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 Diego · CA, USA
Bright Stationary Object off Ocean Beach San Diego
Palm Springs · CA, USA
on april 13, 2002, at 10 pm against a clear, starry nite, i observed a formation flying east to west above my home...very large formati
Imperial · CA, USA
Lights along the desert mountains
Needles · CA, USA
I was driving west on I40, west of Needles, CA. about 3:30 am. There were many semi trucks on the road who probably saw this, too. It
Oxnard · CA, USA
On Wednesday April 17, 2002 I had just returned home from attending a Centennial Committee meeting that had finished at Oxnard City Hal
Long Beach · CA, USA
Two fast movers over L.A.
San Jose · CA, USA
Looked like very bright stars over San Jose Ca, but stars don't float that fast across the sky!
Sebastopol · CA, USA
two "star-like" objects traveling in parallel
Fresno · CA, USA
Horizontal lights appear connected and moving at high altitude and high rate of speed Fresno CA
Whittier · CA, USA
bright light that hovered forward/backward and side to side.
Santa Cruz · CA, USA
I saw a black triangular aircraft flying at an altitude between 300 - 500 feet - it was HUGE (bigger than any plane I've ever seen), c
Lakeside · CA, USA
Massive, silent, triangular craft that flew slowly overhead (NO LIGHTS).
Folsom · CA, USA
Triangular shape over Folsom, CA
Lancaster · CA, USA
Looking at the moon which was visible during the day I noticed a white dot approaching the moon east to west. At first I thought it was
Escondido · CA, USA
IT APPEARED OUT OF NOWHERE AND TOOK OFF AT INCREDIBLE SPEED!
Bellflower · CA, USA
red floating, swaying light orb thing- asceding into the sky reverse of a falling feather and much slower
San Jose · CA, USA
very small spheres, three one frame flashes at equal time and distance intervals
Benicia · CA, USA
I saw something in the sky...like I have never seen before. My family and I were coming out of a local pizza parlor and had just enter
Redwood Valley · CA, USA
White light, blinking red lights, it moved all directions, hoovered for 40 mins. there was no sound then it slowly moved away and faded
El Segundo · CA, USA
silver sphere over refinery by LAX
Los Angeles · CA, USA
The sighting was over West Hollywood/Beverly Hills area. We video taped the whole sighting with a news camera. The first UFO was a whit
Burney · CA, USA
Captured on video a very bright, fast moving and color changing object.
Rialto · CA, USA
they changed color.
Sacramento · CA, USA
picture of police copter and two ufos.
Gilroy · CA, USA
TWO IMAGES TAKEN 4 MINUTES APART CONTAINING A SEMI-TRANSPARENT FLAT OBJECT WITH 5 BLUE LIGHTS.