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)
West Hollywood · CA, USA
4-5 p.m., 1 Sphere, 3-4 thousand ft., to the NE- Directly over the banana tree next to my house. It moved around slowly in the same are
Anderson · CA, USA
I saw what appeared to be a white shooting star (no tail), 4x larger than the brightest star in the sky, moving very fast. It suddenly
San Fransisco Bay Area · CA, USA
Lenticular object hovering over bay
Sacramento · CA, USA
Two Star-like lights seen in East Sacramento
Hesperia · CA, USA
Bright Bluish-white fireball was seen very low above the Southwest horizon. From here that would be in the direction of Fontana or Onta
Vacaville (Near) · CA, USA
Three women in a car had a diamond shaped UFO hover less than 30 feet over their car. The object was observeed to shift shape bewteen
Shingletown · CA, USA
Hovered above property... Red blue white..green...I think...flashed Back .....we flashed a flashlight....
San Bernardino · CA, USA
1999 Camping with friend in backyard triangular craft 20ft away...perfectly silent completely still.
Lake Elsinore · CA, USA
The craft was boomerang shaped and was witnessed by the four people in my party, on a sunny afternoon.
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
At approx. 9:40 pm 5/3/99, I was looking to the NW. sky, when I saw a perfect isocolese triangle with a large dimmly lit , amber light
San Jose · CA, USA
First seen from my backyard: a bright red light with a strobing white light. It looked about 1/2 the size of Mars and was flying in a
Santa Ana · CA, USA
Time of day - 10:12am No clouds. No wind. 5/8/99 Santa Ana, Ca. I was on my way to the local stripmall to get an early lunch. Bei
Monte Rio · CA, USA
bright orange light steady from south to north30 seconds later same thing from west to east no noise no sonic boom.appeared to be well
Corcoran · CA, USA
It was dark so i only saw two lights. the one on the left was cnstantly blinking while the other was kept on. Both were green in color.
America West flt 2620 (Phoenix-Oakland · NV-CA), CA, USA
During a commercial airlines flight, I saw an angular, black aircraft on our altitude, watched it a few minutes, when suddenly it disap
Palm Desert · CA, USA
BRIGHT ORANGE OBJECT WITH WHITE BRIGHT TRAIL TAILING FROM BEHIND LIGHTING UP THE WHOLE MOUNTAIN SIDE, TAIL DISAPERED OBJECT DIMED SLIGH
Ventura · CA, USA
Oval shaped craft travelling e-w n/w, NO clearance or blinking lights seemed to be illuminated from inside. The color was ivory or yell
Bakersfield · CA, USA
there was a party at my house for my daughters birthday i wanted to escape to a quiet place for a few minutes so i went out back and wa
Anaheim · CA, USA
slow moving, then abrubtly shot off in aprox 25 degree angle and quickly gone.
San Diego · CA, USA
triangular, flat black, no relfection, no sound
Patterson · CA, USA
On May 21st from 8:35pm-8:55pm, Me and my wife were in my backyard and our moon was at half full, on the dark side of the moon towards
Carmel Valley · CA, USA
Rectangular object spotted in sky. Soon after intial sighting two other objects floated down and away from the main object. Then all th
Andrade · CA, USA
Orange light ascending, two pieces separating, then flying horizontally, very visible shock wave.
Sacramento area · CA, USA
I was showing my daughter the night sky over Roseville, in Placer County next to Sacramento County were I live, (1 mile out of Sac CO)W
Anaheim · CA, USA
Saw a shine object hovering next to the moon. Looked like the sun glinting off metal