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)
Watsonville · CA, USA
Moon rose in two different spots
San Leandro · CA, USA
Blue UFO comes out of sky over San Leandro, California
South Lake Tahoe · CA, USA
Too round & bright to be a plane; it was quiet; moved slightly erractically; disappeared in a flash
Palm Desert · CA, USA
April 7 2021 around midnight in area of East Palm desert California in northeast sky an object high up, circular with flashing lights s
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
MADAR Node 57
Vacaville · CA, USA
I saw 5-7 orange/red lights in a V shaped formation fly directly over my head. ((Possibly Starlink satellites??))
Cayucos · CA, USA
I was sitting at the pier on the beach having a bonfire. There was a group of 6 of us, the 2 of us that were sitting at the fire both s
Santa Margarita · CA, USA
A bright disk that was unmoving.
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Floating orange lights that showed up, moved across the sky and disappeared within 3 minutes.
Corona · CA, USA
Alerted by my German Shepherd, I saw a very ultra white, very bright round light slowly traveling west.
Tulare · CA, USA
I saw three unknown flying objects.
San Mateo · CA, USA
420 morning zig zag white light
Tallahassee · CA, USA
Ufo spotted in Florida
Palmdale · CA, USA
I was sitting having dinner at the dining table and I was looking out the sliding glass door when I noticed this dark object. I watched
Burbank · CA, USA
Flight Instructor and Student Pilot experiences a near miss with a UFO. Approximately 50 ft. from wing.
Rancho Palos Verdes · CA, USA
Changing Bright Light object over Los Angeles
Fresno · CA, USA
Cigar/Circular object hovering in sky and moving strangely
El Cajon · CA, USA
Started on February, 27,2021 of fires balls coming from bright blue egg shaped sphere. This has been going on every since that night. I
Lucerne · CA, USA
Star, blinking strangely on cloudy, starless night.
Palm Springs · CA, USA
3 orbs in a triangular formation high in the sky with no sound or explanation.
Roseville · CA, USA
Cigar shaped ufo with lights across the whole thing. Came from the south going NW. ((Falcon 9 launch.))
Rocklin/Auburn · CA, USA
This elongated objects was moving north/east without producing any noise ((Falcon 9 launch.))
Mojave · CA, USA
3/15/21 in Mojave area fwy 14 or 58, close to Edward's military base. big red light flashing, thought was another tower, but it was too
Woodland Hills · CA, USA
Two white, spherical shaped craft flying Eastbound over Ventura Boulevard from Sale Avenue. Very slow, maybe about 25mph and at about t
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
MADAR Node 57