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)
Canyon Country · CA, USA
Object trailing a commercial airplane.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
High and fast flying craft over LA, CA doing formations and STOPPING. If Military, why maneuveurs over LA?
Santa Ana · CA, USA
Multiple White Flying Objects Appearing From Behind the Moon
Mill Valley · CA, USA
red lights in square formation with blinking center light
San Ramon · CA, USA
beam of light projected from round hovering orb just dissapates and continues on
Fresno · CA, USA
triangle shape object hideing with strobe lite distraction almost invisable
Simi Valley · CA, USA
Strange yellow oval of light weaving at sharp angles, definitely not any type of plane or helicopter.
Sonora · CA, USA
UFO with (humourous) psychic component
Lafayette · CA, USA
Triangle bruise - like burn - no pain, one inch on each side, on arm
Spring Valley · CA, USA
Light seen flashing from a saucer type object over Spring Valley.
El Cajon · CA, USA
Ongoing experience , has not stopped yet.
San Clemente · CA, USA
Strange lights over coast of San Clemente
South Lake Tahoe · CA, USA
Saw 3 lights zig zagging across the sky over lake tahoe. caught on tape.
Murrieta · CA, USA
The UFO was the shape of a triangle, and each corner of the triangle was a dotted circle. The light coming off of it was white.
Sacramento · CA, USA
3-4 lights fly low over I-5 in central California
Mission Hills · CA, USA
lights mission hills
Pittsburg/Antioch · CA, USA
Motherships and armada in California skies
Valley Springs · CA, USA
Family of four sees bright flash in night sky.
San Jose · CA, USA
2nd sighting; Metallic object rotating in the morning sky.
Pacifica · CA, USA
Silver cigar dissapears reappears and then dissapears again.
Fullerton · CA, USA
Lenticular, domed, saucer lit with many lights in level flight, pilot visible.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
I saw (starting from what seemed to be a 1/4 mile away) an object that I cognized as being black and the size of a refrigerator. It al
Santa Fe Springs · CA, USA
I saw an egg shaped noiseless object 200 feet above my car with red lights that disappeared after I yelled
San Jose · CA, USA
Many objects in the night sky on the Summer Solciest! 6/21/06
Victorville · CA, USA
Blue bugish oval with insect like undercarage and leaning one side top knot