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)
Burney · CA, USA
Aliens in my attic?!
San Jose · CA, USA
A multitude of objects following a pre-described path
Sherman Oaks · CA, USA
8 Silver/Red Flashing Lights Seen Hovering Very High Above Los Angeles By Three Women
San Diego · CA, USA
I saw one object with dotted green and red lights. There were 3 green and 2 red lights that were blinking rhythmically. The entire obje
Watsonville · CA, USA
MADAR Node 105
Rio Vista · CA, USA
It was about 1 in the afternoon going through Taco Bell looking up over Dodge dealership and seeing 7 tiny diamond shaped objects at fi
Malibu · CA, USA
UFO's above Decker Canyon
Lake Elsinore · CA, USA
Was sitting upstairs feeding baby and looking out window to pass time. Saw lights in the form of a triangle above the house across the
Lancaster · CA, USA
Red orange fireball no sound heard. Unknown speed more like gradual gliding
San Marcos · CA, USA
Chevron shaped UFO San Marcos, CA
Whittier · CA, USA
On September 13th at around 3:28 pm I witnessed 2 ufo as a flock of white doves flew around the cemetery. I took out my phone and caugh
Loomis · CA, USA
Concave object with lights, slowly moving southbound.
Los angeles · CA, USA
Looked like a red star with an oval shaped ring of light.
Palm Springs · CA, USA
It was sitting on saddle junction mountain to the southwest side. We had never seen such a huge bright light. Was the size of at least
Laguna Hills · CA, USA
At 10:10 pm I walked outside, scattered clouds in sky. Clouds were moving slowly sideways. Behind the cloud above my head were 3 circ
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Silver/chrome saucer. After the sighting I felt nauseas
Orange · CA, USA
5 or more round and white objects with some sort of silvery elogated handle on top. They moved slowly in several directions, hovering o
Yucca valley · CA, USA
Dot in sky circling one area
Corcoran · CA, USA
Orange UFO
Los Altos · CA, USA
MADAR Node 52
Pacific Palisades · CA, USA
I was taking a video of the sunset over the mountains and observed a fast moving light while taking a video move across the mountain an
Antioch · CA, USA
We seen three lights moving in fast formations above the apartment across from us. They were at first in a straight line but very quick
Rancho Mirage · CA, USA
Orange flashing bright lights
San Francisco · CA, USA
Two pitch black rectangle objects hovering on top of fog bank over Brisbane hills.
San Francisco · CA, USA
itness, video, and zoom up stabilization of silver oval, broad daylight