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)
Malibu (just W of · on Pacific Crest Highway), CA, USA
I witnessed triangle craft being chased by military planes near NAS Pt.Mugu Dec.2004
Inglewood · CA, USA
Possible International Space Station Siteing
Fullerton · CA, USA
Hovered up and down and side to side
San Diego · CA, USA
2 red lights in San Diego New Years eve (around 11:55pm - till midnight)
San Diego · CA, USA
2 brilliant, pulsating, Red lights over Mission Bay / Pacific Beach : Red objects accelerated at a very high speed .
Riverside · CA, USA
White object seen flying north to south, reflecting sunlight.
San Diego · CA, USA
White or silver sphere moving fast and erratically across horizon and against the wind
Agoura Hills · CA, USA
Two brilliant white lights hovered in the Southeast near Malibu Canyon and slowly faded at the same time
Malibu · CA, USA
TWO BRIGHT DOTS THAT LOOKED LIKE STARS,THAT SLOWLY DISAPPEARED.
Costa Mesa · CA, USA
Triangular craft seen over Orange County at high speed
Santa Ana · CA, USA
Appx. 15 UFOs spotted in Santa Ana, CA 11/5/04 moving slowly in unison/making different patterns/reflecting at different times in sun.
Dublin · CA, USA
Saucer spotted behind bright lights of car dealership
Llema · CA, USA
glittering sphere of light that dance in the sky
Beale AFB · CA, USA
Various uknown objects over Beale air Base. Small blue craft(S)
Ridgecrest/China Lake · CA, USA
Bright orangish ball of light in northern desert....
Laguna Beach-Newport Beach border · CA, USA
The very white and bright diamond shaped object moved almost perfectly perpendicular, towards the water, off-shore, at a fast pace.
Nevada City · CA, USA
looked to the north and saw three white lights in triangular form, moving in unison accross the sky.
Death Valley · CA, USA
Photo taken while driving through Death Valley California, November 11th, 2004
San Francisco · CA, USA
Black object hovering in front of clouds in san fransisco
Santa Ana · CA, USA
Unidentified Shape
Van Nuys · CA, USA
Bright Red Light moving strangely over Van Nuys and then Bolting away fast.
Ridgecrest · CA, USA
I have seen this twice, both times with witnesses, but i failed to report it the first time. i saw the first one a few days before it
Ridgecrest · CA, USA
Its actions were incredible and is not consistent with anything I or the general population would associate with our present technology
Gardena · CA, USA
A vshaped object with no sound flew overhead. It was up pretty high, yet the craft was large enough to identify.
Pacific Ocean (San Diego; 40 miles from) · CA, USA
FA-18 jets enconter "tic-tac" that was on radar dogging the fleet. ((NUFORC Note: From Mr. Francis Ridge, NICAP. PD))