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)
Pollock Pines · CA, USA
Was on the way down the hill to placerville to watch fireworks. Along hwy50 to left almost to camino, there was cylinder with globes li
Palmdale · CA, USA
A FIREBALL ACROSS THE SKY FOR 3 MIN AND TOOK OFF HIGH RATE OFF SPEED INTO SPACE.
Oxnard · CA, USA
Unusual movement for stars
Garden Grove · CA, USA
Three Orange Lights in the sky above Garden Grove, CA
Chula Vist · CA, USA
IT WAS LIKE THE MOON BUT SMALLER.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
LAX AREA BRIGTH LIGHT MOVE IN CIRCULAR MOTION. VERY HIGH
Dlbliss state park Lake Tahoe · CA, USA
Friends and family jumping into lake & I looked down and saw a triangle ,each side about 2ft long , and tubular,hollow in the middle, a
Daly City · CA, USA
smooth shiny silver metal craft
Lucerne Valley · CA, USA
10:51pm 07/05/08 extremely fast and went well above and beyond normal air traffic that was flying at the same time my fiance had quit s
Sierra Madre · CA, USA
Two rows of parallel flashing lights on a vehicle as large as a blimp
Temecula · CA, USA
Blue Green and multi colored Orb 2 pix 1 filmclip
Solana Beach · CA, USA
Balloon-like hovering star-shaped disk hovered and drifted in a controlled manner. Did not float away like a typical helium balloon.
Folsom · CA, USA
A bright, big circular object over Folsom, California
Yucca Valley · CA, USA
Amber Lights
Novato · CA, USA
Unusual Craft on the 37
Rialto · CA, USA
Ziggzagging white and red/white lights over Rialto, CA
Rancho Cucamonga · CA, USA
Light travelling, then glowing brightly and disappearing. Saw 2 within 20 minutes.
Escondido · CA, USA
Unusual, pulsating blue light near Cygnus
Sierra Nevada Mountains · CA, USA
mutiple satellites moving erratically back and forth acrosss the sky
Pleasanton · CA, USA
Fast, zig zagging black tear dropped shaped object seen in the middle of the day
Long Beach · CA, USA
Long Beach California red/purple/pink fireball falling from the sky for about 15-20 seconds
Phelan · CA, USA
Red flashing lights and phantom dogs
Hemet · CA, USA
Orange object flying near jetliner.
San Diego · CA, USA
The Objects that looked like the moon or a planet.
Dana Point · CA, USA
Moved like regular aircraft but no sound and no lights