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)
Lompoc · CA, USA
A shiny, tumbling disk was seen moving slowly to the southeast.
Palm Desert · CA, USA
Three fast moving lights that changed position frequently.
Roseville · CA, USA
Triangle shape traveling at extreme speed across the night sky, no noise at all.
Poway · CA, USA
a ball of yellow green trailing light
Burbank · CA, USA
I saw a bright object with a short tail that appeared to be falling from the sky on a trajectory toward the earth in Burbank, CA
North Hollywood · CA, USA
Large bright red light hovers high in atmosphere then rockets away at unreal speed.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Bright Red Light hovering above LA
San Diego (Cleveland National Forest) · CA, USA
I drove as planned up to Mount Laguna to the top of Vista Point where the old radar installation/ FAA radar station is, which is now pr
San Diego · CA, USA
rapidly moving white light--not meteor or satellite or aircraft
Sacramento · CA, USA
possibly disk shaped craft with changeing colored lights in a horizontal row.
Montebello · CA, USA
Bright red light in the skies over Los Angeles - stationary at first, then blinking in morse-code
Hollywood · CA, USA
On Thursday Aug 28 at or about 11:30 pm as my Mom and I were driving on the 101 fwy north between the Rampart and Silverlake blvd.We su
Barstow · CA, USA
Strange lights:red, blue, green, and yellow in Barstow CA.
San Bernardino · CA, USA
2 different high speed objects observed from the little dipper.
Pasadena · CA, USA
Object over Altadena witnessed by 2
Montebello · CA, USA
the red star in the sky
Montebello · CA, USA
We filmed this bright red light off and on for 45 minutes or longer.Though we could visibly see the light,you couldn't tell it was movi
Rosemead · CA, USA
SLOW MOVING FIRE RED BALL IN THE SKY
Whittier · CA, USA
Unblinking red light motionless for over one hour in the sky.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Mysterious red light in the northeast section of los Angeles.
Monterey Park · CA, USA
Fiery red light to the right of Mars seemed to be composed of three smaller lights in a triangular configuration.
Alhambra · CA, USA
I heard many stories ,but this time I witnessed it.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
object was stationary for one min. then moved NW at a very slow slow speed then lights went out.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
The object was sighted by many Los Annelinos according to the local news..
Montebello · CA, USA
on sunday the 24th of august at 00:14hrs we witnessed a bright red spot in the sky as red as a stop light. It looked like a star.we all