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)
Wilmington · CA, USA
Patterned disks over southern california sky.
Orleans · CA, USA
1 large triangle shaped dark black aircraft with red lights on all corners flew/floated a very low, about 200 ft. ((anonymous report))
Orleans · CA, USA
1 triangular dark aircraft with red lighted on 3 corners coming from NE meets 2 aircraft (lights) met flew due N. ((anonymous))
Los Angeles · CA, USA
It was a clear, sunny day. My friend and I went for a neighborhood walk. It was early afternoon. My friend first noticed 3 round whit
Morgan Hill · CA, USA
We witnessed about 12 black objects pass overhead at night.
Westwood · CA, USA
a bright tube of light resembling an elevator shaft descended from the light object to the ground and then returned.
Chowchilla · CA, USA
When I was 16 years old I worked on my Dad’s vineyard. The ranch was a large ranch, almost 1000 acres, and was out in the middle of now
New Idria · CA, USA
Two silent perfect equilateral triangle craft observed for atleast 150 minutes at New Idria CA.
Suisun City · CA, USA
A bright red ( round dot circle bubble luminous) UFO sphere splits into two, then travels in opposite directions after splitting
Grove Land · CA, USA
Lost time ,dreams,them.
Pasadena · CA, USA
Rose Bowl Disks
Roseville · CA, USA
The cigar-shaped silver craft was stationary in the sky, then disappeared.
Yucca Valley · CA, USA
A UFO Experience of Time and Space in The Hi-Desert of Southern California
Brawley (rest stop close to; near Yuma) · CA, USA
At a rest area in southern California my family and I vidiotaped a number of orange lights above a water tower that didn't move that al
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Round all silver circle with black dots on inner edges with two white lights near it
Paloma · CA, USA
I believe what we witness was a opening to a worm hole or a fold in space
El Cajon · CA, USA
Those sightings of orange /red lights in the sky have been happening for years now, just much more frequent lately.
Escondido · CA, USA
Saw a blue shaped oblong (cigar shaped) object which was stationary at first and then acclerated at an incredible speed and disappeare
Garden Grove · CA, USA
Lazer like fire from staionary objects in sky!
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Burning Magnesium Orbs
Lone Pine · CA, USA
Mysterious Green Light following US-395 near Lone Pine
Monrovia · CA, USA
I was in the 9th grade, my friend lived in the back house next to a church. I decided to take a nap in her room. Her and her sister w
Placerville · CA, USA
Spring 1991 Placerville,Ca. Light 5-10 seconds view from patio clear sky Light outruns 2 jets!!
Sacramento · CA, USA
Object in CA defied known laws of physics.
Garden Grove · CA, USA
4 individual ligths separate from main body, disperse then reunite and are retrived by main body