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)
Merced · CA, USA
Formation of 19 fluttering lights flying over central California, right after earthquake.
Ridgecrest · CA, USA
Saw several flashes of bluish white light in or near the Sagittarius constellation.
Orland · CA, USA
White light UFO spotted in Orland, CA
Ontario · CA, USA
6 slowly pulsating at times red orbs, not in formation but near each other and at different heights.
Sacramento · CA, USA
Large bright light disappears into the sky.
Sacramento · CA, USA
Star-like lights moving at the speed of jets ft 5-6 bright red lights descending into space.
Atwater · CA, USA
From 20:30 to 20:35 my wife and I observed a slow moving, cylindrical/cigar shape object moving SILENTLY from NW to SE direction with n
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
Bright, circular light moving slowly across NW sky, suddenly shrank into space.
Lake Forest · CA, USA
4 bright, large orange orbs of light in night sky lasting 15 munutes
Long Beach · CA, USA
Morphing objects playing with lights over Los Angeles orange county.
Mission Viejo · CA, USA
It was scary and strange,dogs in the neighberhood kept barking.
Corona · CA, USA
Orange Glowing Lights In Night Sky.
Crestline · CA, USA
Several lights appear, multiply, then disappear in the span of one half hour.
Oceanside · CA, USA
Bright balls of light hovering in the sky over Oceanside, CA.
Murrieta · CA, USA
Gold lights over Riverside County.
Escondido · CA, USA
Orange/red pulsating sphere suddenly appeared in the sky and continued dimming and brightening before fading entirely. Never moved.
Aliso Viejo · CA, USA
Reappearing and disappearing orange lights.
Carlsbad · CA, USA
Two bright, orange, disc-like UFO's over the Carlsbad/Oceanside/San Marcos area.
San Marcos/Vista · CA, USA
One light would get brighter (bigger), while this happened the other got less bright (smaller). The lights were a yellow/gold.
Ventura · CA, USA
Vertical red lights over ocean.
Woodland Hills · CA, USA
White cigar shape at high altitude came to a stop and dissolved into thin air.
Menifee · CA, USA
Bright, "glowing-in-brilliance" shining silver/white UFO spotted near Menifee, CA.
Santa Ysabel · CA, USA
Loud rumbling sound in the sky.
San Francisco · CA, USA
Unusual object flashing sequencial red lights over Ocean Beach Area in San Francisco.
Rancho Cucamonga · CA, USA
4 lights appearing in and out of Rancho Cucamonga, CA.