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)
Yreka · CA, USA
viewed over Oberlin rd. in Yreka as i was returning from picking my wife up from work.i thought that it was a low flying air craft but
Downey · CA, USA
we are not alone in the universeI really do understand how embarrassed it using solid propellant rocket for propulsion.
Westwood · CA, USA
second sighting by son and I within a week in lassen/plumas county ca.
Temecula · CA, USA
blue circle over the skys of temecula flashed and never seened again
Anaheim · CA, USA
Smoke ring in sky, anaheim, ca 1/04/2008
Los Angeles (LAX) · CA, USA
I work for a comany near LAX. This morning one of the mangers came out of his corner office overlooking LAX and told me to "come here,
Palm Desert · CA, USA
Numerous lighted triangular craft observed simultaneously in different quadrants of sky over Palm Desert, CA.
San Jose · CA, USA
Triangular crafts appear nightly in the Almaden Valley of South San Jose CA.
Livermore · CA, USA
Twin cylinder object in broad daylight over California
Lancaster · CA, USA
They were spaced evenly and formed a Horizontal line.
Laguna Niguel · CA, USA
Large bright green ball of light appeared to fall rapidly from the sky, then disappear.
Riverside · CA, USA
Fast traveling object during late night
Santa Monica · CA, USA
A UFO flow over the Santa Monica, Ca area at about 10:38 or 10:39 PM. on a clear and windy night. It was not a plane.
Norwalk · CA, USA
3 Tringle white lights traveling from north to south in a very low altitud and a steady formation line making it looks like triangle
Redondo Beach · CA, USA
a UFO spotted late at night in Los Angeles area on 1/12/08
Long Beach · CA, USA
strange object's shapped somewhat like the number 8 sideways
San Francisco · CA, USA
I saw two "stars" shoot across the sky one after another - one vertically, the other at a 30 degree angle.
Ukiah · CA, USA
Object traveled east to west veered north was very bright and the weirdest thing is that it seemed split into 2 objects
Goleta · CA, USA
Object left Earths atmosphere within 5 seconds
Pomona · CA, USA
Strange object high in the sky!
Highland · CA, USA
Silver sphere hovers above old Norton AFB, maneuvers quickly and stops.
San Bernardino · CA, USA
Circular impression in back yard about 80 to 100 feet wide.
Lakewood/South Gate/Lnywood (105 East Freeway) · CA, USA
105 east bound towards compton, lakewood, blue light , several people on the road witness
Compton · CA, USA
On the 105 east fwy in Norwalk / Compton area. 1 Bright green ball with a white streak of light. Crash
Long Beach (just south on the 405) · CA, USA
Two Lights