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)
San Clemente/San Juan Capistrano · CA, USA
Near San Juan Capistrano and San Clemente, California in August 1965, witnesses reported an orange fireball descending toward the ground, visible for about a minute or less.
Culver City · CA, USA
UFO at Culver City Drive-in 1965.
Fort Ord · CA, USA
At Fort Ord, California around August 12, 1965, U.S. Army recruits reported a triangular object appearing following a live-fire training display, visible for under a minute.
San Fernando · CA, USA
The shape of the object looked- like a parachutte ( glowing ) moving very slowly across the sky - form my observations it looked like
Los Angeles · CA, USA
On July 12, 1965 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, witnesses reported a cigar-shaped object glowing red-orange in front and blue toward the rear, seen for 15 seconds.
Tehachapi · CA, USA
Near Tehachapi, California on July 15, 1965, witnesses reported a large, silent, triangular delta-shaped craft passing overhead, blocking the stars behind it for about 20 seconds.
Santa Ana · CA, USA
While driving through the intersection of 17'th St. & Prospect Ave., in the Santa Ana/No. Tustin area just before dusk on a Summer even
Concord · CA, USA
Witnesses in Concord, California on July 25, 1965 reported an unidentified object high in the sky making sharp, sudden direction changes at high speed for at least an hour.
Long Beach · CA, USA
A witness in Long Beach, California reported a cylinder-shaped object flying overhead toward the west around 1965, visible for about five seconds.
West Los Angeles/Brentwood · CA, USA
In West Los Angeles/Brentwood, California on June 1, 1965, witnesses reported a slow-moving fireball traveling horizontally across the sky for about one minute.
San Lorenzo · CA, USA
Two objects rendevous at the moon.
Whittier · CA, USA
A witness and their mother in Whittier, California reported an unusual sun-like object over a nearby hill, apparently unnoticed by others nearby, lasting about five seconds, June 1965.
Woodland HIlls · CA, USA
Circular black object in early morning sky, blocking out starfield, size of 33 1/3 record album at arms length; Woodland Hills, Calif.
Delano · CA, USA
A witness in Delano, California reported a formation of objects at night heading toward the Radio Free Europe transmission towers, in a sighting lasting about 15 minutes in June 1965.
Mount Shasta · CA, USA
Metallic cigar shaped object, windowless, soundless, motionless, unlighted, daytime/clear blue sky sighting over old Drive-in movie the
Fountain Valley · CA, USA
Round orange object with a tail traveling down from the, that stopped in midair and hovered, then disappeared toward the east
La Mesa · CA, USA
Sighting in La Mesa,CA
Shasta Lake · CA, USA
silver disk craft approx 40ft diam. flys over school kids and teachersouside for school meeting and lands in back of school.
Los Alamos · CA, USA
Five police officers in Los Alamos, California reported an unusual encounter with an egg-shaped object in January 1965, in an event lasting about 4.5 minutes.
Monterey · CA, USA
UFO responds to signals
Morro Bay · CA, USA
Around July or August of 1964, I was in Morro Bay for summer vacation ( I was a teenager at this time). At about 9PM, was out on the b
Los Angeles (San Fernando Valley) · CA, USA
A witness in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, California reported a cross-shaped object that appeared to pinwheel in place, resembling an airliner, lasting five minutes, August 1964.
Davis · CA, USA
A witness in Davis, California reported a series of unusual experiences beginning in early childhood, including a brief encounter in July 1964 lasting about 30 seconds.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
A witness reported a bright, white, saucer-shaped light associated with a disk case logged in Los Angeles, California in June 1964. The sighting duration was not recorded.
Paloma · CA, USA
A witness near Paloma, California reported seeing an orange light at a window in June 1964, describing unusual effects afterward. No sighting duration was recorded in the case file.