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)
Palm Springs · CA, USA
2 UFO's hovering 3 stories up from the ground
San Jose · CA, USA
The overcast north-eastern sky was flashing like a strobe light, lighting up the entire horizon.
LaVerne · CA, USA
Started as a large orange sphere with some sparks coming from it . then broke into two. then four these stayed in formation then disent
Los Angeles · CA, USA
first saw it as a white light with a brilliant orange tail, tail disappeared white light continued across sky east and then seemed to b
Vandenburg AFB · CA, USA
From Santa Barbara: No LA fireball, VAFB missle launch Peter and Art, I've seen them from as far away as Vegas in the past. 70 miles we
La Verne · CA, USA
I was driving us on Interstate freeway 10, due west, at the junction of the 210 freeway, when I saw what looked like a flare, except th
Pomona, · CA, USA
Classic very bright to golden-orange fireball
Los Alamitos · CA, USA
traveling east over the tree tops in the distance, light greyish white object. About the size of a thumb in the sky. Looked like what s
Edwards AFB · CA, USA
A bell shape, highly polished, very shiny.
San Jose · CA, USA
Saw an unidentified aircraft flying at very high speed while landing at San Jose Int'l Airport.
Gilroy (approximatly) · CA, USA
While driving North on the 101 85 miles South of San Francisco, I saw a bright flash transverse the sky from zenith to almost the horiz
Bishop (towards · on Route 395 North), CA, USA
Traveling North on 395, I noticed a bright Light, that at first appeared to be a Star. However upon closer observation i noticed that
Coarsegold · CA, USA
Two stars in west sky about 30 degrees above horison were moving back and forth. Then I saw only one. It was moving in a strange way up
San Diego · CA, USA
changing colors bright and fast blinking motion
Loma Rica · CA, USA
Lights I saw and now seem to feel.
Lake Henshaw/La Jolla Indian Res. (between · Hwy. 76), CA, USA
Observed a snow white, cigar shaped object from car, over Palomar Mt.
Rancho Cordova · CA, USA
I heard like a swoshing noise that was high pitch and it hurt my ears i walked outside my back door and saw nothing but i took pictures
Marysville/Beale A,F.B. · CA, USA
spherical green fireball which changes colors to red and white. very very bright.
Blithe (around; about 15 mins after · heading to LA), CA, USA
Looking west: Craft Heading north "Pritty Fast" Noteiced Thumping feel/sound that became forther apart when the craft passed.
Redding · CA, USA
I went to get in my car. I looked up and SE while getting into the car. I saw an object with two red lights and one green light. Thes
Lakeside · CA, USA
On Tuesday night at my job at the Barona indian reservation in Lakeside, Ca. another officer and I saw three white strobe-like craft ra
Chatsworth · CA, USA
SMALL GREEN DOT,QUITE HIGH ALTITUDE,TRAVELING NORTH TO SOUTH AT EXTREMLY HIGH SPEED.WAS NOT METEOR OR SHTNG.STAR.IT JUST FLEW OVER THE
Paradiseand/Pentz (NNE on Hwy 70 near Hwy 191 cutoff to) · CA, USA
1st sighted a bright white flashing lite about 6 times the size of the surrounding stars. A mile further observed a 2nd separate, indep
Redding · CA, USA
i think i heard the loud ufo that the people on art bell are talking about.
Chico · CA, USA
This is amplifying information to the Call in of an observation from Paradise, Calif yesterday. The airport at Chico is used for prati