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)
Oakland · CA, USA
1:20 am Huge Orange Circular Craft over the SE skies of Oakland CA
Yuba Gap · CA, USA
Diamond shaped object flying low in the Sierra Nevada.
San Jose · CA, USA
Capsule/Cylinder shaped object.
Paradise Springs · CA, USA
Floating sphere like metallic object floated with intelligence over the trees.
Watsonville · CA, USA
MADAR Node 105
Northridge · CA, USA
Saw a large shiny object in the sky that had two bright lights on either side. It was shiny and hovering, planes flying behind and infr
Oakley · CA, USA
My first UFO sighting
West Hollywood · CA, USA
UFO sighting from West Hollywood looking NE
Pismo Beach · CA, USA
Black triangle with three white lights at each corner passed overhead slowly and silently at 9 pm in a residential area near hwy 101.
Madera · CA, USA
line of about 10 stars that were moving, the front one disappears and another appears on the back, sometimes stop and go
Zamora · CA, USA
EMS sees line of UFOs traveling two by two.
Encinitas · CA, USA
3 Orbs Planted in the sky like stars but upon video taping were multi colored changing shapes
Clovis · CA, USA
Fireballs in the night sky
Garden Valley · CA, USA
line of non flashing lights.
Los Osos · CA, USA
Trail of 60+ lights traveling in a line without sound in close linear formation- not visible on cameras
Henet · CA, USA
30 small orb lights in a row
Camarillo · CA, USA
At least 100 bright lights in a very long straight line and was very quiet.
Tollhouse · CA, USA
10-12 objects flying in formation just above horizon, silently one after the other going north over Sierra
Madera · CA, USA
Weird string of lights
Sylmar · CA, USA
100+ lights in single formation flying SW over LA county
Pinon Hills · CA, USA
A large group of small star like crafts flying in a straight line heading from north east spaced out evenly about 5 to ten feet apart a
Sutter Creek · CA, USA
Approximately 60 aircraft lined up like a train flying south to north.
Kelseyville · CA, USA
I was walking down by the lake and saw this long what looked like a contrail left by a jet airplane but all lights it was the weirdest
Palm Springs · CA, USA
Formation of ten bright lights over Palm Springs
San Jose · CA, USA
freaked me out