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)
Anza Borrego · CA, USA
It wasn't like anything else in the sky.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
afternoon "silver cigar"-UFO hovers near Westwood/UCLA
Martinez · CA, USA
my parents in there 60's are in aww it scared them Also. Date seen 7-7-06 11:55pm until it vanished .
Watts · CA, USA
5 Bright lights on the sky
San Jacinto · CA, USA
Object moving in an S shape at a high rate of speed
I-5 (California · CA, USA
UFO spotted on HWY 5 in CA near LA
San Dimas · CA, USA
Circle of 5 lights that appeard doing the day
Dublin · CA, USA
low flying, very loud piston type engine, extremely slow moving craft, unseen
Los Angels · CA, USA
Silver triangular shaped object flying over downtown Los Angeles.I was looking out the window from Union Bank Building at dark smok
Fullerton · CA, USA
Metalic ball over orange county summer 2006
San Pedro · CA, USA
On the sky between Moon and Orion is a violet blue Objekt that slow moving. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Sirius?? PD))
Imperial Beach · CA, USA
San Diego CA, Bright orange light traveled east , then faded and parachute/ jellyfish shaped object floated downward slowly.
Redwood City · CA, USA
Bright light moving at a high rate of speed from south to north.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
I watched this event for about 2 hours. It first appeared as a very intense bright light just over the Grifith Park observatory in Los
Maywood · CA, USA
I wouldn't quite say crafts but that I would label them objects. I was laying down on my lawn looking up at the stars and wondering abo
Los Angeles · CA, USA
THis first appeared like a bright white light near or over the Griffith Park Observatory. When viewd throug a telescope it looked lik n
Los Angeles · CA, USA
((NUFORC Note: Celestial body?? PD)) I have seen this craft consistently for the last few weeks. I took my telescope and studied it.
Indio · CA, USA
shooting star shoots upwards!!!
Sonoma · CA, USA
RED FIREBALL OVER SONOMA
Yosemite National Park · CA, USA
It was a brillliant white diamond or cube like 3 deminsional shape that then suddenly changed into a yellow sharply defined circle like
Sacramento · CA, USA
Metalic Cigar Object Disappears In Sky
Woodland Hills · CA, USA
Dots of lights appeared high in the sky over San Fernando valley in early afternoon.
La Jolla · CA, USA
Formation of approximately eight hazy illuminated triangles flew over La Jolla CA moving E to W.
Van Nuys · CA, USA
hovering lights flickering in the sky at tree level moving fast from left to right some landed others flew above us
Kettleman City/Coalinga (between) · CA, USA
Triangular shaped crafts and blue ball of light near Kettleman City and Coalinga California