire
Union City · CA, USA
Opposing lights of amber that sliently crossed low in the sky.
Milpitas · CA, USA
Similar white dots seen in NYC seen in Milpitas CA
Milpitas · CA, USA
Sorry about this, but I just filed a report about the white dots over Milpitas and I believe I got the day wrong. I reported Wednesday
Richmond · CA, USA
Bright yellow and white glowing sphere motionless for 7-10 minutes, changes shape, disapears
Lincoln · CA, USA
Flashing light circles over Lincoln CA for at least an hour.
Sunol · CA, USA
Star that stops, slows, stops,slows,then drops out of sight.
Martinez · CA, USA
Faintly glowing wedge-shaped craft flies swiftly and silently over San Francisco East Bay town.
San Francisco · CA, USA
Multiple lights over Ocean Beach