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)
Pismo Beach · CA, USA
Strange lights in the sky above Pismo Beach
Fallbrook · CA, USA
yellow flashing lights from behind the hills
San Diego · CA, USA
A flame floating through the sky moved slowly and closely above us before departing into space as a small red light.
Santa Maria · CA, USA
Large rectangular object with red blinking lights that formed an arch, irratic movements, low flying, suddenly disappeared.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Triangle trying to cloak over LAX airport
Los Angeles · CA, USA
4/29/06 los angeles california 2 buble shape and transparent last 1 minute in my room
Jackson · CA, USA
A starlike object developed a circle of light, moved a great distance rapidly, then released other smaller objects with flashing white
San Francisco · CA, USA
Coming from the South, going towards North/Northwest. Maybe arcing downward. Very bright white intense light. Moving fast, no sound...
Roseville · CA, USA
UFO over Sacramento, V formation or a single object
Ontario · CA, USA
huge bright eliptical shaped object with multi colored lights flashing, like millions of sparkling diamonds
Garden Grove · CA, USA
Flying oval shap object w/ bright white lights underneath
Whittier · CA, USA
03/03/06 9:00pm red ball of light by the moon moving east, stopping, blinking, then moving again.
Laguna Beach · CA, USA
I was looking up at a large hole in a large cloud from a north facing window of my house and within it saw a bright point of white ligh
Sunland · CA, USA
white circular free moving ring, changed to a smaller triangular shape in about two seconds.
Berkeley · CA, USA
Large oval, moving slowly across building line, emitting extreme bright light with a tail of vapor.
North Hills · CA, USA
((HOAX)) As I sat in my car taking my break, I looked at the sky and observed through clouds a round egg-like silver object.
Woodland · CA, USA
Bright orange lights moving slowly south to north over Woodland - not blinking on/off - not a plane- not a satellite
Desert Hot Springs · CA, USA
Twin OrangeTriangles flying at extrememly high speed from south to north at high altitude.
Devore · CA, USA
03/09/2007 early evening Large lentricular cloud with several smaller ones near 215 freeway Devore, Ca.
Whittier · CA, USA
dark brite red lite seen over whittier ca.
Norwalk · CA, USA
Red flare type light over Los Angeles Area
Pacheco · CA, USA
Planetary conjunction in Ursa Major? It's not possible
Whittier · CA, USA
I wanted to go to the liquor store to buy some cigarets and I asked my son to come along when I stepped out of my apartment and I saw i
Whittier · CA, USA
Red Shimmering Object over Whittier California
Pittsburg · CA, USA
Five sightings of glowing red orange fireball object over Pittsburg, CA