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 (Point Loma/Ocean Beach area) · CA, USA
As two copters were approaching airport from the West, (along I-5) the light shrunk X2 & rapidly descended into the cover of a Star Pin
Ramona · CA, USA
SAW A BRIGHT ORANGE SPHERE APPEAR IN THE SOUTHWESTERN SKY AND STREAK HORIZONTALLY ACROSS THE SKY
Diamond Bar · CA, USA
Green Pulse light seen for the second time in Diamond Bar. Last year the same light went horizonal across the sky. It was traveling fas
Del Mar · CA, USA
This was like a green colored light, like a star. It was lower than any other aircraft would be. It was decending, in an easterly dir
Castaic · CA, USA
Traveling north on I-5 in Castaic, seen a greenish-white brilliantly lit fireball. Perfectly round in size come out of the sky, at a do
Rosemead · CA, USA
I saw a saucer-shaped UFO with multi-colored lights.
Bodie (State Historic Park) · CA, USA
I saw a spherical object traveling east to west at 3PM. It appeared to change from white to black to silver and flew below the clouds.
Bakersfield · CA, USA
At 17:10 hrs I was driving west heading into downtown and had a clear view of the horizon. Off to the south I saw a silver cylindrical
Redding · CA, USA
Witnessing bright lights, mostly white with green and red, in the sky at every point on the compass, starting at 7:00PM and lasting unt
Bermuda Dunes · CA, USA
While gazing up at the stars, I witnessed a large formation of lights heading southbound accross the sky.
Poway · CA, USA
Vertical cylinder, gold and hot, bright light on the bottom.
San Fernando Valley · CA, USA
I was driving north on the Ventura Freeway(101 Freeway). Off to the north east I saw a very thin blueish streak moving slowly towards t
Deerhorn Valley/Jamul · CA, USA
@905pm I was looking So. at sky for shooting stars then a green blu ball came into my vision it fell an it seemed slower than other nit
Los Angeles · CA, USA
large boomerang shaped craft that glowed an irridescent white light. approx. 4am ..... the 4th week of september........ moving at a st
Hollywood · CA, USA
Viewed a green "fireball" fall from the sky.
Poway · CA, USA
This is the second sighting in 3 weeks. first sighting 3 weeks ago was a large black object low in sky trailing a blue green red tail
Browns Valley (Oregon House) · CA, USA
Signted object in western sky. It was moving vertical from 20 degrees above the horizon to the horizon. The color was orange and green
Castaic · CA, USA
It looked like a bright star,,,,but it pulsated, and gave off different shades of green and blue,,it also seemed to move back and forth
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
saw a larger, brighter, greener, rounder, and slower than normal "falling star" toward the SW while driving to my girlfriend's house.
Modesto (North of) · CA, USA
I was driving northbound on Hwy 99, to the NW I saw what appeared to be a GREEN shooting star "drop" from the sky in a NW direction (fr
Acampo · CA, USA
An orange colored, teardrop shaped object trailed by white sparks appeared in the Eastern sky at about 130 degrees from the horizon.
San Diego North County (Mira Mesa) · CA, USA
a fast moving green glowing airborn object, came into view and traversed my field of vision in a southwardly direction as I drove my ca
Bishop/Benton · CA, USA
resident of Bishop driving past old road saw lights thought they were cops other veical drivers saw lights in sky manuevering.around 8:
Pleasant Hill · CA, USA
I walked up a hill and saw 4 lights come from the sky I ran got my camera and started to film. The battrey ran out then the UFO's dis
Castle Peak Summit (9300') · CA, USA
Observed a large greyish disk with a bright orange ring on the bottom.