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)
Roseville · CA, USA
Observed from Roseville, Ca. and Sierra Nevada mountains,
Fresno · CA, USA
While on the roof of a 10 story building, looking north/east, I saw what appeared to be a trangle object flying very slow, then increas
Lockwood · CA, USA
UFO sighting in Lockwood, California
Livermore · CA, USA
A star-like object inscribed rectangles in the sky and then vanished!.
Sea Ranch · CA, USA
Three Objects Looking Like Planets Moving in fast and odd directions:
San Francisco International Airport · CA, USA
I was taking pictures of commercial airliners - arriving and departing. These crafts seemed to be "Playing" in and about the air traffi
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Electrical interference (TV/lights), massive, fast-moving shadow covering whole yard and more. Silent.
San Bernardino · CA, USA
A flying ball of light with no structure, no sound, and no strobes or anticolision, navigational lights. Moved too fast for a STOL.
Sun City · CA, USA
2 lights following each other really high in the sky, and really fast.
Baker/Las Vegas (Between; 30 mi. NE of Baker on I-5 East) · CA, USA
Flouresent Green with yellow/red trailing fire, dropping at a 60-70 degree angle to floor of desert, 1/2 mile each side of freeway.
Corte Madera · CA, USA
witnessed approximately 1 second of flight of an object unknown to me in the northern hemisphere of the night sky.
Tulare (close to · on I-5), CA, USA
We were driving north on Interstate 5, around Tulare,CA. We saw something flying in the sky with three big lights, like spotlights. The
Auanga · CA, USA
I was abducted and have video proof
San Diego · CA, USA
Strange bright, white light with 4 other smaller lights. All in a diagonal row.
Grass Valley · CA, USA
Saw a light in sky. It did a strange turn. Heard a slow hum, not like airplane. Hum lasted for over half an hour. Light reappeared
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Black triangular object moving slowly through the night sky.
Nipomo · CA, USA
My roomate and I were out early mending a horse fence in a very rural area, very dark and quiet. We were the only witnesses as far as
Kelseyville · CA, USA
It was low alt. very close, slow, had a spotlight, and looked like a black triangular stealth aircraft
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Very small disk shape like a bug silver and white.
Valencia · CA, USA
black triangle masks stars in Santa Clarita
Rancho Tehama · CA, USA
I was alone
Ocotillo · CA, USA
On a morning hike, we settled to rest after walking 4 miles on a desert trail. We stopped to drink some water and eat some snacks. My
Salinas · CA, USA
Fireball flickers to a huge tumbling black potato, eyes and all, looking rock
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Expanding pencile share very long and thin.
San Bernardino · CA, USA
A 3 dimentional diamond spacecraft that just spinned arround it stayed in the same place for at least ten minutes,It spit out 4 colors