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)
Burbank · CA, USA
UFO over Burbank is just a clear bag with 4 burners
Burbank · CA, USA
3rd sighting of fireballs over So Cal skies
Eldridge · CA, USA
Large slow moving ball of fire.
San Francisco · CA, USA
SFO Chronicle article by Sabin Russell about video tape taken of "Columbia" over Bay Area.
Santa Maria · CA, USA
the bright white star like object speed in an arch from east to west into the horizon in the black of night.
Mountain View · CA, USA
flock like formation of faint stars movind across the sky. started off strong and wound up fadding off. There where 35 to 40 faint st
Sacramento · CA, USA
For some reason, I was compelled to look out our bathroom shower window on Sunday morning around 2:15 am, and focus on what appeared to
Fortuna · CA, USA
orange glow emitting tear drop shaped orbs
Walnut Creek · CA, USA
Five amber lights spanning 75 yards came silently towards me from the Northeast. The lights appeared connected.
Big Bear · CA, USA
It was amazing
Livermore/Pleasonton (area) · CA, USA
flying saucers seen near livermore california by driving witness on 680
Nipomo · CA, USA
we saw a flashing light that just disappeared
San Francisco · CA, USA
2 ovals flying in a straight line.
Los Banos (near) · CA, USA
it was a flying circle that had two lights and one shining on the ground near a light colered house.
Spring Valley · CA, USA
A Bright Light moves back, forth, and side to side, really slowly hovering around in a small area...
Burbank · CA, USA
More sightings of The Orange light appearing over Burbank Ca.
Sacramento · CA, USA
It glowed brighter than the stars and it emited two other objects.
San Diego · CA, USA
Brilliant white spheres above south fortuna mountain in San Diego.
Turlock · CA, USA
I saw an orange circle was moving so fast and sudenly appired in the other site of the sky and left
San Diego · CA, USA
I saw a stationary light fade in and out for fifteen minutes and could see with binoculars this was a large craft with bright lights.
Burbank · CA, USA
5th sighting in burbank
Sherman Oaks · CA, USA
white light with flashing colored patterns
Lake Forest · CA, USA
Five circular white objects seen flying at extremely an extremely high speed above Lake Forest California at 1:30 p.m. on 2/9/03.
Santa Clarita · CA, USA
Small white and bright ball over Santa Clarita skies
Burbank · CA, USA
Strange orange light over Burbank Ca, it appeard to land in one of my sightings.