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)
San Pedro · CA, USA
a U.F.O half covered by a could with about 11 lights one in middle and then surrounding
Anaheim · CA, USA
I saw a triangular, see through object
Shell Beach · CA, USA
Red light over ocean water
Orange County · CA, USA
Green Flash of light over Orange county
Los Angeles · CA, USA
i was walking home from the movies and i was with my friend and these big lights were flashing and moving around in a triangular patter
Alexander Valley (Sonoma Co.) · CA, USA
Observed a balled shaped craft hovering above the ground 500 feet high. It had a ring around the lower half of craft with a spot light.
Canoga Park · CA, USA
V-Shaped UFO appears over canoga park california.
Laguna Niguel · CA, USA
Gray-silver disk moving to the East-SE slowly above tree level rotating from vertical to horizontal
Pinole · CA, USA
3 black circles flying in a triangle formation toward the North in the middle of the afternoon.
Daly City · CA, USA
flying orange brigt disk object with a second coming out below the center a dot bright green color
El Cajon · CA, USA
The most critical thing is how fast and the angle it went at before disappearing.
Lemoore · CA, USA
I observed a something that apeared to be a glowing orange and white ball over Naval Air Station Lemoore. I was observing this about 5
Mountain View · CA, USA
I was walking home from a friend's house at around 4:30 AM after a night of playing board games. By the time I was about a 1/4 of a bl
Lodi · CA, USA
MY GIRFRIEND, BROTHER AND I WERE DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON HAM LN.. I WAS DRIVING MY GIRLFRIEND WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. SINCE MY JEEP HA
Los Angeles/Angeles Natl. Forest · CA, USA
My friend and I saw a small metallic sphere in a controlled descent in the Angeles National Forest near Cooper Canyon Trail Camp. I spo
Yuba City · CA, USA
I saw a swiftly moving object which looked like a star in the night sky. It moved to quick to be anything I knew of. It manuevered.
Kettleman City · CA, USA
Slow moving triangular craft travelled NW across southbound I-5... made aircraft landing 2000 ft. W and parallel to I-5
Lake Aloha · CA, USA
A circular disk that rotated or changed shape flew North east across Lake Aloha.
San Francisco · CA, USA
My husband and I were sitting on a bench at a marina in Berkeley CA looking across the Bay at the skyline of San Fransisco (SF). There
Orland · CA, USA
Rapidly moving bright white light
Los Angeles · CA, USA
A round ball of flame hovering over a residential neighborhood in Los Angeles, CA c.2003
San Bernardino · CA, USA
It had so pleasent smooth blush-white light with a smooth rotation that I was stuck kept looking at it!
Palm Springs · CA, USA
Bright white light growing larger as it moved towards me. It frightened me as it grew larger and then it disappeared in the mountains
Buena Park · CA, USA
05-01-2003 i have seen and notice theses round spheres of light above my home. there are 4 spheres of light that i could notice very wi
Palm Springs · CA, USA
Multiple sightings of groups of small reflective silver spheres.