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 Fernando Valley · CA, USA
Multiple red objects hovering.
Arleta · CA, USA
there were 6 objets in the sky never seen before 5 were round and red and 1 round big shinny ligth it was video and 60 pleople sow it .
San Fernando Valley · CA, USA
8 lights like the ones seen in Arizona shape like a triangle were seen in front of my door step.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
5-6 bright lights hovering low in a synchronized fashion forming a big triangle/arrow shape.
Temecula · CA, USA
Unexplainable shinny chrome globe following me near Temecula
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Three motionless black triangles above West LA.
Campo · CA, USA
Green point of light in the night sky expanded into a large triangle.
Chatsworth · CA, USA
it was small and it blinked 3 times ,the first very bright,i thought it a satelite untill it stoped and turned around and speed off in
Red Bluff · CA, USA
cylindrical shape,looked like the alein space craft from the startrek movie IV:the voyage home,minus the floating ball beneth it.
Diamond Bar · CA, USA
I was looking out the backyard at the mountains toward orange county border, and saw a white ball of light around the 57 freeway, about
Santa Monica · CA, USA
daytime sighting over Santa Monica Mountains by two 11 year olds at Summer Camp
Fontana · CA, USA
Dark round object flying low having no lights and making no sounds.
Fresno · CA, USA
Two nights in a row. We were not scared, even though we knew they could not possibly be planes.
Placerville · CA, USA
unusual light seen traveling in a northwesterly direction near Placerville, CA
Culver City · CA, USA
While siting out on my balcolney at around 9:48pm Pacific time, I saw a Flying object about the size of a large star fly over head at a
Victorville · CA, USA
Dancing Fireball-type Lights with succeeding Flash, Sonic Boom.
Torrance · CA, USA
White/silver round balloon like object that behaved uncharacteristically of a balloon over SW Los Angeles by moving up and down.
Fresno · CA, USA
South on Highway 5, rectangular object w/blue lights charged the freeway -- thought it was going to run me off the road.
Covina · CA, USA
WHILE LOOKING AT THE METEOR SHOWER, MY BROTHER IN LAW NOTICED A RED OBJECT FLYING FROM THE SOUTH WEST SKY TO THE NORTH EAST SKY. HE TO
Fresno · CA, USA
OK it's been some years since I experiment this sighting.. but I remember it like it was yesterday. This is what happens that night it
El Cajon · CA, USA
Was outside watering palm tree, my brother and friend had just left, I looked up for a second to the southeast and saw what I thought w
Los Angeles · CA, USA
WHILE AT MOUNT WILSON, WAITING FOR THE METEOR SHOW TO BEGAN, WE GAZED INTO THE SKY. WE SAW AN OBJECT THAT APPEARED TO BE A STAR FROM TH
Dana Point · CA, USA
Blue light in sky performing amazing manuevers for five minutes
Calistoga · CA, USA
four triangular shaped crafts moved slowly over our heads...joining others accross the valley...
Los Angeles (north) · CA, USA
We was on the Area were we was filming the Sun effects at 11am when suddenly we see one flyer object that have a shape of a disc with s