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)
San Diego · CA, USA
Rectangle lights in circluar motion zig zagging through the sky within seconds.
Glendale · CA, USA
The craft was a light blue shiny sphere frisbee looking object.It flew left to right a couple of times then it flew in circles and the
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
Black triangle
Arnold · CA, USA
A string of multicolored lights, silently gliding by above the tree tops, at 11 pm, in a high mountain town.
Riverside · CA, USA
Double white lights in chevron shape flying north to south about the size of the constellation of the Pleades, covered half the sky in
Berkeley · CA, USA
Points of light in the night sky in Berkeley followed years later by technological assault in San Jose.
Spring Valley · CA, USA
red light over Tijuana Mexico viewed from Spring Valley
San Francisco · CA, USA
glowing ball just under the surf about 2 1/2 feet off the beach south of san francisco/ocean beach approx 9/94
Chico · CA, USA
large solid spherical, bright emerald green with yellow fiery tail, coming across sky at a slow downward angle. No impact felt or hear
rural · CA, USA
((HOAX??)) i saw a disk with teardrop shaped windows, lights around windows. ((anonymous report))
Oxnard · CA, USA
My husband and pulled up to Circle K to use the payphone. As I got back in the car we saw two men pointing up over the store.My husband
Rancho Cordova · CA, USA
While driving East on highway 50 fireball dropped out of sky.
Los Gatos · CA, USA
it was very fast. yellow, green, yellow, red, blue li ghts
San Diego · CA, USA
Flashing Orange Lights accelerate with each jump and were parallel to each other
Hoopa Valley · CA, USA
Was camping out at a friend's parents house. It was a beautiful full moon and clear skies.Two of us were sitting around a small
Grizzly Mountain · CA, USA
An erie and unexplainable experience on Grizzly Mountain.
Fort Irwin · CA, USA
Yellow-Orange object in sky north of Baker California, August 1994.
Bakersfield (near) · CA, USA
http://www.nuforc.org/webreports/070/S70525.html I saw this posting,and recalled a night in 1994.I was driving a moving truck with
Bakersfield (near) · CA, USA
Saw bright light in distance, came towards my car rapidly, hovered and spun slowly parallel to my vehicle for about a minute and left
Rancho Mirage · CA, USA
An extreemly close sighting of a black/dark grey "minivan" shaped craft.
Dillion's Beach · CA, USA
IT WAS NIGHT AND WE WERE WALKING ALONG THE BEACH WHEN FROM BEHIND THE SAND DUNES A GREEN FIREBALL HOVERED ABOUT 10FT OFF THE GROUND THE
Napa · CA, USA
Bright light becomming glowing oval white light with two multi-colored lights zipping by at high rate of speed.
San Diego · CA, USA
I was standing in by backyard, just past twilight, stargazing, when I noticed a large chevron shaped formation of lights, traveling fro
Stockton (South of) · CA, USA
I was captured, encapsulated, I was one with that light, the objects were light.
Placentia · CA, USA
Mistaken for the moon, the light gave birth to others and "danced" in the night sky.