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 Jose · CA, USA
2 sets of 5 objects moving in parallel formation
Big Sur (Monterey Co.) · CA, USA
Dark cigar shaped no lights streek though sky, airplane following.
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Daylight UFO sighting over Huntington Beach, California
San Leandro · CA, USA
I first saw two bright yellowish beams in the sky, higher than clouds, and as I got closer, a black disc over the beams, tilted, and th
Lompoc · CA, USA
We saw a circular flashing object in the eastern sky slowly descending.
Big Pine · CA, USA
Mysterious lights in the Owens Valley California
Modesto · CA, USA
Triangular object in night sky over central valley in No. Ca., seen from Sierra Foothills
Trabuco · CA, USA
It was approx. 10:30 PM when my mother did her usual routine of walking the dogs before going to bed. She lives in a rural area within
San Marcos · CA, USA
Friend and I were driving down the highway...moderate traffic. I noticed the aircraft first, it was hoovering over the freeway about 30
Lake Alpine · CA, USA
White spherical orb about three times the size of a full moon was observed from one mile away.
Coarsegold · CA, USA
My husband and I spotted a silent craft with white lights in the shape of a triangle and one red light on the top center.
Tracy (near; on I-5; close to Gilroy) · CA, USA
comit looking light in the sky
San Fernando · CA, USA
watch many ligth's in the sky day's before the sighting telling a frend about the ligth's at the same location a ligth came by at great
Simi Valley · CA, USA
The object in the sky at first appeared to be an unknown type aircraft with it's landing light on. The light went out and no red or gr
Crestline (Silverwood Lake) · CA, USA
8/15/98 SILVERWOOD LAKE , CA. TRIANGLE SHAPED VEHICLE W/ LIGHTS BUZZING SOUND. 45 SECONDS 3/21/2011
Gridley (10 miles N of · and 20 miles SE Chico), CA, USA
Brief period of light flashed in my car window about 1/4 mile to right and problably no further than 2 to 3 miles in front.
Oxnard · CA, USA
4 triangular objects hovering in clear sky, almost invisible to the eye.
Torrance · CA, USA
egg shaped, reflected the sun.
Bishop (remote · High Sierras, above), CA, USA
Witnessed a craft cross the sky above the Sierra Nevada mountians.
Madera/Manteca (on the hiway) · CA, USA
not enogh room.
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
Pitch black disk shaped object in broad daylight. 4 witnesses
Pebble Beach · CA, USA
Unsual light seen throughout house late at night.
Mariposa · CA, USA
Observed a light behind a tree that was bright white, then it took off and as it did, it turned brillaint green
San Diego · CA, USA
From the south a somewhat dim yellow/green/orange sphere floated up and to the north from behind some trees. It then almost stopped and
San Francisco · CA, USA
3 diamond shaped craft with 4 bright lights hovered on the eastern sky.