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)
Santa Ynez · CA, USA
classic Shuttle reentry sighting. sounding like a lift-off.Two visuals and three who heard object reentry.
Oak Glen · CA, USA
object with shower of sparks flying level across the horizon
Apple Valley · CA, USA
The object was turning I could se a visible trail or tail when it vanished from the sky.
Lake Elsinore · CA, USA
I saw lights in the sky, after a while they disapeared into the dark stary sky.
Sanger · CA, USA
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Albany · CA, USA
Silent chevron shaped craft flying low over Northern California
San Francisco · CA, USA
Strange, hovering light in the San Francisco night sky - 5/7/02
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Low Flying Cigar shaped object with no lights at night followed by helicopter(s)
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Lights Over Hollywood
San Diego · CA, USA
Huge Triangle shaped object with amber lights at each point on the underside moving slowly over freeway
San Jose · CA, USA
Green object in San Jose, CA
Oxnard · CA, USA
I was in the park one night. I go here every night with my friends. It was just like every other night but most people went in early, w
Long Beach · CA, USA
Fast moving orange sky jumping, spark trail, disappearing, reappearing flying object on 5/12/02, 22:00-22:14pm
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Stationary star-like object suddenly moving for a period of time, then disappearing or stopping.It was a Moters day Party and alot
Alhambra · CA, USA
This craft was NOT unidentified. It was in fact a P-2 Orion used primarily as an electronic intelligence gathering craft.What I fo
Arroyo Grande · CA, USA
on central coast of cali june 14th 2002 9pm bright star colerd light fades and red colered light does wierd stuff at 11pm
Monterey/Seaside · CA, USA
I saw this big bright light on the road comming from Los Angeles to Monterey california
Capitola · CA, USA
Small triangle with two props 3 feet from each wing tip and perfectly quiet at a low altitude.
Hesperia · CA, USA
Glowing red, shaped like a diamond.
Walnut Creek · CA, USA
One orb, followed by a jet, followed, in turn, by another orb. I am not certain exactly when this happened.
Ventura · CA, USA
An unidentified object floats above the western sky and then vanishes only leaving a smokey trail behind.
Aptos · CA, USA
7 unidentified aircraft speeding across the night sky and leaving no trace (vapor-trail, sonic boom)
Ventura · CA, USA
Bright green, teardrop shaped UFO!!!
Camarillo · CA, USA
Liquid craft steals time
Camarillo · CA, USA
A flying saucer with many lights (some colored) was seen from my house at 1:30 AM.