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)
Palm Springs · CA, USA
Sphere paces airliner.
Placerville · CA, USA
white diamond shaped object with bright orange lights hovered over placerville from the west, then moved north at very slow pace
Ventura · CA, USA
My wife and I had just finished eating dinner at a local restaurant. Upon leaving the restaurant and walking to our car we saw three d
Northridge · CA, USA
3 cigar shaped green flying objects moving from south to north, no way it was
San Francisco · CA, USA
Black, Silent, Low Flying aircraft heading east over San Francisco.
Pinole · CA, USA
bright red light moving slowly eastward
Goleta · CA, USA
California Highway Patrol officer reports lengthy sighting of peculiar, metallic-appearing disc in the morning sky over Goleta.
Laguna Niguel · CA, USA
Shiny disclike craft floating above Laguna Niguel
Panorama City · CA, USA
bright red light moving slow in the sky
Anaheim · CA, USA
My car, and the ones behind me stoped, and the U.F.O.'s landed,when they were gone the cars started up.
Martinez · CA, USA
Hovering row of 5+ lights approx 50-100 yards wide.
Santa Monica · CA, USA
A glowing flock of birds in a symetrical V shape formation
Ventura · CA, USA
Black low flying noiseless big triangular shaped craft seen during lunar eclipse
Ventura · CA, USA
Triangle and silent with three lights
Goleta · CA, USA
Driving home 101 N. in between Goleta & Gaviota Ca Half mile out in the ocean.
Yosemite · CA, USA
Four Triangular UFO s sighted over Yosemite last year one craft was Very large and transperent.
Rancho Santa Margarita · CA, USA
shiny disc in the sky freaked me out
Oxnard and Los Angeles City (between) · CA, USA
Big Rotating Flying object over the 101 freeway
Fresno (near · I-5), CA, USA
Totally silent craft bearing three, bright, white lights observed crossing I-5 near Fresno CA on 05-19-03 at 00:10.
Albany · CA, USA
Chevron shaped aircraft spoted over Albany California again
Orland · CA, USA
Two bright white lights heading north
San Lorenzo · CA, USA
dim lights not moving lights solid,flying or gliding very high in the sky
San Lorenzo · CA, USA
Lights moving from west to east.
South Gate · CA, USA
I was unable to sleep so I looked out my window and I saw an orange fireball moving slowly from the south east
Hayward · CA, USA
UFO in Hayward, CA , more activity seen within last couple of days by others.