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)
Murrieta · CA, USA
A light ball was seen shooting away from the local military base.
Fontana · CA, USA
Diamond Shaped Objects in Broad Daylight
Ventura · CA, USA
While sitting in sn orchard about 9:20 pm I saw a bright flash of white light ascending and quickly disappearing like a laser of white
Chula Vista · CA, USA
Three white diamond shaped objects floating slowly high up in the sky over the 805 freeway.
Los Angeles/Burbank/Palmdale · CA, USA
Seven to Eight Mysterious High Altitude Objects Moving in Formation Overhead in Southern California.
San Jose · CA, USA
Observed 2 spherical unknown airborne objects moving in sync.
Fairfield · CA, USA
CIRCLE OF 8 RED LIGHTS APPEARED IN WESTERN SKY TONIGHT, AND THEN FADED AWAY, WITH NO NOISE..
Long Beach · CA, USA
06/14/14 Strange light, amazing speed, changed locations
Riverside · CA, USA
On the evening of June 14th 2014, at approximately 23:00, I witnessed a slow moving light. It was traveling South to North, at what see
La Puente · CA, USA
Round silver object in sky caught by my surveillance camera.
Newport Beach · CA, USA
Orangish-Red UFO; disappears.
Shasta Lake · CA, USA
Multiple nights we have seen a circle shaped object fly from west to east in the northern sky, it is always after 22:00.
Big Pine · CA, USA
Bright white light seen over White Mountains
Ukiah · CA, USA
Location of viewing southern Ukiah Valley, vineyards east of airport, south of ((deleted) Brewing Company. About midnight. Bright point
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Huge bright green explosion in the sky. It almost looked like a bomb going off and igniting the sky around the area for second.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Sound of alot of bees flyin all we can see was lights red and green it was flying low.
Madera · CA, USA
There was a silver oval object that moved in a rectangular motion high above the flight pattern ofaa airliner, then it shot to another
Laguna Niguel · CA, USA
Four unmoving orange spheres sighted over Orange County, CA.
Temecula · CA, USA
Stationary hovering ultra bright lights that appeared and were observed for 25 minutes then disappeared
Mission Viejo · CA, USA
Two orange lights seen in southern California.
Chino · CA, USA
Huge bright orange light near the hills by the 91frwy between the 71 frwy and 15 frwy. First it was 1 light then another appeared next
Lake Forest · CA, USA
Two glowing orange crafts bright and low saying hi to south orange county.
Dana Point · CA, USA
Around 11:50 my friend send me a snapchat of some weird light . I checked outside and I seen this bright yellow light , the yellow or
Oceanside · CA, USA
Last night I was getting ready for bed,locking all the doors and windows. When I looked out of the sliding glass door a saw a orange ba
Orange Co/Riverside Co/San Diego Co · CA, USA
UFO's over Southern California.