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 Diego · CA, USA
San Diego, CA 9/19/16 3:32 am I heard noise like a thunder clap and what sounded to be a low flying roar from an aircraft. I walked ou
Perris · CA, USA
Bright Red UFO Spotted Over Perris, CA 9/19/16
Claremont · CA, USA
White, red, and emerald green blinking lights. A motor can be heard and it hovered for over 30 minutes then headed south, east towards
Newport Beach · CA, USA
Three fireball objects seen by witnesses fading in and out of view over the ocean.
Newport Beach · CA, USA
Three fireball objects seen by witnesses fading in and out of view over the ocean. Location was off the coast from Newport Beach, CA.
Temecula · CA, USA
Triangle shaped UFO in the sky moving around! ((anonymous report))
Santa Monica · CA, USA
Multi-colored flying objects that were not noisy.
Downy · CA, USA
White egg shape object high speed at (jet speed or faster) high altitude with no sound or lights ((anonymous report))
Silverlake · CA, USA
Hovering rod and 3 moving orbs over Silverlake, Los Angeles
Fountain Valley · CA, USA
Two objects in the sky over the fountain valley high school.
Oakland · CA, USA
Flashing lights in triangle form above I-80 in Oakland.
Redding · CA, USA
Box and kite like object in fixed position. ((anonymous report))
Long Beach · CA, USA
Three very bright lights in triangle formation moving slowly across sky, slightly rotating in formation
Rocklin · CA, USA
Strange lights formation in a streak in the sky above Rocklin Ca. To many to be drones.
Rocklin · CA, USA
Large formation of lights in the sky at night at a pretty high altitude without any noise.
Roseville · CA, USA
It seemed to be at least 50 objects that were vertical and then the went horizontal with one object brighter than all the others.
Sacramento · CA, USA
I was sitting out side and looked to the west and saw a massive light in the sky it was red,blue and white it stayed in one place for 2
San Jose · CA, USA
I was on my balcony around 22:15 this evening when looked up at the sky and saw this rectangular shaped object with bright red lights a
Long Beach · CA, USA
Impossably fast moving light following plane and evading persuit. ((anonymous report))
Coachella · CA, USA
I was standing in a maintenance yard using nvg goggles looking up to the sky noticed 8 objects overhead. ((anonymous report))
Sacramento · CA, USA
Star-like object trailing plane, followed by silver-whitish gray pill object
Antioch · CA, USA
FLOATING WHITE OBJECTS ABOVE MT.DIABLO FOOTHILLS IN CA
Oakdale · CA, USA
Small slow moving object that glowed bright white
Goleta · CA, USA
Jet with landing lights traveling sideways. ((anonymous report))
Roseville · CA, USA
3-15 lights with iridescent (rainbow-colored) tails coiling and whipping from glowing center into 'symbol' like shapes.