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)
Anaheim · CA, USA
Egg-shaped object hovering 3 feet off ground. Dark blue with rose/pink pulsaing interior light.
Dana Point · CA, USA
Pulsating Fireball over Dana Point.
Azusa (East Fork) · CA, USA
strobing light effects similar to what you described on coast to coast happened for hours two nights
Cerritos · CA, USA
3-ft long fluorescent craft manuvering 3ft above my head and patio around 3AM. No sound or lights.
Mount Shasta · CA, USA
Cigar shaped craft going North to South over Mount Shasta, California 9/2014
Crescent City · CA, USA
Something that looked like a ball of fire or a bright orange star hovered in a wiered flight pattern for about 30 mins to 1 hour then a
Escondido · CA, USA
Two distinct lights, similar to satellites, one following other, rotate about axis, change positions and then direction.
Anaheim · CA, USA
A UFO with 3 alternating red, and 3 white, lights flashing, floated across sky then vanished.
Fairfield · CA, USA
I noticed brighter yellow flashing lights so i grab binoculars and it resembled a police copter with red white and blue colors.
San Jose · CA, USA
Orange fireball.
Tehachapi · CA, USA
Sphere with bright lights hovering and moving unlike anything I ever seen.
Tehachapi · CA, USA
Sphere with bright lights hovering and moving unlike anything I ever seen
Gustine · CA, USA
8 elongated hexagon-shaped objects at high altitude in sky.
Gustine · CA, USA
8 circular lights.
Newman · CA, USA
8 balls of light seen in the sky then disappearing in 15 to 20 minutes also they did not move.
Los Banos · CA, USA
Eight visible stationary orbs seen in the western sky.
Montebello · CA, USA
White sphere going north before disappearing.
Anaheim · CA, USA
I have an encounter for second time in a week, with a Disk giant that was flying in the sealing of the building with another like big l
Corte Madera · CA, USA
Luminous red disc shaped craft seen on top of hillside
Moorpark · CA, USA
4 bright lights moving quick in the sky.
Stockton · CA, USA
Bright white/blue flash w/tail streak.
Aptos · CA, USA
Flashing star, moves in small increments all directions varying speeds. Ascends 45 degree angle in 1 hr. Stops flashing static.
Boulder Creek · CA, USA
At 20:10-ish on 09/24/14 the object in question was flying at an altitude approximately 500' - 1000' from a Northwesterly direction. It
Sylmar · CA, USA
Bright light in the sky.
Rio Del Mar · CA, USA
Flashing Objects hovering over the ocean near Santa Cruz, CA.