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)
Benicia · CA, USA
Observed: elliptical object with unusual light
Morro Bay · CA, USA
A stationary white bright light north of Morro Bay gradually dimmed and disappeared
Palm Desert · CA, USA
11/23/00 2300 Palm Desert, Ca. Dull white object crossing from horizon to horizon in 5 sec.
Norwalk · CA, USA
9 objects appeared in different formations while changing colors thanksgiving evening.
Aptos · CA, USA
Green fireball falling to the ground
Camarillo · CA, USA
Two crafts coming out 90 degrees from a burst of light.
La Jolla · CA, USA
I was walking my dogs when i noticed an extremly bright light over a canyon. At first i thought it might be a street light, but it app
Placerville · CA, USA
White fireball with green edges heading for the ground.
Newark · CA, USA
it had a lot of lights and it was triangle shaped. it kept moving back and forth in the sky and when it dissapeared it faded away. the
Madera · CA, USA
A bright oval shaped light flying faster than anything I had ever seen before.
Stockton · CA, USA
Two strange bright objects at dusk in the central valley.
Belmont · CA, USA
Faint starlike object moving in space at high speed stopped and lined up with other 3 faint stars.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Starlight changing direction and speed in the sky
Hayward · CA, USA
oct 1 around 7;15. i was looking at the moon through a pair of binoculars 20x50 when i spotted cube shaped object higher than the moon
Montara · CA, USA
i was siting on the beach at 11;15 looking at the ocean. when i saw a bright light from my north traveling at very hi
Rohnert Park · CA, USA
Two Steel Colored, Almost Rod Shaped Craft that play cat and mouse. Sonoma County/Marin County Sighting. Day Time Sightings both times.
Vallejo · CA, USA
Dull Orange Tear shaped object hovering over powerplant near Vellejo Ca,
Palm Desert · CA, USA
large dark triangle . small white lights at each corner.
Silver Lake · CA, USA
It had no lights, but it could be seen against the dark sky. It was veery high, but easy to see. There were two shapes, then one brok
Silver Lake · CA, USA
Three irredescent objects appear above Los Angeles at very high elevation, two disapear, one remains floating in a northern direction.
Pismo Beach · CA, USA
Triangle shaped craft flew over the ocean.
Hayward · CA, USA
objects moved strangely and had very bright colors
Elverta · CA, USA
White starlike lights in sky that blink red and blue and move erratically over Sacramento region.
Whittier · CA, USA
UFO ENCOUNTER LESS THAN 300 FEET
Salinas · CA, USA
Object with huge light and middle of the light pink smoke