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)
Paso Robles · CA, USA
fireball followed by unusual aircraft
San Jose · CA, USA
White egg object Hovered then speed off with great speed
Woodland Hills · CA, USA
Daylight Cigar / Cylinder Shape Flying Object
Stockton · CA, USA
Spherical black UFO over Stockton
Dublin · CA, USA
We saw these white lights moving in a circular motion and couldn't believe our eyes.
San Jose · CA, USA
Facing north, at about 2 o'clock high, I saw a bright ball of light (an electromagnetic spacecraft) make an abrupt turn from NW to NE a
Rescue · CA, USA
Triangular Craft Hovers and Possibly Lands in Rescue, CA
Mather · CA, USA
a glowing craft appeared over our house and hovered, vibrated and zipped around slighty and disappeared in an instant
San Diego · CA, USA
3 orange glowing balls above san diego. sighted in pacific beach at around 11 pm. they moved north and then straight up
Hermosa Brach · CA, USA
2 UFOs - both caught on tape.
Rancho Cucamonga · CA, USA
Rancho Cucamonga Daytime Diamond Shaped Object
Manhattan Beach · CA, USA
Circular pattern lights over Manhattan Beach, CA
Interstate 5 (10 miles south of Rte. 165) · CA, USA
I5 09/14/08 Three lights low to the freeway, went into a field
Pleasant Hill · CA, USA
Flying objects over Pleasant Hill, CA 09/14/2008
Hemet · CA, USA
UFO spotted over Hemet, CA around 8:49pm Sep. 14, 2008
San Juan Capistrano · CA, USA
Rapid moving white light seen flying beneath full moon, 9-14-2008, from San Juan Capistrano, Orange County, CA
Los Angeles (150-200 mi. e or ne of) · CA, USA
Small metallic copper object 1-2 mi. above ground traveling w/sw-e/ne (viewed from L.A.-bound 757)
Riverside · CA, USA
Fluorescent white wing like ship traveling north west, slow, no sound, over roof of house at 4am.
Riverside · CA, USA
Slow moving black egg shaped object hovering down from sky
San Diego · CA, USA
I saw five crafts in the sky.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Two fireballs shot across the sky towards downtown los angeles
Oxnard · CA, USA
red circle in the skys of oxnard
Cathedral City · CA, USA
I witnessed a tiny dot of light move across the sky laterally at a VERY high rate of speed.
Acton or Palmdale · CA, USA
Bright object released 3 Red Triangle Shapes and they are now hovering
San Luis Obispo · CA, USA
a star that turned 10 times its size, got dim again, and then black, over and over , moving by perfumo canyon