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)
Summit Valley · CA, USA
lime green disk shaped and tranparent with no lights or any other noticeable markings
Menifee · CA, USA
Sun City / Menifee UFO sightings in 1994
Whittier · CA, USA
it was giant I saw it with bright lights millions of lights it 2 feet above our car. I saw a windsheild in it through it I saw an objec
Clovis · CA, USA
Beam of Light near Strawberry Field
Avenal · CA, USA
my wife and I were at a ranch late at night talking with friends about 4 or 5 miles from avenal , When we notice several small lights z
Oakland · CA, USA
I saw the lights in an arrow formation over San Francisco for 40 minutes and they didn't move an inch.
Kern County (near Int5+hwy166) · CA, USA
30ft dia ,slow rotating disc, on top of seperate faster rotating triangle- Seen at close range in California.
El Segundo · CA, USA
What I'm seeing, please help.
Redding · CA, USA
object came from mountian to our car .
Moorpark · CA, USA
Silver Sphere in Southern California
Acton · CA, USA
it was like they knew i was watching them.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Fire ball after northidge quake .
Los Angeles · CA, USA
my friend and Isaw saucer craft -silent -eight glowing orbs underneath-with colors-traveled overhead
Spring Valley/LaMesa · CA, USA
Fireball descending towards ground, changes trajectory, streaks away with giant tale behind
Laguna Beach · CA, USA
1993 Observation of object moving at extreme angles and speed off Catalina Island
Valencia · CA, USA
Sighting: Valencia, Ca @ I-5 and 126 interchange. Object in cloud hovers/manuevers then lightening bolt strikes at same location.
Castaic Junction · CA, USA
Update for report of sighting on 12/02/93
Sacramento · CA, USA
Spectacular triangle's seem in the sky
Garden Grove · CA, USA
A HUGE black retangular object. At least twice as big as a blimp even with it being about twice as high in the air. No lights. Seen jus
Burnt Ranch · CA, USA
Huge disk with hour glass directly above (center) silver type ball, moving eractly, but in some sort of sync with each pattern differen
La Mesa · CA, USA
Red/Amber Orb falling from the sky.
Bishop · CA, USA
Large sphere witnessed at music festival.
San Francisco · CA, USA
Round shiny object emitting three rows of blue pulsing arc rays.
Julian · CA, USA
huge crft moved slow and low during meteor shower
Greenville · CA, USA
Brilliant vertical ring of lights moved silently and slowly over lake, then turned, illuminating the surrounding hills.