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)
Burbank · CA, USA
Saw a cigar, boomering , highly glowing flying object hoovering over Burbank Ca 9/16/13 .
San Diego · CA, USA
Around 11:18 pm I Saw a bright object hurdle down from sky. I Initially dismissed it as a shooting star, until bright blue, pink and i
Riverside · CA, USA
20-25 bright orange orbs in full moon night sky, formed a line and changed direction, then disappeared
Clearlake Oaks · CA, USA
Diamond shaped white light four time the brightness of Venus in WSW sky visible for 15 minutes.
Tulare · CA, USA
Two flashing lights, possibly pursued by a very silent and bright aircraft.
Sacramento · CA, USA
20 orange orbs hovering over Sacramento for at least 30 minutes.
Sacramento · CA, USA
Orange lights in the sky over Sacramento, CA.
Healdsburg · CA, USA
This was a startling experience for both of us!
Carmichael · CA, USA
Massive High Altitude Red/White Blinking Light 'V' Formation over Carmichael, CA.
Prunedale · CA, USA
Fireball with orange tail across monterey county california sky 9-23-13.
Marin/San Rafael · CA, USA
Disk/Saucer shaped object hovering near Marin County in California for a few seconds and vanished @ 1340hrs on 9/25/13.
Newport Beach · CA, USA
Hovering black triangle with different colored lights- dropped vertically within 3-5 seconds.
Turlock · CA, USA
Observed a "V" shaped UFO with 15 whitish-yellow lights traverse 105 degrees of sky in 10 seconds, on a heading of 150.
Alameda · CA, USA
Two red-lighted objects with red lights flowing down from them spotted over San Francisco Bay.
Chicago Park · CA, USA
Flashing white an red lights 5 of them
Turlock · CA, USA
09/26/13, 21:58hours, what first appeared to be a magnitude 2 meteorite made a climbing "U" turn - and then disappeared.
Lawndale · CA, USA
Lawndale, CA bright fireball-like object flashed across the sky going in a northwesterly direction, lasting approximately 10-30 second
Palm Springs · CA, USA
I was waiting outside my car for someone and I saw a flash come from above me. I thought it was a low flying airplane but when I looked
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Spotted two glowing white circular shapes flying over Los Angeles
Northridge · CA, USA
Fireball Flying Object (FFO); Look like fireballs but an actual craft (this is a new origin of new entities?)
Whittier · CA, USA
Large light and small light over Southeast L.A. County
Moreno Valley · CA, USA
At least 8 orangish red star like spots in the night sky. maybe 1/2 mile away helicopter height in the sky. my husband & i saw them hov
Sant Monica · CA, USA
A group of round bright orange lights moving silently and slowly across the sky in what appeared to be part of a larger craft.
San Clemente · CA, USA
Bright, white/orange light hovers over ocean
San Diego · CA, USA
Red light/fireball ascending over San Diego for 5 minutes.