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)
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Sphere chased by Huntington Beach Helocopter
Hollister · CA, USA
I was walking on a county road looking at the stars as I often do When I noticed a star becoming brighter, Then to my amazement it move
San Diego · CA, USA
I walked outside and there were a few stars that were twinkling. Which were in the configuration of ORION. I called my boyfriend outsid
Pasadena · CA, USA
it was a plasma craft . It looked just like the pics taken in mex of a plasma craft.
Daggett · CA, USA
One very fast, very low flying rectangular object changes direction, stops, then seperates into three equally fast smaller objects.
Hollister · CA, USA
Very dim light, extreme altatude, traveling from Pacific easterly aprox. over San Jose or S.F., dramatic turn to south/east toward Araz
Milford · CA, USA
Silver saucer shaped craft seen clearly over Sierra Nevada mountains for a short time.
Fairfield · CA, USA
Round blue-green object seen hurling to earth. It disappeared before reaching the ground. It was only visible in the night sky for ap
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
Circular object; leading edge visable and dull white;shape of crecent moon; heading nw to se; twice size of moon; no details other than
Sacramento · CA, USA
I was driving when i saw lights flashing on and off. The lights were very fast, faster than a plain. When the object flew over my head
Santa Ana · CA, USA
Saw an orange, round object in the northern sky under clear conditions. Object was flickering in brightness and was moving very slowly
Carlsbad · CA, USA
Round orb of light seen in back yard.between apr.and oct 1997.
Alta Loma · CA, USA
Very bright circular object about 1500 to 2000 above ground level very slowly moving to the southwest.
Sherman Oaks · CA, USA
Cigar shaped object in Sherman Oaks
Delilah Lookout (Sequoia N F) · CA, USA
Right around dusk, my girlfriend and I had just finished dinner in the fire lookout tower. She spotted something to the north, over a m
Garden Grove · CA, USA
Around 6:30 PM I was walking through a Vons Pavilions parking lot when I looked up and saw 4 black objects near the ground. 3 of those
Crescent City (80 miles west of) · CA, USA
craft with blinking colored lights flying faster than any object known.
Poway · CA, USA
lights in the shape of a "V" were observed by approx 12 people, nobody had an explanation of what they saw, and nobody had ever seen su
San Francisco · CA, USA
flying-wing shape outlined by 12-14 lights. Apparent high altitude over- head east to west mvmnt. Appx. 9-12 moon widths
Santa Monica & Brentwood · CA, USA
Bright light seems to follow my vehicle for several miles. Eventually a cloud develops around the light, it explodes and disappears.
Rocklin · CA, USA
One object was obviously pursuing another at very high altitude
Palm Springs (Cathedral City) · CA, USA
A "UFO" was erratically flying in the sky circling an object, when it shot a light and destroyed the object.
Santa Cruz · CA, USA
My roomate was taking a picture of me on a mountain. When he snapped a picture of the craft also. I was electrified or something and my
Canyon · CA, USA
Two adults witness three dim yellow lights flying in rough triangle formation, moving from north to south. The three lights jockey for
Norco (River and Trail) · CA, USA
I observed a shinny mettalic Disk Flying, across the clear blue sky.