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)
Victorville · CA, USA
Saturn shape wobbling and spinning on central axis with 2 orbs zipping back and forth and around it with movements like hummingbirds.
Palm Springs · CA, USA
Witnessed 5 circular objects in a "box" formation appear over local terrain feature, then accelerate away at extreme speed, followed by
Carmel · CA, USA
Large Longated Triangular The size of 2 football fields, came from the south mountaian of the Fish ranch and hovered.
Monterey · CA, USA
Multiple witnesses; multiple types of craft; subsequent sightings after this event.
Sutter · CA, USA
AN EVENT THAT WOULD MAKE ME A BELEIVER
Pasadena · CA, USA
THESE OBJECTS SEEM TO MAKE OBVIOUS ATTEMPTS AT GETTING NOTICED BY ME ONLY!
Escondido (Suburbs of Eden Valley) · CA, USA
Occurred Mid 1980's. Approx 2200 an auto sized bright blue object caught the eye of my family.
Markleeville · CA, USA
I grew up in the high sierra mountains by lake tahoe. Multiple times as a small child while star gazing at the nearby cow pasture I obs
Cartago · CA, USA
four traingular with lights... colored lights.... one on top and four across bottom and two lights one on either side half way down...
Altadena · CA, USA
A pulsing red light seen above the skies of Altadena, California
Michigan Bar · CA, USA
Saucer was 15 feet off the ground, soundless, and had windows like teardrops with staggered lights around them.
Northern California Coast (in · highway), CA, USA
We were travelling along the coast of California going North--this was about 15 years ago, so I can't remember the town we were near.
Playa del Rey · CA, USA
Neon green, long-tailed fireball meteor-looking ((NUFORC Note: Anonymous report. PD))
Desolation Wilderness · CA, USA
triangle of lights moving slowly through the night sky