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)
Sylmar · CA, USA
Opaque or pale white single UFO, shapped like a Manta_ray. Gliding over Olive View Medical Center in early a.m.
Mount Shasta City · CA, USA
While walking dog along RR tracks my brother and I witnessed five fast moving craft in the eastern sky. Several of the craft headed for
Meyers-Tahoe paradise · CA, USA
I was walking to college when I was suddenly lifted by a air bubble through a beam of light then examined and let free.
Hollywood · CA, USA
I witnessed what I believed to be three stars at first. Then they began to glide across the sky.
Sacramento · CA, USA
Stationary in sky for 15 minutes, then shot away into sky faster than sound, maybe as fast as light.
Pleasanton/Dublin · CA, USA
Saw a what we thought at first as a very large bright STAR or planet? then the object in the S/W direction (from our back yard) dropped
Santa Monica · CA, USA
Seen traveling north in western sky about 2 degrees below (Mars?)looked like birds in formation at first, but very fast and no flapping
Redondo Beach · CA, USA
An intensely white-phosphorus colored streak heading down vertically from the overhead sky like a ballistic missile and disappearing in
Johnson Park · NE CA.,Shasta Co., calif, CA, USA
While observing Mars and Spica I observed a glowing white orb approaching from the South West. The object wa traveling faster than an o
Sacramento · CA, USA
Orange-white light traveling approx. from South to North at about 25 to 30 degrees above horizon, very fast. No blinking or pulsing to
Los Angeles · CA, USA
My friend and I were driving home and we saw a light in the sky. At first I thought it was a plane or helicopter but noticed no same si
Latrobe · CA, USA
sound coming from under your feet , no matter where you walk near the consumes river.this was a humming sound ,varying pitch ,you could
La Verne/Pomona · CA, USA
Orange stationary light which three other orange lights dropped from.
Hilmar · CA, USA
Large, whitish triangle rapidly crossing sky
Ontario · CA, USA
Egg shaped object near Ontario International Airport, in Ontario Ca.
Martinez · CA, USA
LARGE RED SPHERE COVERD IN WHITE LIGHTS HOVERING.
Santa Maria · CA, USA
A 'Star' chases a UFO.
Lone Pine/Cartago (between) · CA, USA
I was coming home from work and looked out to the left of my car and saw a blue haze.... out on the Owens lake..... it covered approxim
Santee · CA, USA
I saw a light in the sky. It came closer until it was about 200 ft. away and about 100 ft. off the ground. It was perfectly spherical
Woodside · CA, USA
Fireball with fire trail, moving on a southwesterly course then moving in loop back to the northeast and then toward earth
Sacramento · CA, USA
just a light that headed north after about 40 seconds of seeing this it just faded out and didn't reapear. the light was about the sam
Spring Valley (Viewed from · San Diego Co.), CA, USA
While I was looking at the Moon, through my telescope. I noticed a black spec. I then blinked to make sure it was not something in my e
Lathorp (near Manteca) · CA, USA
Lathorp near Mantica 2:34am Sun 6/20/99 driving W on 205 two mi before city limit of Tracy, approx 1200 ft S of 205 FWY I noted a singl
El Cajon · CA, USA
Spoke to Peter Davenport, report follows.
San Diego · CA, USA
I was going to eat lunch at a pizza place in Ocean beach. On I8w I sas over the ocean, a bright blinding round ball of white lite with