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)
Whittier · CA, USA
V-shaped formation of pale amber lights
Hayward · CA, USA
4 bright oval-shaped white objects hovering over my house in Hayward, CA.
Marin County · CA, USA
Moving object changes brightness and intensity
Ventura · CA, USA
It was 10:30 am, and one of the most beautiful days of the year, I steped outside in my back yard and looked to the North West of my ho
Cypress · CA, USA
starlike metal disk sighted in daylite hovering in fixed position in sky above military airfield.
Hanford · CA, USA
Daylight disk seen over Hanford, California
San Jose/Gilroy/Salinas · CA, USA
Strange glowing lights scattered by appx 6 miles apart seemed to hover and then disappear and reappear
Running Springs · CA, USA
Large Fireball seen in the sky moving from west to east.
Poway · CA, USA
Dull silver craft with a group of multicolored lights in the center, spinning across the sky, lights at *wing* tips.
Costa Mesa · CA, USA
Two flying objects that were acting very strangely.
San Dimas · CA, USA
Cylinder shaped object at high altitude
Costa Mesa · CA, USA
I saw two lights cross the sky at a high rate of speed from the south to south west and disa peer from sight. it was a clear sky.
Chino · CA, USA
One Green blinking object; two red objects fly in southwest sky before vanishing.
Burbank · CA, USA
Greenish Fireball seen over south Burbank CA. 1 second duration.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Los Angeles CA, 08/06/01: extremely bright bluish-white light moves across sky at remarkable speed.
Mammoth Lakes · CA, USA
From the west, I noticed a dark disk shaped object slowly moving and stopping as it made its way towards my location.
Apple Valley · CA, USA
Sphere shaped object floating next to moon.
Yosemite National Park · CA, USA
Chevron Shape craft trails formation of military jets across Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Bakersfield · CA, USA
saw what appeared to be saucers,flying at rapid rates of speed,flashing lights on all of them some in a circular motion, others diagona
Rosamond · CA, USA
Oval orange colored object sighted in evening mojave desert sky traveling noiseless for 7 minutes and vanishes
Watsonville · CA, USA
This very small white diamond shaped object was settleling straight down to earth then just vanished in Watsonvill Ca.8/10/01
San Diego · CA, USA
Two pulsating red lights equal distance apart moving east to west on 8/1101 at 20:53 in the San Diego sky.
West Hollywood · CA, USA
Large Circular white crafts in SE sky N. Hollywood - W.Hollywood flying high, possibly in the sky for hours 4:00 to 7:30.
Rancho Palos Verdes · CA, USA
Basically it looked like a shooting star. The odd thing was the duration and sound. It started high in the ski to the NE and made its
Taft · CA, USA
3 lit objects fly high over San Joaquin Valley, move around and stay about one hour, viewed from Taft, Ca.