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)
Pleasanton · CA, USA
Yellowish oval like object descend from sky and land.
Lodi · CA, USA
Heard an aircraft heading northbound, but, noticed it was moving slow and low over the houses and did not sound like a helicopter or an
Corona · CA, USA
Flock of "birds with headlights" glide over valley in Southern California.
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
My son was walking our dog when he came in yelling at us to come out. There were two bright orange to red lights heading south in the s
San Diego · CA, USA
White round light, high in northwest sky. Brighter than Jupiter. Slowly shrank to the size of satellite, then moved to the northwest.
Morgan Hill · CA, USA
1/6/14, 22:00, Morgan Hill, CA, sky lit up in a huge brilliant green light from the ground up, behind possibly several miles of hills.
San Rafael · CA, USA
8 bright, star-like objects in formation in the night sky.
San Rafael · CA, USA
No idea what the bright blinking lights were!?
San Francisco · CA, USA
Bright orange ball over San Francisco changed shape and repeated.
San Rafael · CA, USA
Seven high altitude flashing lights over San Rafael.
Alta Loma · CA, USA
3 Bright Orange Lights forming triangle.
Encinitas · CA, USA
3 Lights over Encinitas.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Hovering object that changed colors from green red and white..
Dumont Dune National Park · CA, USA
Glowing sphere with creatures face below it, and blue six sided object in sky on California 127 at Dumont dune national park, 1/9/14 am
San Pedro · CA, USA
Approximately at 4:50 pm, siting on my porch I observed a military fighter jet headed north west. Fixated on the speeding jet, I notice
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Blue/White orb w/ spot light dances in the sky near street intersection Beach Blvd and Atlanta Ave..
Placentia · CA, USA
EXTRATERRESTRIAL MULTICOLOR SPACECRAFT OVER GOLF COURSE
Placentia · CA, USA
Multicolored craft over golf course.
Mercey Hot Springs/Firebaugh · CA, USA
Another bright white flash above Mercey Hot Springs!
Newport Beach · CA, USA
Hovering Red Orbs over the Newport Beach, CA peninsula.
Napa · CA, USA
Bright orange circular object seen flying SE to NW for minutes before suddenly disappearing.
Palmdale · CA, USA
Fireball falling at slow speed then flew upwards at high rate of speed without turning around made no noise as it sped upwards.
Sun Valley · CA, USA
4 round orange lights over 170 fwy north bound in San Fernando Valley, CA.
Palo Alto · CA, USA
Boomerang Type Craft with Lights in Formation Seen Flying over Palo Alto, Ca on Saturday Night.
Carson · CA, USA
Silver hovering sphrere over Carson, CA.