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)
Hollister · CA, USA
Four multi colored orbs/lights over Hollister CA on 11/27/2013.
Azusa · CA, USA
Small yellow circular craft, very still, then disappeared very quickly.
Gilroy · CA, USA
Seven lights in sky over North Gilroy.
Tustin · CA, USA
White pulsating lights over Tustin.
Carmichael · CA, USA
The craft was very close: fast; glowing fire red and it could cloack.
Oakley · CA, USA
Four red-orange balls of light seen over Oakley, CA.
Oakley · CA, USA
7 fireball like objects.
Bakersfield · CA, USA
There was a metal looking star hovering several miles s/w of Bakersfield, Ca. my friend, girlfriend, and i were driving to the park an
Cobb Mountain · CA, USA
Bright round orange/red fireball.
San Francisco · CA, USA
Whitish/metallic sphere high in the sky over San Francisco CA.
La Habra · CA, USA
Circled shape object vanishes near La Habra, CA.
Fresno · CA, USA
A large Oval glowing white light Hovering over Grapevines in Fowler,Ca.
Diamond Springs · CA, USA
Orange balls are everywhere.
Fowler · CA, USA
Hovered solid black square/rectangle shaped object had no sound and no lights.
Encinitas · CA, USA
Glowing/pulsating orange light, moving quickly & erratically in San Diego, CA.
Aptos · CA, USA
Disc shaped object with multi-colored light array on bottom observed in Santa Cruz County, CA.
Torrance · CA, USA
I was driving in Carson Street, Torrance, California around 5PM, sky was bright and clear. I noticed up ahead a bright two spheres fly
Los Angeles · CA, USA
2nd time witnessing two unidentified flying objects in Los Angeles
Old Station · CA, USA
Triangle shaped low flying quiet slow with lights with red center lights.
Redondo Beach · CA, USA
Possible UFO over Redondo Beach trench?
Winterhaven · CA, USA
Saw up to 5 orbs in the sky at about 1900 hours. Went on for a while. 3 in the formation of a triangle and one quite a distance from th
Orangevale (Sacramento) · CA, USA
swarm of 8 orange orbs stop and dispers in many directions...
Orangevale · CA, USA
8 Orange Fireballs In sky
Orangevale · CA, USA
Grouping of orange lights that moved in sync close over the house.
Oakland · CA, USA
Intense, stationary bright light in SF Bay Area sky.