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)
Point Arena · CA, USA
2 very different incidences a week apart, triangler (tonight), and very bright far away organish glow.(10/9/2013)
Fremont · CA, USA
Star-like shaped with a glowing red center,slow moving...at a helicopters height in the air.
Beale AFB · CA, USA
5 grey spheres directly over military aircraft taking off; daylight sighting.
Reseda · CA, USA
Green laser ball spontaneously appears at elevation of low-flying airplane, then almost zips away into black sky.
Sacramento · CA, USA
Orange orb drops flashing orbs over sky in Sacramento then disappears.
Sacramento · CA, USA
2 orb-like craft witnessed over Carmichael area of Sacramento.
Lakeside · CA, USA
Bright lights in early morning sky in eastern San Diego County.
San Jose · CA, USA
Object, large in nature, with a bright white light tail entering the atmosphere in California.
Vista · CA, USA
I saw unidentified lights in the night sky.
Antelope · CA, USA
On 10/18/13 at 19:00 we (adult and 2 teenagers) noticed a red/orange glowing cylinder object due west from our upstairs bedroom window.
Pinecrest/Sonora · CA, USA
Smaller blinking red object to my left of the bright white light with a round red ball like object following below.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Disk shape object with lights in the sky over LA
Palm Desert · CA, USA
2 flickering orange lights seen in sky that disappeared in 5 minutes.
Stockton · CA, USA
10/20/13 UFO sighting in Stockton. .?
Auburn · CA, USA
Lighted object flying fast and low overhead with no sound.
San Rafael · CA, USA
Strange horizontal formation of four to five lights with the remarkably bright gold colored orb the furthest to the right.
Kerman · CA, USA
Clear slow moving whatever.
Mercey Hot Springs/Firebaugh · CA, USA
More flashing white lights above Mercey Hot Springs
Cedarville · CA, USA
Bright glowing,spherical, balls of light that dart around the sky with silence an super speed an gracefulness.
Pasadena · CA, USA
Mass UFO sighting: Pasadena, CA: 4:35pm on December 24, 2013.
Cedarville · CA, USA
Small red light followed by orange orbs that appeared, multiplied, and disappeared.
Rosamond · CA, USA
Witnessed two red steady lights moving west to east in a straight line across night sky. Faster than a plane, but not as quick as a sho
Beverly Hills · CA, USA
Slow moving bright orange fireball appearing somewhat close. Direction unclear, then suddenly disappears.
Playa Del Rey · CA, USA
Huge unexplained flashing lights on the sky in Los Angeles near Playa Del Rey
Los Angeles · CA, USA
White rectangular rolling object that seemed to billow or create clouds as it flew by. Clouds did not dissipate.