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)
Banning · CA, USA
My son and I saw two triangular craft hovering about 100 feet above the roadway.
Irvine · CA, USA
Watch a bright star at twilight it descended and split off into two over the bay with no sound two objects with neon lights underneath.
Lemoore/I-5 corridor · CA, USA
Lemoore/I-5 corridor, red light with many planes flying around the object. Moved quickly to the west.
Ridgecrest · CA, USA
Fireball object SouthWest of Ridgecrest, CA, drops below hills and disappears.
San Diego · CA, USA
Point Loma,Ca, Daughter and I was standing on our balcony, when a white object appeared out over ocean. We first thought it was a helic
Mentone · CA, USA
one night it was clear in the sky and along the crestline mountains we saw a red flash and then a rectangle light stationary for half a
San Diego · CA, USA
Intentional formation of lights
San Bernardino · CA, USA
The alien in my room
Santa Rosa (23 km. south of) · CA, USA
First off, I am a very skeptical person. At the time of the sighting, I was a California Highway Patrol Officer for 6 years and very g
Stockton · CA, USA
Black huge triangle craft with chevron shape of lights on her belly with a larger red light in the center of the chevron shape travelin
Anaheim · CA, USA
i saw what i thought was a shooting star but then it dissapered only to turn itself upright and just hoover over the house tops. for se
Anaheim · CA, USA
a disneyland area ufo 1988
Sunnyvale · CA, USA
Figure-eights or infinity symbolism ?
El Dorado Hills · CA, USA
drive-by close encounter
Monrovia · CA, USA
Diamond or Pyramid shaped craft sighted in Los Angeles County, in the fall of 1988
Long Beach · CA, USA
Erratically flying object seen at night on beach in Southern California
Riverside · CA, USA
Unidentified patch of light in the night sky
Tecate · CA, USA
I am a retired U.S. Border Patrol supervisor, having spent 37 years in the Border Patrol and INS. I was a patrol agent in charge on bo
Sacramento · CA, USA
Sacramento Calif. August 1988 in the evening craft shining bright light on Arden Park
Whittier · CA, USA
UFO sighting one summer night back in the late 1980's.
Ceres · CA, USA
Five small triangular craft hovering then moving slowly above Ceres, CA.
Porterville · CA, USA
lost time
Baker · CA, USA
Ball of light (3' wide) paces car on right side of freeway, then bolts 90 degrees to horizon at unbelievable speed
Arcadia · CA, USA
Our dog was barking at something. His bark was the bark as if he didn't want to leave the porch but wanted to summon someone in the fa
Van Nuys (Colbath Ave.) · CA, USA
saw black sphere floating in yard 5 ft away.no light no sound.told everyone i knew.saw it on the news 2 days later filmed in orange cou