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)
Sacramento · CA, USA
Split sec flash of light to a light glow, then it would move.
Warner Springs · CA, USA
Very large, bright meteor with short, red tail descending very slowly near harvest moon.
Oceanside (viewing east county) · CA, USA
Changing Sphere Multi Color Hovwering for weeks.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
A single bright light flashed from multiple positions that were not in line about eight times in 16 minutes.
Hesperia · CA, USA
Fireball like aircraft hovered above tree tops, then slowly went backwards and disappeared. Once it disappeared 4 other lights blinked
Los Angeles · CA, USA
A single bright light flashed on and off in four different non-linear locations.
Long Beach · CA, USA
High altitude bright white light strobe, multidirectional and stationary.
Signal hill · CA, USA
I looked out the front door of the house in the evening and saw 3 strange red lights. I got my phone and started taking pictures and i
Ventura · CA, USA
Object slowly rising, then took off like nothing man made.
San Diego · CA, USA
Green glowing oval ufo followed by helicopter.
Buena Park · CA, USA
While driving eastbound on 91 freeway 3 lights 1 bright white 2 other multi color at same level in Eastern skyline a 4th appeared white
Modesto · CA, USA
Saw a yellow orange circular object not too far up in the sky and it began to streak downward like a falling star or meteor.
Hayward · CA, USA
Strange lights hovering over Highway 880
South Gate · CA, USA
We were walking and it was a bit over 10 pm when we saw an object hovering in the sky. Made no sound. It moved in about 60 degrees.
Fresno (north of; on I-5) · CA, USA
Low flying object nearly misses car on I-5 near Fresno
Santa Cruz · CA, USA
Saw a single orange fireball hanging in the clouds/sky over Santa Cruz, CA, last night, Aug 6th, around 9:30 PM for about 3 minutes.
Antioch · CA, USA
A bright blue light flashes every 5 mins coming from the Southeast.
Burbank · CA, USA
UFO over Burbank Studio and 134.
N. Hollywood · CA, USA
Blurry object moving within a cloud formation
Chino Hills · CA, USA
Green to red lights over Inland empire, SoCal
Vallejo · CA, USA
Missile launch?
Monterey Park · CA, USA
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Monterey Park · CA, USA
Humanoid UFO Anomoly recorded with 3 different cameras and dozens of eyewitnises
Grass Valley · CA, USA
I was lying in bed after dark. I happened too see something in the sky directly
Antioch · CA, USA
Fireball heading east at consistent speed.