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 Jose · CA, USA
Lights in the sky look like stars but move around and fade in and out and turn off and on
Pacific Palisades · CA, USA
Multiple blinking lights under of Pacific Ocean. ((anonymous report))
Playa Del Rey (Dockweller Beach) · CA, USA
Slow moving yellowish/red/orange sphere that stopped in mid air and blinked out of sight.
Cayucos · CA, USA
Lights the size of stars in the sky, fluidly zigzagging across field of view.
Newhall · CA, USA
It was yellowish orange moving across the sky and just disappeared. ((anonymous report))
La Puente · CA, USA
Intelligently guided stretch flight flies over La Puente, October 21 1:45 PM.
Grass Valley/Auburn (between) · CA, USA
Orange object drops white orb.
Shingle Springs · CA, USA
Two diamond shaped craft rotating around each other with bright lights noted in broad daylight for 15 min.
San Dimas · CA, USA
Two lights that looked like sparklers, Appeared over San Dimas,CA Then fizzled/faded out of sight.
Coachella Valley · CA, USA
3 Huge Strange Lights Dancing Over The Coachella Valley Area on Oct 23rd!
Vallejo · CA, USA
At around 2:40 p.m. we noticed a helicopter flying over house once it left the vicinity we noticed a light hovering a above our house i
Sonoma · CA, USA
Bright light that slowed down, then accelerated out of sight.
San Jose · CA, USA
Greenish, circular light fly across sky and slightly turn. Pretty close and all of a sudden, just vanished.
Wilmington · CA, USA
My crew and i work night shift in the port of Los Angeles.Two times this month between 10pm and 12am we have seen "blue shooting s
Los Angeles · CA, USA
I saw a light in the night sky in a Northern direction towards the Hollywood Hills.
Topanga · CA, USA
Zipping green lights with loud noise.
San Diego · CA, USA
Light beam witnessed above Mission Bay/Pacific Beach San Diego. ((anonymous report))
Hemet · CA, USA
3 circular lights going around in a circle and disappearing, repeat 10 seconds after. ((anonymous report))
Oxnard · CA, USA
Red fireballs over Oxnard Shores, CA. ((anonymous report))
Menifee · CA, USA
Circular object in sky with red and green lights pulsed
San Pedro · CA, USA
Circular Flashing object in eastern sky, amber/fire orange in color. sighting lasted for aporoximately 3 minutes. Object was pulsing un
Idyllwild · CA, USA
More than 50 bright lights in the Northern sky moved slowly towards the east blinking and moving in all directions
Angels Camp · CA, USA
Flying red flashing light with no sound heading from West to East
Magalia · CA, USA
Orange Light in sky changing shape and brightness lasting 40 min.
Brentwood · CA, USA
Tonight 3 large white blinking lights streak across the sky so fast just a matter of seconds it was out of sight ,no sound.