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)
Big Sur · CA, USA
Hot wind followed by bright light.
Corona · CA, USA
Flying light object observed flying in a precise motion in the Northern sky
Avenal · CA, USA
SEEMS LIKE A STAR,BUT MOVING UP &DOWN ,ZIGGAED,CRAZY MOVEMENT WITH FLASHING GREEN,BLUE,RED, &WHITE FLASHING LIGHTS.
Modesto · CA, USA
rectangular light changed colors to half circle as well as shape in eastern sky from northern California
Hughson · CA, USA
Last year Mid summer I was in my front lawn in the evening at bouts 11:30 PM. I was looking at the stars directly at 12:00 high. I noti
Mill Valley · CA, USA
Wedge-shaped group of multiple amber lights enter field of vision of binoculars, dart about, interact with aircraft.
Van Nuys · CA, USA
7/19/02 at 11:35 A.M. I saw a flat slivery object with no wings climb the southwesten sky going notrheast.
Anaheim · CA, USA
One object , bell shapes, was observed at approximately 2130 to 2138 It came from the south and at changing speeds moved across the sky
San Jose · CA, USA
Amber wedge shaped object with a companion object.
Dorrington · CA, USA
Golf ball sized object shoots across sky.
Kernville · CA, USA
Chevron Shaped vehicle with blinking red lights
Tehachapi · CA, USA
A wide arc shaped object with redish and white blinking lights traveled north to south over Tehachapi, CA at 10PM, on 7/23.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
A large chevron shape of red twinkling lights slowly moving across the sky in the Mid-City area of Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles · CA, USA
By now, I have read a number of accounts from others who witnessed what I did this night. (I am reporting this over one year following
West Hills · CA, USA
Chevron/triangle formation of lights (central white, trailing red flashing) travelling north-south over San Fernando Valley; silent
West Hills · CA, USA
Uneven "V" formation of white and red lights, trailing ones flashing red, with trail extending over time of a minute or two.
Valencia · CA, USA
Eight objects flying in a modified V formation; seven smaller objects all with one red light, white light on larger object
Santa Monica · CA, USA
ROUGHLY AROUND 10:15 PM WIFE WITH NUMBEROUSE WITNESSES SAW SIMILAR SIGHTING AS THE PHOENIX LIGHTS.SHE GOES ON TO DESCRIBE HOW SHE SAW I
Avalon · CA, USA
Triangle.
Marina del Rey · CA, USA
Multiple rotating red beacons attending main jet-like craft without evident connection to superstructure...
Avalon · CA, USA
Triangle shaped light formation seen over Catalina Island by many people.
Avalon · CA, USA
Very, very, big slow flying Triangle with flasing red lights covering the outside edge of each of the two wings that made up the Triang
Reseda · CA, USA
My husband and I were bringing in the trash cans and I was looking out at the northwest sky and saw a cluster of red and blue lights wi
Exeter · CA, USA
red lit triangle
Sequoia National Park · CA, USA
V shaped aircraft at Sequoia National Park.