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
Spherical craft hovered over baseball stadium, made series of rapid manuevers, then flew away extremely fast. Rotating disc appeared, a
Santa Cruz (@ 3200Ft Near Bonnie Doon Airport) · CA, USA
Writer 47 Yrs old located at W.End Henry Cowell Rewdood State Park at my Private Residence 3200 Ft. off the Pacific Coast Santa Cruz, C
Chico · CA, USA
A bright, steady light traversed the sky over my area from SSW to ENE. It appeared to be at great altitude be cause the light seemed to
Guerneville · CA, USA
Woke up at 1am, went out onto deck outside bedroom and looked up at the sky through the trees. Saw 50 or more craft, flying West toward
San Jose · CA, USA
I seen a green object possibly a comet streek across the sky leaving behind in a summer night
Highland · CA, USA
Daytime observation of a very large rectangular object with rounded ends. Silver in the middle with white ends. No observable thickness
Temecula · CA, USA
driving along spotted a strange looking triangular object with lights it moved slowly through the sky.
Lemon Cove · CA, USA
My husband and I were driving by Lake Kaweah close to the main marina when I looked out the truck window and observed a disk shaped obj
Escondido · CA, USA
A large circular orange light which moved to the north, then south, north again the up until it dissapeared.
Chino Hills · CA, USA
i walk out on my dads deck and then my little brother and i pointed out an object to him that was flashinng quickly and then it disapea
Porterville · CA, USA
BRIGHT LIGHT MOVED SLOWLY, SOUTH ACROSS THE SKY, I WAS LOOKING EAST, THEN IT SEEMED TO FLIP OVER AS IT BECAME BRIGHTER, THEN IT ANGLED
Blythe · CA, USA
A strange light, hovering in the sky that didnt make any noise and then vanished.
Claremont · CA, USA
Object was V-shaped with 7 round lights visible. The lights were dull, not bright. It was traveling southeast to northwest. Possibly a
Bay Point/ Pittsburg · CA, USA
Shooting Star turns into Bright red light. July22,1999. Pittsburg, California
Trona (near · SR-395), CA, USA
lights appeared to be resting on desert floor,as viewed from highway.
Tracy/Patterson (Between) · CA, USA
We saw 2 different objects. One looked cyl. in shape the other was a bright light. We have a video of the objects. We were driving on t
Coalinga · CA, USA
interstate 5 ufo
Palm Springs · CA, USA
Triangular formation of lights moving very slowly southwards
Washington · CA, USA
Instant grn slow falling,large bright fireball/ball lightning. So.west to No.west
Rowland Heights · CA, USA
A stable bright light, larger than anything practical shined into my room on the second floor, not making any noise, it disappeared rig
Los Osos · CA, USA
Strange small object rotates through air unaffected by its surroundings..
Gonzales · CA, USA
strange lights in gablin moutains
Sylmar · CA, USA
I was driving north on the 14 freeway towards LA where the 405 the 5 & the 210 meet . I looked up into the horizion to see a rectangula
Merced · CA, USA
2 gold colored speherical objects w/ pointed ends
Ventura · CA, USA
I was in the hills of Ventura Ca around 9 pm hiking down to head to my home down by the bey on Seaward Ave. I was looking towards the s