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)
South Pasadena · CA, USA
Boomerang with 6 lights passed directly over my head.
El Centro · CA, USA
To date I am still quite upset of what I (and later my mother) saw. I was standing at a nearby corner, looking up at a no-longer-in-us
Ramona (NE San Diego) · CA, USA
Bright lights seen in Ramona mountains, California
San Francisco · CA, USA
translucent, silvery boomerang shape, totally silent, with short, feathering discharge from the back edge
Citrus Heights · CA, USA
We saw 6 lights that seemed to hover in like a triangular formation. They seemed to be suspended in air. When they moved they all seeme
Westwood (Los Angeles) · CA, USA
Saw, sitting in the garden, 4 star like dots, similar to satellite but moving much faster,heading in V formation (no leader) East-West
Citrus Heights · CA, USA
There were six light that changed formation then they disappeared.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
The object was was a cross between a sphere and a disk. It was very bright. It omitted a very bright orange like color, that seemed a
San Diego · CA, USA
Green ball of light flying up from bushes.
San Diego · CA, USA
Already left message on answering machine. My son was out jogging about a block and a half from our home,and stopped in his tracks whe
Los Angeles · CA, USA
It was a metalic looking object with blue and yellow flashing lights.
Charlesbourg (XXèm Rue ouest · Québec), CA, USA
J'ai observer 3 objets (2 en forme triangles)(1 en forme de point)direction du nord-ouest vers l'est.
Davis · CA, USA
Observed bright object (mag. ~ 1) moving NE to SE. Assumed that it was a satellite until I noticed 2 blinking lights.
Oroville · CA, USA
saw a bright orange light with a cone of yellow light trailing
Orland · CA, USA
Small triangular object flying low to ground flashing green then gold light.
Buttonwillow · CA, USA
Large glowing cylinder object don't know what it was, don't wanna know
Crescent City · CA, USA
Saw a bright light (looked like police chopper with spotlight). watched a few sec, noticed a blue tail of smoke??? Saw light beam g
Los Gatos · CA, USA
A vibrant white cone of light that faded leaving a glowing blue phenomenon which persisted for many minutes and witnessed by three.
Van Nuys · CA, USA
A light appeared in the sky over Van Nuys Golf Course, and then disappeared.
Pleasanton (35miles due East of SFO) · CA, USA
Saw a Very Bright Light Moving slowly/silently for 30secs. it had a very large fan-like projection of light behind it. when it disappea
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Bright white light appeared over the city, slowed, and disappeared. From - Wed Jan 19 10:09:11 2000 Received: from www.nwlink.com (www.
Wilmington · CA, USA
I saw three lights come together and then split apart continously for 30 min. over S Los Angeles. ((NUFORC Note: Ad' lights?? PD))
Sacramento area (Citrus Heights) · CA, USA
1900hrs 3 orange/yellow lights appeared in the south east sky. Moving very slowly in the north west direction.
San Diego · CA, USA
As I was walking at the La Jolla cove, I saw 3 star like objects at the horizon. They stayed there for about 10 minutes and then change
Petaluma · CA, USA
Object moved from South to North, at the speed of a plane.Appeared metallic. Saucer shaped, but about as tall as wide.About pea-sized,