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)
Napa · CA, USA
Single green fireball type object, hitting the ground north of Napa, CA.
Burbank · CA, USA
three white globes going in circles then meeting in the middle then smashing togethre then seperating, again, they followed me all arou
Ucaipa · CA, USA
bright orange,slow moving light seen moving over Yucaipa CA
Santa Ana · CA, USA
I saw a rouned craft gliding across the sky over the mountains in Southern California.
Arcadia · CA, USA
Large, bright stationary light in sky over eastern LA county.
Moreno Valley · CA, USA
Triangular shaped craft sighted.
Temecula · CA, USA
Three shperes
Vista · CA, USA
helicopter shaped craft, many lights, no chopper blades, 10pm san diego california. 12-18-01.
Newark · CA, USA
Bright remoted object at same location; brightness changed several times
Downey · CA, USA
Slow moving bright white circular craft moving from Long Beach CA . to LAX with bright scanning light pointing upward.
Ontario · CA, USA
Sationary black dots giving off smoke puffs(exhaust) for at least half an hour.
Bellflower · CA, USA
dramatic movements by red object in sky captured on video
Fairfield · CA, USA
Big, round, and glowing white, flipped from one side to the other seeing the black center, and watching it drop gold particules.
Roseville · CA, USA
Bright light over I-80 East at Douglas. The light shot horizontally toward the East leaving a trail of light and disappeared.
Sacramento · CA, USA
I am reporting this event for my wife - who on November 4th - 2001 sometime between 12:00 and 1:30 in the afternoon, claims that there
Norwalk · CA, USA
looked like an attack formation, government knows about them just won't say
South Lake Tahoe · CA, USA
same as above
San Diego · CA, USA
Triangular Shaped Silent Craft with Red Lights Manouvers Over San Diego
Studio City · CA, USA
Night time triangular UFO sighted at close range flying very low and very slow over a major, busy, metropolitan area.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Round metalic object over Los Angeles which disappeared after several seconds
Westlake Village · CA, USA
redish-orange light moves across sky,hovers,drops a substance,then rapidly disapears
Monterey · CA, USA
Cloaked UFO appears in chemtrail pictures
North Hollywood · CA, USA
Cigar shaped object with 3 bright round white lights
San Mateo · CA, USA
I saw a dark triangle shaped craft with three red dots on the bottom of the craft moving at a fast speed.
Pasadena · CA, USA
Two glowing jellyfish-like objects float across Pasadena, CA sky