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)
Acton (approx.) · CA, USA
Oblong, orange light in sky traveling at slow speed. White beam of light came down from orange light, then went back up into orange li
Salinas · CA, USA
a LIGHT IN THE SKY THAT LOOKED LIKE THE NORTH STAR. THE DIFFERENCE WAS WE COULD SEE THE MOON AND THE NORTH STAR. THE OTHER LIGHT I COUL
Manhattan Beach · CA, USA
Spheres clone then vanish
Sherman Oaks · CA, USA
I was at a party, there was at least 20 people outside when 5 light`s came out of the north east. I thought they might be helicopters u
Palm Springs · CA, USA
Cigar shaped craft in high heavens bewilders mother and son.
Fontana · CA, USA
My brother and I saw 3 lights forming a shape of a triangle
San Jose · CA, USA
I saw round solid color objects flying in pairs in daylight
Willow Creek · CA, USA
Blue orb appears out of nowhere, lights up huge area, and then sets behind my house on mountain-side.
Davenport · CA, USA
Traveling northbound on hwy 1 towards Davenport from Santa Cruz I noticed a white circular or round glowing object out the driverside w
Petaluma · CA, USA
We saw and followed a bright light for quite a number of miles on a summer evening in July of 1997.
Calistoga (Knights Valley) · CA, USA
A Large triangular aircraft passed silently overhead. It had 4 lights in front, a bright light underneath, a wavelike column of yellow-
Long Beach · CA, USA
egg shape UFO sppoted 4th of Jul 1997 Stainless steal reflective in color about 13:00 hours hovering
San Diego · CA, USA
On July 3 1997 my 2 brothers and I saw a cigar shape going northwest it lasted a few min.
Redding · CA, USA
Hi...this is ((name deler...916-((number deleted)). I spoke with you regarding the lights that dropped an object over Redding on JL04
Redding (northeast of · out over Millville, approximately), CA, USA
Two amber lights moving at the same distance apart beginning at one end of Redding and ending in the north eastern direction above Redd
Hayward · CA, USA
I observed several types of crafts over this period of time and many were daylight sightings.Also may have seen entity(e.t).
Mojave · CA, USA
Small triangular formations in desert sky, forming into larger triangle formation
Newark to San Leandro · CA, USA
While during commute in fall of 1997 or 1998 on my north bound commute between San Jose and Sanleandro, California, I witness a drizzle
Los Angeles · CA, USA
On busy Wilshire Blvd. I looked up between tall buildings, saw "Top Hat" shaped craft stationary between buildings. There were porthol
Colfax (closer to Weimar) · CA, USA
Early in the morning, I awoke, rapidly sitting up in bed as if awakened by a bad dream. Without any thought or autonomy on my part, I g
Garden Grove · CA, USA
I was looking outside mt window when i saw the object hovering.
American Canyon · CA, USA
I SAW A TRIANGULAR SHAPED CRAFT AND I SAW INSIDE OF IT.
Fresno (outside of) · CA, USA
round silver floating ball crosses over airport then leaves at high rate of speed with 2 jets attempting to follow
Montebello · CA, USA
Report of fire ball hovering above a city street.
El Centro · CA, USA
The big v shape UFO was moving in a slow motion towards the super Kmart in El Centro CA. when I saw it outside the store.