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)
Costa Mesa · CA, USA
OBJECTS HOVERING OVER CITY CHANGING COLORS A GREEN LASER BEAM SEEN COMING DOWN THRU TREES-SEVERAL CRAFT HOVERING
Rowland Heights · CA, USA
Huge dark object flying over the san gabriel mountain
Newark · CA, USA
Bright light moving in sky for about 3 seconds before burning out?
San Jose · CA, USA
diamond shape transulcent object seen over los gatos, ca, near sr85 and sr 17
San Diego · CA, USA
Dark evening sky, triangular object moving fast, colorful lights reflecting off the evening mist, faded away
Monterey · CA, USA
You can see UFOs with third generation night vision goggles 95% of the time.
Warner Springs · CA, USA
Round object the size of the moon, navy blue with gold and red around the rim of the object.
Merced · CA, USA
3 CRAFT OVER A VACANT FIELD AT NIGHT, 2 CRAFTS WITH LIGHTS & 1 AN ORANGE BALL
Norwalk · CA, USA
The object looked like a star until I noticed it was moving. The object also outshined every star in the sky!
Sherman Oaks · CA, USA
FIRE Balls moving around inside my bedroom
San Francisco · CA, USA
2 luminous triangular shaped objects pulsating white and blue lights in sky for 3 to 4 minutes.
Lake Arrowhead · CA, USA
three metallic orbs above lake arrowhead ca,at times in formation,at oter times circleing each other,never to far from each other.
Twenty Nine Palms · CA, USA
Unexplainable image shows up in photo...
San Jacinto · CA, USA
I saw what appeared to be a while light shooting toward earth but apperaed green by the time it hit earth, It did not slow down and hit
Newark · CA, USA
UFO spotted near Fremont CA
Venice · CA, USA
It was like a star was bouncing around inside our world.Much smaller than a real star of course., But amazing!
Daly City · CA, USA
No summary available.
Santa Cruz · CA, USA
Large Dark Glowing Semi Rectangled object chased by plane in the Sky at about 2000 feet a few minutes before midnight in Santa Cruz Ca.
Redding · CA, USA
3 egg like objects in the redding sky!!!
Redding · CA, USA
3 egg like objects in the sky.
Oakland · CA, USA
I saw a helicopter-size and silent object with a belt of lights rotating around it hovering over a park at night.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
close circle of bright lights that changed into one bright light as it turned and changed into a red light as it hovered (only one)
Joshua Tree · CA, USA
It is round and stays for about 30 seconds and then leaves, then itll come back a second time.
Santa Monica · CA, USA
7-9 lights take a V Shape Formation as they glide in Total Silence - in Santa Monica
Coalinga · CA, USA
Low flying unmarked craft flying crazy over freeway, just short of Harris Ranch Airfield and hwy 198, outside Coalinga