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)
Van Nuys · CA, USA
Bright light, 3 or 4 times the size of a star hovered, moved slowly, and then accelerated to an astounding speed till it disappeared.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Flashing red-orange light very high up in the sky almost like a fire in Los Angeles.
San Diego · CA, USA
I saw an apparent meteor near the NW horizon (more west than north) traveling from right to left, and downward. It was unusually brigh
Riverside · CA, USA
Green fireball, very slowly descending
Long Beach · CA, USA
Giant craft? with random red blinking lights.
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
UFO over Huntington Beach
Tustin · CA, USA
I saw a small black object rotating in the sky on my morning walk.
Santa Clarita · CA, USA
one bright light moving fast across the night sky suddenly stopped. it sat at the same spot for about 30 seconds the it shot sraight up
Moss Landing · CA, USA
oval white light in sky just offshore of Moss Landing, CA
San Bernadino Mtns. (Twin Peaks) · CA, USA
Trinangle changes shapes and takes off
El Centro · CA, USA
whie high in sky 180 mph circle flying in mid air.
Long Beach · CA, USA
Let me first say that I have been a pilot since I was 17 years old, flew helicopters in the Army and logged over 3600 hours of flight t
Anaheim · CA, USA
((HOAX??)) I saw a cigar shaped craft. I did not know if it was an alien craft.
Hollister · CA, USA
Our master bedroom has a sliding door leading to patio. I sleep facing the sliding door where I can look out into our backyard at our
Orinda · CA, USA
Hovering in distance while I was driving on freeway. Lights in solid row, then blinking in 1/3 sections, then "running" lights, then b
Hollister · CA, USA
ORANGE ROUND GLOBE, Hollister, California - SAME DAY "EARTHQUAKE"
Hollister · CA, USA
The 5:00 UFO sighting I reported previously on this site that was a ORANGE ROUND GLOBE with a WHITE LINE on the Left side going down gr
Sacramento · CA, USA
SEEN FRONT OF THE PICTURES HUTCHINSON KANSAS OCT 27 06
Montebello · CA, USA
A sighting that was out of the ordinary, but not extraordinary.
Roseville · CA, USA
15-20 round balls of light moving in formation
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Large craft with two red lights hovering in sky tracked by a police helicopter for several minutes.
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
UFO over hUntington beach CA with helicopter circling it
Oceanside · CA, USA
Silver metallic object seen hovering high above suburban intersection in late afternoon sky, might be two objects.
Lakewood · CA, USA
Dripping ball of light
Orange · CA, USA
Oddly shaped object hovering above Orange County, California, then flying off under power.