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)
Lake Forest · CA, USA
A light appeared darted left to right then dissapeared
Hollywood · CA, USA
I was driving on Mulholland drive at around 11 pm heading back home. I had a friend who was sitting in the front seat and another follo
Lomita · CA, USA
I was standing in my backyard looking at the stars when i noticed a sphere shape with small wings move across the sky then disappear
Hayward · CA, USA
A triangle craft with five glowing circles passes in front of Jupiter.
Van Nuys · CA, USA
Strange shiny object seen over Van Nuys, CA 4/16/05
Sonora · CA, USA
A probe light intercepts a miltary jet at high speed; pauses next to it; and departs very rapidly
Los Angeles · CA, USA
LA triangle over Glendale Blvd in the afternoon
North Hills · CA, USA
Looked towards north and saw 2 cylinder shaped objects, were traveling north at a slow speed, and suddenly disappeared. The objects w
San Francisco · CA, USA
Bizarre high altitude, rapidly moving, thin disk-shaped cloud or contrail, surrounded by waves of thermal energy.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
North star brighter than ever!
Sunnyvale · CA, USA
Big white light leaves with a loud rumbling noise
Willits · CA, USA
Black spot, killed digital camera
Lompoc · CA, USA
4 main lights, a bunch of little white lines under neath it, a horrible very loud "high pitched humming" (did not sound like an aircraf
Lompoc · CA, USA
It moved to slow. Like it was going to land.
Mecca · CA, USA
Unknown Spotlight flashes on Canyon
Pomona · CA, USA
I notice a bright white flahing object in the clear night sky in the city of Pomona, California.
Truckee · CA, USA
A single light following another single light closley and pretty fast no sound.
Murrieta · CA, USA
ORANGE UFO.
Newport Beach/ Laguna Beach · CA, USA
I took some pictures with my new Brookstone CaptureView of some boats over the water, the next day 2 were not boats.
San Rafael · CA, USA
Winessed several "white dots" in the sky
Atascadero · CA, USA
I also saw this same vehicle flying at a lower speed and lower elevation 5 days before. It is white, wing-less (from what I could tell
Hayward · CA, USA
Star sized object was spotted in the night sky.
Imperial · CA, USA
3 DIMOND SHAPED, BLUEISH GREEN OBJECTS SEEN DURING LOCAL FAIR NIGHT.
Sacramento · CA, USA
bright light played peekaboo behind clouds over sacramento
Pittsburg · CA, USA
white object flying overhead -