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)
West Carson · CA, USA
Cone shaped object of glass like spheres, changed shape to a V.
Mountian View · CA, USA
Matelic cylindrical object sighted from Navy P3 Orion from above, houvering near Lookeed instalation.
Grass Valley · CA, USA
Spectrum of bright colored rings reasembling a bull's eye
Los Angeles · CA, USA
In 1980s I was young watching TV with my family as I looked thru the window I saw a orange saucer with a band around the middle like a
Clovis · CA, USA
Bright light or meteor lights up the sky in rural area outside fresno california
Coronado · CA, USA
Two objects, high altitude, high speed, egg shaped, white aura, flew from edge of horizon to center vision then shot out into space.
Alpine (Highway 395) · CA, USA
The siting is parallels area 51 in Nevada, the elevation abpove sea leval is significantly greater alt. than Area 51.
Sonisidro (back road of) · CA, USA
we dont know what we saw to a ufo it looked upside down piramide nothing below apply,s
Lincoln (approx 3 miles east of · on Hwy 193), CA, USA
Silver,heart shaped craft flew left to right in front of my car.
Fontana · CA, USA
THE OBJECT I OBSERVERD ON THAT HOT SUMMER DAY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WAS SAUSER SHAPE. GRAY, SILVER IN COLOR AND MADE NO SOUND BUT TRAV
Spring Valley · CA, USA
Objects floating in sky, thought to be birds at first. Very before pattern, when I reviews the footage inside I was shocked to see some
unknown · CA, USA
The sphere's that observed us on the beach, may have also scrammbled the event memory.
Grass Valley · CA, USA
Cigar craft "encountered" over home in Grass Valley, Calif. 1981/82. Reported to Beale Air Force Base.
Marin · CA, USA
high speed objects over the ocean North of San Francisco
Seaside · CA, USA
I was in elementary school at recess when a large grayish saucer hovered over our playground approx. 3 minutes as we all stared in awe.
Mt. Palomar · CA, USA
High altitude light moving E-W, stops, loiters, makes a 90 degree turn, and accellerates at lightening speed out of the atmosph
Edwards AFB · CA, USA
Late afternoon/early evening, series of 3 lights, equally spaced, descending, disappear/reappear Edwards AFB area.
San Francisco · CA, USA
I was standing in a parking lot,approx 20 feet from the wall of a two stoty building , facing eastward. It was approching dusk but ther
Pacifica/Lindamar · CA, USA
Two space craft in air, sitting motionless with no sound
San Jose · CA, USA
Town and Country Shopping Center, dic shaped craft at about 20feet above the ground...around 4:30PM on a Sunday.
Weed · CA, USA
10/31/1981 Saucer Shaped UFO hovering between the moutain Mt. Shasta and the city of Mt. Shasta California
Antioch · CA, USA
Rectangle Over Antioch
Coloma · CA, USA
My friend and I witnessed a silent, yellow-orange, spherical shaped UFO.
Stockton · CA, USA
Change from a rectangle to a old screaming 707 airliner balactica
Salinas · CA, USA
As clear as life, as like I had never seen a real saucer craft . 500 Lights On Object0: Yes