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 Francisco · CA, USA
coming down 24th st looking northwest across the goldengate.orbs in slightly curved line on the westside of the goldengate at approxima
Rio Linda · CA, USA
I saw the cylinder shaped looked like a spaceship hovring above the east side of the Air Force base. Saw it for about 30 seconds and ra
Etna · CA, USA
UFO Rotating Red Green Yellow Lights
Visalia · CA, USA
SMALL YELLOWISH, ORANGEISH COLORED OBJECT MOVEING CLOCK WISE NEXT TO THE MOON.
Ripon · CA, USA
Object observed over orchard North of Ripon, CA.
Livermore · CA, USA
I observed a bright object in the sky traveling erratically. 90 seconds
Arcadia · CA, USA
I saw a white bright light ball flying in Arcadia, CA which was also seen by my fiance and friend.
Santa Ana · CA, USA
Green and Blue lights in the sky followed by total darkness
Martinez · CA, USA
just a object that moved across the sky at a steady speed
Crescent City/Gasquet · CA, USA
Miltary refueling aircraft illuminated with green laser, large triangle of brights lights seen, F-15s in pursuit all in a 30 mins time
San Jose · CA, USA
UAO over 680 southbound freeway
Oakland · CA, USA
Orange orb hovering over Bay Area. ANother appears and approaches, and hovers then dissapears. .Moves upand down , dims in/out
Eureka · CA, USA
A big circular object with a bunch of little blinking lights was hovering in the sky
Venice · CA, USA
I was coming out of my house, Walking to the garage, to lock it up for the night. I was looking up, North East. Five Light in V Shape i
Venice · CA, USA
dimmed lights, slow and quiet.
Yuba City · CA, USA
Cigar/Cylinder shaped object seen over Yuba City, California
San Diego · CA, USA
Very small round object at first stationary then moved to new position, then disappeared as I watched it against a bright blue sky.
Meadow Vista · CA, USA
Laser Strike on two vehicles in Nortthern California.
Tracy · CA, USA
6 unidentified crafts seen by 5 people
Northridge · CA, USA
I witness a series of lights about 15 to 20 moving south of Roscoe Blvd. As I tried to get closer it suddently went the other way in
Northridge · CA, USA
rounded “boomerang” shape of about seven or nine dark circles moved slow and absolutely quiet
Dunsmuir · CA, USA
Big, bright light that left tracers behind it, which abruptly stopped in the sky until it later blinked out of sight.
Garden Grove · CA, USA
I witnessed to UFO's collide
Carlsbad · CA, USA
Eagle-looking object hovering over my location for appx. 5 seconds...then darted off at high speed.
Pittsburg · CA, USA
Bright Light