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)
Aliso Viejo · CA, USA
Pacific Park to Aliso Creek saw three yellow, orange lights. In triangular formation the two lower lights jones the brighter,larger ape
Galt · CA, USA
Balloon type object but seemed to be moving very slowly...wind a ground level est 4-6 knots w to e.
Riverside · CA, USA
Pair of white light balls rapidly fade in and out, over Riverside City, Southern California.
Norwalk · CA, USA
Saw a orangish red light in the sky , thought maybe it was a helicopter or airplane that seemed to be coming in my direction , but then
San Jose · CA, USA
Glowing Amber Floating barrel size object.
Elk Grove · CA, USA
06/01/16 1:00pm. Sighted two very large aircraft 1 flying due east to west 2nd due north to south. Both off white, not markings side o
Amsterdam · CA, USA
I noticed an egg shaped deep orange glowing object close above me in the sky.
Joshua Tree-Twenty Nine Palms · CA, USA
Morphing/Pulsating Orb.
Norwalk · CA, USA
9 orange lights cruising then ascending and vanishing
San Francisco · CA, USA
One huge cigar and one huge rectangular object floating over S.F. Bay just north of San Francisco..
Orange · CA, USA
Floating orange ball of light, then zipped out into space.
Lancaster · CA, USA
Metallic disk in sky east Lancaster, CA. ((anonymous report))
Fair Oaks · CA, USA
Metallic sphere hovering over edge of Folsom lake, California.
Joshua Tree · CA, USA
100 plus ppl have sighting at CITD Conf/ of 10 very fast muliple colored objects. ((Report submitted by Melinda Leslie, MUFON.))
Joshua Tree · CA, USA
Multiple continuously-luminous craft, flying silently at very high speed, with irregular greenish flashes.
Santa Clarita · CA, USA
Red dots in formation over Santa Clarita. ((anonymous report))
Valley Village · CA, USA
Beyond our technology.
Pleasanton · CA, USA
On June 6, 2016, at approximately 2pm, while driving home on the 680 freeway in Pleasanton, Ca. I saw objects in the sky that caught my
Long Beach · CA, USA
Fireballs in the SoCal night sky.
Ridgecrest · CA, USA
Saw an oval lit object then a strobe light shortly thereafter.
South Lake Tahoe · CA, USA
UFO captured in hiker's photo in South Lake Tahoe
Buena Park · CA, USA
Small flashing object. ((anonymous report))
Indio · CA, USA
4 Bright Red lights coming over Indio Hills
Palm Springs · CA, USA
4 bright lighted ufos over Palm Springs, CA.
Anaheim · CA, USA
Satellite-looking object acts strange over Disneyland. (Disneyland UFO)