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 Diego · CA, USA
Very large green ball with brighter areas then others traveling South to North in slight arch path. No trail. Very bright and green...h
Cerritos · CA, USA
sighting of object traveling at high speed with unusual movement and shape.
Cucamonga · CA, USA
Three booming sky-quakes in rapid succession.
Palm Springs · CA, USA
I was traveling north by automobile when I observed an object traveling in a southernly direction at a very slow rate of speed. I stop
Lancaster · CA, USA
((HOAX??)) t was 2 of us outside she seen it 1st it was so big it was over the stars it look like it was big as maybe san diego.
Alhambra · CA, USA
Luminous green object seen in slow descent before winking out.
Tracy · CA, USA
Ablation Cone with trailing smoke contrail Moving South to North. Extingushed at near overhead. Cone angle 20 approx. Deg.
San Diego Co. (East part) · CA, USA
This event has happened on numerous nights over eastern San Diego County. The craft appear to hover in a general area and then leave.
Lakeside · CA, USA
Object moved from southwest to northwest sky, irradicke in flight, but maintained general direction, reddish blinking lights, similar t
Los Angeles (Metropolitan area - Koreatown) · CA, USA
Triangular shaped object in atmosphere 4.5-5.0 degrees in size traversing from northwest to southeast.
Fairfield (Shiloh Rd.) · CA, USA
It appeared to be a very bright star that was hovering over Travis Air Force Base, however it not only went from very bright to very di
Martinez · CA, USA
Bright objects, red and green flashing lights (and a diffuse white light off to one side of the larger of the two objects), about 30 de
San Diego · CA, USA
At 10:45 in the morning, my father and I noticed a small stationary object in the sky.
Hayward · CA, USA
Many different colored glowing objects
Los Angeles · CA, USA
It was a large bright light sitting stationary in the sky. Within our atmosphere. Not a star. It did not move or change shape and was t
Weed/Yreka (near) · CA, USA
Fall 1999 sighting of green and gold fireballs in N California
Geyserville · CA, USA
Some sort of stealth helicopter like object with hardly any sound flew right over my friend and I.
Redwood Shores · CA, USA
I believe that this is the same object as seen in this sighting on the data base Occurred : 10/16/1999 19:00 (Entered as : 10/16/99 19:
San Mateo · CA, USA
The object was in the northern sky for approximately 1.5 hours on the evening of 10/16/99. It was saucer-like shape with a very bright
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Witnessed an very dull gray object flying around in circles and figure 8's. Too fast and too silent for any aircraft.
Ventura · CA, USA
About three weeks ago I woke from an strange but curiously happy dream. I heard my husband calling the cat to let it out the door near
Van Nuys · CA, USA
extremely fast, silent, large medium gray(matte finish) triangle with shaded areas at each bottom corner flying from NW to SE.
Santa Clarita Valley · CA, USA
objects were stationary, solid color, almost like a star. then the objects moved across the area, red,white lights, moving faster than
Tehachapi · CA, USA
observed a white object against a blue sky which did not move or behave like an airplane
Irvine · CA, USA
Large black diamond shaped object hovering and than disapeared to the north