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)
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Large craft , triangle shaped,very bright white lights/prism , forward/backward/90deg turns/hoovered ,at night over a city
Los Angeles · CA, USA
UFO Los angeles k-mart
Trona · CA, USA
My wife grabed my leg squeesed and said "whats that" i looked up and about 60ft. away was something staying in one position was a ufo
Watsonville · CA, USA
Possible abduction attempt from the unknown.
Edwards AFB · CA, USA
Diamond in the sky
Foresthill · CA, USA
Seven nights,missing time and neon lights...
Lake Morena · CA, USA
E. County San Diego after sunset may-sept, about 2 tubular cigar w/random multi colored lights were chased by Mira mar Jets.
Camp Pendelton · CA, USA
UFO observed in Camp Pendelton,California-1981
Fremont (Niles Canyon) · CA, USA
I saw two diamond shaped craft slowly descending vertically, disappearing behind the hill on the other side of the canyon.
Red Bluff · CA, USA
unknown lights flying across sky
San Diego · CA, USA
I saw 5 UFO's this night, thanks to my girlfriend at the time who was connected to them. This was 1981. She took me out to watch them.
Twenty Nine Palms · CA, USA
I was on guard duty on a motor pool late at night when i and a number of the marines that were around the area saw jeep start up by its
Grass Valley · CA, USA
Grass Valley CA, early 80's - Silvery silent slow-flying torpedo-shaped UFO seen over tree-tops.
Mohave Desert · CA, USA
It was on the day of the first landing of the space shuttle Columbia that I saw eight objects in the western sky
Burbank · CA, USA
very black blimp no one could see
Long Beach · CA, USA
V-formaton of 3 large crafts
Citrus Heights · CA, USA
Used tire floating up into clouds.
Petaluma · CA, USA
Around the outside edge of the dark red grid, there was a shimmering orange aura
McKinleyville · CA, USA
Large (house-sized), slow moving (45-60 mph), low altitude (< 2,000') meteor witnessed spring 1981 N. CA.
Campbell · CA, USA
Multiple sighting in Campbell CA of spacecraft in detail
Needles · CA, USA
Approximently early 1980- 1981 I was climbing the mountains west Needles CA. I heard over a CB radio that a ball of fire was coming ac
Azusa · CA, USA
I! I found out!
El Cajon · CA, USA
My husband and I were at home just bringing in the new year of 1981 watching the the ball drop in New York city having not even a glass
Glendora · CA, USA
On a very foggy night in 1981 I was illuminated by a silent unseen object in Glendora, California
Long Beach · CA, USA
5 dull red lights in V formation cruising over the coast of Long Beach