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)
Gretna · CA, USA
A white light similar in brightness to a planet or large star began slowly descending eventually turning red, orange, then dark
Menifee · CA, USA
Light Grey Sphere not moving then shots off no sound big
Mckinelyville · CA, USA
Three circular bubble like objects, about 2-3 feet in diameter, hovering about 30 feet off ground, then swiftly moving west
Camino Capistrano · CA, USA
Object moving erratically, color shifting from white, red, green and blue, emitting violet beam, blue halo, helicopter chases after it
San Diego · CA, USA
Instant cloud formation with red glowing craft behind it, stationary.
Visalia · CA, USA
I saw it flying above my apartment complex to the west of me, it had 2 rows of bright red and green lights , when I stopped and examine
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Five UFOs came out of no where above East LA
Vallejo · CA, USA
Stationary then movement at high speed while flashing white red
Jenner · CA, USA
Orange light circled around then sped off fast
Granada Hills · CA, USA
Objects high in the sky for a very short time and then disappeared
Bakersfield · CA, USA
It's looked Like 5 or six white owls Flying in Perfect formation at very high Speeds and No sound .
Castro Valley · CA, USA
Three huge orbs in a V formation above the hilltop in California
Sacramento · CA, USA
It hovered
Fresno · CA, USA
Many red lights on the east side of Audubon that looked almost like stars that formed a disorganized triangle.
Carmel · CA, USA
Saw ufo
Elk Grove · CA, USA
Parallel lights in east nearly overhead
Clovis · CA, USA
I witnessed a cigar-shaped light slowly travel over my head before disappearing.
Modesto · CA, USA
Bright white cigarette shaped silent craft moving north fairly slowly, it was slender with flat ends, not rounded.
Loomis · CA, USA
Horizontal String of lights 800-1500 feet up.
Valencia · CA, USA
It looked like a cigar shape tilted like a forward slash w/ 1000's of white lights moving in sync as if attached to something.
Cathedral City · CA, USA
a string of approximately 20-30 lights moving slowly in a northerly direction
Woodland Hills · CA, USA
Long snake like craft with lights
Irvine · CA, USA
me and siblings were at park when i spotted strange craft that looked hundreds of feet long and had lights going down it
Long Beach · CA, USA
I was filming the sunset
Simi Valley · CA, USA
Stationary large ovular bright object Spotted off 23 hwy off-ramp to Tierra Rejada Rd, to the Northeast over Simi Valley.