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)
Citrus Heights (a suburb of Sacramento) · CA, USA
Object of an unknown type cruising at a low rate of speed over the area of Citrus Heights
Los Padres National Forest (Ventura Co.) · CA, USA
Observed two objects. One with flashing multi-colored lights, the second, somewhat bell-shaped with two white-yellow lights. They hover
Death Valley Gas Station · CA, USA
Midnight, Gas station, Death Valley, we saw an awesome feat of extra-terrestrial life in the sky.
Valley Springs · CA, USA
My father convinced me to report my abduction. So here it is.
Petaluma · CA, USA
A triangular formation of about 10 glowing,reddish lights suddenly appear and fly silently overhead.
San Jose (on the West side) · CA, USA
I saw a round object in the sky slowingmoving to the SE. It was below the cloudsand left no vapor tail.
San Diego · CA, USA
huge disk
Los Angeles · CA, USA
This is a classic report. I have never been able to forget it. I did report it to LAMUFON and I was contacted about it. We spoke for at
Los Angeles · CA, USA
One of the items was shaped like an eclipse. I was so impressed that I retained notes of these occurences. Both occured on the same e
Simi Valley · CA, USA
"Delta" shaped group of motionless bright red lights sighted over Simi Valley, Calif.
Lake Tahoe (near) · CA, USA
A "formation" of very bright lights passing very slowly and silently overhead. Must have been enormous. Biggest and most unusual thin
Skies over Sierra Nevada · CA, USA
several very fast greenish/blue pulses of light along the Eastern side of California or possibly in Nevada
Gardena · CA, USA
Many small lights in sky all the time,unsure what.Fire flylike,some dark some white,move fast.Not everyone can see them.Dont understan
Palm Springs (Moreno Valley) · CA, USA
my self and two other cousins were in palm springs califorina back from a track meet. we were in the middle of no where in the desert t
Sonoma · CA, USA
Extremely massive matte grey/black boomerang with no center section; jets scrambled; no lights, possible aura.
Monrovia · CA, USA
Three (3)objects flying over Monrovia
San Diego · CA, USA
4/13/97 approx.7:06pm I video taped an object flying through the tail of the Hale Bopp comet.
Big Bear City · CA, USA
The object hovered over the airport then disappeared.
Fullerton · CA, USA
the object made no noise,as it changed colors,and hovered in complete silence until it was ready to move.
Atwater · CA, USA
Very bright light hovering over central california
Hawthorne · CA, USA
A light flashed by a man at close range.
Bakersfield · CA, USA
I was looking up at the sky for Hale-Bop,when from the south a round yellowish light zoomed across the sky at a very high speed.
Suisun (North S.F. Bay Area) · CA, USA
Hwy12 & 113,8 mi.SE of TravisAFB./Color-bright,shimmering,"traffic light"green/Elev.-2k'/Char.-Silent,mutate frm- rnd(dime) to lg (silv
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Man noticed a peculiar "star-like" obj. in sky; suddenly accelerated and moved N to S VERY fast. Obj. zigzagged twice, disappeared.
Fresh Pond · CA, USA
Large green glowing ball of light over the Sierras