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)
Del Rosa/San Bernardino · CA, USA
Helicopter Follows Orange Ball of Light - San Bernardino, CA.
Sunnyvale · CA, USA
Round circle of light–sphere--Changing color from blue to white and red Hovering over town in a fixed location Did not move for 1 hour
Walnut Creek · CA, USA
Bright light object over N.W. Diablo Valley.
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
I am a 65 year old female domestic engineer.On the night of May 6, 2015 my husband and I went to bed at 21:00.At 23:25 I woke u
Stockton · CA, USA
I have no idea what i wittnessed, but it was not natural.
Paramus · CA, USA
Daytime sighting at two different locations across the country.Same UFO at both locations.
Desert Hot Springs · CA, USA
Metallic/Silver sphere over Desert Hot Springs viewed by 2.
Fresno · CA, USA
Luminous objects over Fresno, CA.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
The object has changed the speed , stopped , reverse direction and changed colors red yellow green
Hesperia · CA, USA
Blue purple light cigar shaped ufo over Hesperia Road California
San Bernardino/Highland · CA, USA
05/11/2015, 5 p.m., 5-minute sighting of rectangular 180' long/30ft high metallic ship hovering above San Bernardino/Highland CA.
San Bernardino · CA, USA
200 ft x 30 ft UFO ship 5 min. daylight sighting, May 11, 2015 5PM over San Bernardino, California.
San Bernardino · CA, USA
I notice the object out of my back window facing SE as my Wife and I were going to bed. It was a large snow flake shape object, we coul
Clearlake · CA, USA
Saw a orangish red light climb from the horizon to about 30 degrees then disappeared and reappeared 5 minutes later. At which time I ca
San Fernando Valley · CA, USA
Insanely bright, large circle and electrical warping noises in the San Fernando Valley around 3:21 AM.
Napa · CA, USA
Large round object with orange light.
Reedley · CA, USA
Triangular craft. Flying low. Flying slow. About the size of a truck.
Temecula · CA, USA
Object was flying E to W towards Gemini; looked like a satelite, then took an immediate upward direction and disappeared.
Santa Ana · CA, USA
White L-shaped lights in Santa Ana, CA.
Oxnard · CA, USA
An orb of light came from the ground in the distance and continued toward my drone at a high rate of speed
Antioch · CA, USA
3 bright orange lights in a triangle formation hovering in the horizon.
San Rafael · CA, USA
Bright white v-shaped object crossed entire horizon in 5 seconds.
Visalia · CA, USA
It was an orange color and not flashing, and when first noticed the object was moving from the North heading South bound. The object s
Visalia · CA, USA
Bright glowing object, seen by 4 people, manuvuer and leave at unbeleivable rate of speed.
Rohnert Park · CA, USA
Shiny chrome object flying across sky with military plane following.