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)
Newbury Park · CA, USA
Semitransparent triangular craft with large white bright spheres on each of the three corners
Cisco Grove · CA, USA
Object and lights forrest illumination
Tecopa · CA, USA
seen dark rectangle moving slowly thru the sky. There was no illumination of light. Kind of like a bird swam or bugs but rectangle.
Norwalk · CA, USA
Flying in a line from west to east, coming from around north Long Beach CA
San Leandro · CA, USA
A light in the sky over San Francisco Bay in close proximity to OAK airport.
Visalia · CA, USA
Viewed some red lights in the sky appearing to be moving north and slower than an airplane.
San Diego · CA, USA
Saw triangular shaped object
Traver · CA, USA
((HOAX)) near the Foster farms feed mill in Traver Ca 93673 there is always alot of ufo activity going on there.
Ragged Point · CA, USA
Pilll shaped object (vibrating)
Long Beach · CA, USA
3 Boomerang shaped craft flying in formation
Honolulu · CA, USA
Orange Ball changing to Black Round Object Moving Rapidly Across Sky and Descending into Ocean
Los Angeles · CA, USA
White dots flying slowly to west then moved faster to east, then disappeared.
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
MADAR Node 57
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
MADAR Node 57
Elk · CA, USA
I was shooting multiple shots of the sunset, last night I was scanning through them and saw an anomaly go up,down, and up again.
Joshua Tree · CA, USA
4 red lights
San Francisco · CA, USA
We thought it was fireworks but no sound and it moved oddly, was a fiery orange ball and then sort of burned out.
Big Pine · CA, USA
Lights tracing up the Owen's valley
San Francisco · CA, USA
3 ovals in a fixed triangle pattern flashing light in the sky over San Francisco, Sunday morning 11/7/21
Los Altos · CA, USA
MADAR Node 52
Whittier · CA, USA
At Around 14:20 pm I was having a conversation with a co-worker and as he walked away to speak to the supervisor, I looked at the sky b
Ventura · CA, USA
Bright object seen for several minutes in western sky
West Hills · CA, USA
Multiple fast traveling fireballs in the night sky.
San Clemente · CA, USA
Orange/Red Orb above Trestles in San Clemente, CA
Hemet · CA, USA
Amber/Orange sphere witness at evening outdoor birthday party South of Hemet,Ca