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)
Valencia · CA, USA
In Valencia, Ca. the craft I was watching, was watching me.
Sonoma Mountain · CA, USA
We found ourselves looking at a huge, round, pure, white light as big as a mansion, hovering over the retreat.
Sunland · CA, USA
Shimmering, iridescent ovoid over Sunland, CA emits brilliant flash and disappears
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
multiple ship sighting in Santa Barbara
Coarsegold · CA, USA
Small white light pursuing large green disc or ball.
Marsh Creek · CA, USA
Purplish cigar shaped craft 300-350 long came to 50 ft away, 2 min hovered then sped off at rapid speed.
Brea · CA, USA
A light in the sky which first moved South to North, stopped briefly then moved again West til out of sight.
Reseda · CA, USA
Dove Shaped Ships that Glowed Green in mid-1970s
Cerritos · CA, USA
A car struck an invisible object causing the car to come to a complete stop.
Lakewood · CA, USA
Metallic cigar shape in east darts across noon sky into western horizon in nano-second..
Half Moon Bay · CA, USA
Bright starlike object near hovered horizon than ascended very fast.
Williams · CA, USA
2 gold /yellow oval /egg shaped lights
Angeles Crest · CA, USA
Seen by two observers - sphere of light -one only-no color -white -background was night on forest road -
San Jose · CA, USA
Please read these abductions going on with a 41yo male.
Yorba Linda · CA, USA
I am reporting this years later. One night I could not sleep, and so I was looking outside my window from the couch I slept on at my gr
Angeles Crest Forest · CA, USA
A light follows a car with further light anomaly events in a forest.
El Monte · CA, USA
it was a dark winter eve. 2 round disk appeared on the horizon and flew from SW traveling NE very fast no noise. im a pilot
Roseville · CA, USA
I saw a disk shaped saucer with dome on top with windows. Lights were on. In Roseville, trees on either side.
Novato · CA, USA
When I was a kid in 1975, I was out in the yard after dark and i was looking for shooting stars. I saw a shooting star after a few minu
Carlsbad · CA, USA
3 flying saucers hovering above a flower field in clear daylight
San Gabriel · CA, USA
Cigar or oblong shaped object, just sat there in orange and reddish brown clouds. Never did anything and we went to bed.
Palmdale · CA, USA
The disc-shaped craft seemed to sense my presense as it zoomed toward my house.
Van Nuys · CA, USA
I SAW WHAT APPEARED TO BE A "FALLING STAR" (A BRIGHT BALL OF LIGHT);JUST ABOVE THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS.THE LIGHT JUST KEPT MOVING IN
Fresno · CA, USA
A short accounting of this even written for a memoirs class.
San Francisco (south of) · CA, USA
A pulsing light that ascended at 90 degrees