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)
Sacramento · CA, USA
An object with red and blue flashing lights, hovered over my house, then flew off.
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
MADAR Node 57
Palm Desert · CA, USA
Black triangle w/red & green flashing lights, above air traffic lanes, hovering then EXTREMELY fast drop to very low altitude
Hemet · CA, USA
UFO Excperineces
Irvine · CA, USA
Spotted black dot in the sky hovering in same spot
Long Beach · CA, USA
Three crescent lights traveling high altitude
Willits · CA, USA
Thought it was a balloon then realized it was moving horizontally and it made a very precise 90 degree turn
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Silent, triangular flying object with a row of 4 dimly-lit lights straight down the underside moving at a slow-medium rate of speed
Salton City · CA, USA
My friend and I witness approximately 13 very bright amber yellow round lights that held in a hover position they changed formation
Lincoln · CA, USA
2 Floating / Hovering Circles of Light
Hayward · CA, USA
I woke up, something said check my camera and it was there.
Bonita · CA, USA
Golden orange light
Compton · CA, USA
I saw 2 lights come and go than one disappeared. I took a video and was able to see the circle.
Redondo Beach · CA, USA
A pulsing and powerful orange light that emitted from an unknown object that slowed to a standstill in the sky before ascending west.
Pasadena · CA, USA
Pulsing yellow light from segmented linked blocks, hovered for a minute, moved a short distance, hovered, then traversed west
San Diego · CA, USA
A stirng of brilliant white lights on a craft
Santa Monica · CA, USA
Small white cross shape object
Palm springs · CA, USA
Driving on freeway and a reflection caught my eye towards the airport and seen it was not a airplane
Emeryville · CA, USA
Several glowing orb lights in random formation above Hwy 80 in Emeryville
Vista · CA, USA
Diamond, hard to visualize, low hum but other person didn’t hear it. Got right above us and moved very fast. Ex military, moved strange
Los Angeles · CA, USA
seen it from a distance it came closer did not look like any aircraft I ever seen wasn’t flying fast was close yet no sound
Corcoran · CA, USA
Orange UFOs above town
Folsom · CA, USA
Filming a T-38 in flight and saw a UFO in the video
Sacramento · CA, USA
Metallic pyramid
Oakland · CA, USA
Looked up at the moon and noticed three small shapes in a triangle formation spinning.