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)
Cathedral City · CA, USA
Bright multi-colored flashing UFO seen above the mountains of Palm Springs, California in August, 2013.
San Francisco · CA, USA
Silent, bright blue, reflective orb headed straight to Ocean Beach in SF, CA
Hesperia · CA, USA
3 red/orangy dot craft spotted over the city of Hesperia california
Sacramento · CA, USA
Orange/amber sphere sacramento
Panoche (near; on I-5) · CA, USA
I-5 in California, two conical craft in flight formation, one steady white and one blinking white
San Diego · CA, USA
From my perspective it looked like a long line with 4 red lights on top and 4 white lights on the bottom.
Cayucos · CA, USA
Four Fireballs in Cayucos Sky
Fresno · CA, USA
I was asleep while my step dad proceeded to go outside to have a cigarette around 11:00 pm. When out of no where he started to wake me
Monrovia · CA, USA
Color changing light quickly bobbing vertically and hovering over Monrovia CA
San Jose · CA, USA
Orange red fireball seen 4 times above San Jose, Ca. 8/3/13
Clovis · CA, USA
Bright light that weaves from left to right and was a fast mover.
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
Extremely white bright light object , high altitude with no sound. No blinking indicator lights or other colored lights.
Turlock · CA, USA
Orbs of light across the sky
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Reflective orbs flying back and forth and making formations in southern sky seen from Los Angeles, CA.
Lawndale · CA, USA
I saw an airborne egg shaped object that was completely silent and pulsing a dim red light.
Rancho Cucamonga · CA, USA
Rectangle shaped UFO with red, green and white lights in Rancho Cucamonga
Lassen National Forest · CA, USA
Chased in our car by many lights.
Desert Center · CA, USA
2 air crafts moving from north to south not too fast I couldn't tell what shape they were but they were definitely on identifiable I wo
Redondo Beach · CA, USA
3 Lights along Los Angeles Coastline
Tustin · CA, USA
20 disk/saucers seen and split in Tustin,CA
San Diego · CA, USA
15 flying objects over San Diego.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
It shot through the sky twice, it stayed still for a while and then disapeared.
Merced · CA, USA
Circular, shiny, reflective object clearly observed in sky on August 9, 2013 at 11:00 am by several witnesses
Merced · CA, USA
Two bright dots, moving west to east, viewed in a telescope
Sacramento · CA, USA
Silver round shaped object with a smokey haze around it