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)
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
Young woman reports seeing unusual entities on beach. Creatures were clothed in unusual garments. (No written rept. received.)
Visalia · CA, USA
Man & mother witness "point of light" approach an aircraft. Obj. then rose in sky, moved to horizon in 60 seconds.
Chico · CA, USA
Silent, dark triangle shaped UFO sighting
Riverside · CA, USA
3 adults witness low-flying round obj. change shape, direction of flt., and altitude. Obj. stopped, dropped sparks, disappeared.
Antioch · CA, USA
Woman & friend witness "glowing pink, fluorescent, soup-can shaped" object in night sky. Almost size of full moon.
Fontana · CA, USA
Fontana Police relay rept.: Family had just called to report large, orangish light rotating, maneuvering in sky over city.
Fontana · CA, USA
Wife, husband, 3 children observe large, orange ball of extremely bright light in night sky. Obj. hovered, zigzagged, disappeared.
Redding · CA, USA
I saw it hover for a 1min.Then it tuck off at a high speed.
San Diego · CA, USA
two red slowly pulsating lights. Brightest things in the sky. Have video. Slowly moved south and then just vanished one by one.
San Diego · CA, USA
Two military members sighted two red lightsnorth of downntown San Diego.
San Diego · CA, USA
Pilot repts. 2 bizarre, large, bright red lights hovering "at 245 degrees, 45 degrees up" viewed from his home. Faded sequentially.
San Diego · CA, USA
Anon. male caller repts. 2 bright red lights hovering together "35 deg. to left of Venus." Objs. move in formation to left, disappear.
San Diego · CA, USA
Anon. female caller repts. multiple observers see 2 bright red lights hovering in night sky. States her pos. "5 mi. NW of Pogey VOR."
Bellflower · CA, USA
Six people see witness 747 airliner approaching airport w/ "30' white sphere" just below it. Obj. suddenly departs over horizon.
Santa Cruz · CA, USA
Strange craft observed over Santa Cruz CA.
Long Beach · CA, USA
A Large Brilliant green fireball was seen "fall to earth" in the direction of the Long beach airport.There was no fire or evidence of a
Monrovia · CA, USA
Highly polished shuttle looking craft which hovered at high altitude in the air directly above me
Los Angeles · CA, USA
"twinkling" points of light seen above LA, one darting Westbound
Campbell · CA, USA
Woman observes round ball of light streak from E to W VERY fast, flashed 3-4 times. Visible through clouds, "like heat lightning."
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Reporter calls re multiple repts. of bright obj. streaking over Bakersfield. Writes article. (MANY other repts. after article.)
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Man sees enormous blue light pass S to N in W sky. Obj. flashed, turned pure white, streak N, then break up into pieces. 1/10th moon.
Pleasant Hill · CA, USA
Man driving on Hwy 4 sees 2x bright lights, flashes headlights at them. Objs. extinguish, then reappear as 1 red w/4x white lights!
Santa Paula (near) · CA, USA
We pulled into a ranch near railroad tracks off of byway 126 near santa paula. I always carried binoculars in the car and when I got ou
Redding · CA, USA
Man sees "2 glowing balls of light" descend out of sky, reverse positions, streak to E. Objs. gave off sparks as they moved E.
San Diego · CA, USA
herd a strange humming like a low decible bass. ((anonymous report))