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)
Buena Park · CA, USA
Bright star like object overhead that went dim, then disappeared from the sky.
Hayward · CA, USA
pyramid-like/triangle un-identified object - colorful lights, only three - seems to be moving - Hayward, California
Sebastopol · CA, USA
Plasma balls emanating from vortex in glowing cloud formation, seen several times with USAF recon next day.
Pollock Pines · CA, USA
bright white light get bigger then smaller and then travel away from or into space.
Vacaville · CA, USA
2:25 am while satelite watching noticed an object moving sw to ne,with binacs,saw 3 objects or triangle formation now going w-east
Bellflower · CA, USA
BURNING ORB FLOATING OVERHEAD
Fresno · CA, USA
Three Red lights observed hovering over Fresno, California
Rancho Santa Fe · CA, USA
Short-lived white "shooting star"
North Hollywood · CA, USA
An absolutely undeniable half hour view of a ship with a dramatic and identifying departure
Philippine Sea/Pacific Ocean · CA, USA
U.S. NAVY SIGHTING FROM THE U.S.S KITTYHAWK NEAR GUAM IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN. UNIDENTIFIED UNDERWATER OBJECT.
San Luis Obispo · CA, USA
fireball flying in a straight path across the horizon
Oakland · CA, USA
Clear night in Oakland and my family saw five UFOs over the house
San Diego · CA, USA
((name deleted)) see's a Ufo land on her property
San Lorenzo · CA, USA
Tubular shaped thing,that changed shape and seemed to navigate its directions was flying over my home. several witnesses
Los Molinos · CA, USA
A large "V" shaped object passed overhead, it flipped or banked, then disappeared.
Rohnert Park · CA, USA
Horseshoe flat disklike craft with oval shaped white strobing head lamps with pale yellow lights each outer edge.
Whittier · CA, USA
light that was not a plane
Compton · CA, USA
Red Star like light in LA night sky
Sacramento · CA, USA
SPEAR SHAPE OBJECT BLUE IN COLOR
La Mesa · CA, USA
It wasn't what I saw, but what I heard. low whiring sound directly over my home, but it caused no rumbling of my wind
Van Nuys · CA, USA
Red light SW sky L.A. CA -might be Mars but...
Van Nuys · CA, USA
Green light seen in the daylight twice in one month.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
I saw 7 lights in the sky and I saw the figure when the deadlights sweeped on it.
Reseda · CA, USA
Bright light seen above Los Angeles...fades and moves northerly at high speed
Woodland Hills · CA, USA
Large white blinking stationary circle west of Los Angeles 2003