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)
Mission Viejo · CA, USA
Helicopter seen following an elongated teardrop UFO
Panocha Hills · CA, USA
The object came up from the west moving slowly towards us. Then it appeared to have seen us it suddenly changed direction then went str
Los Altos · CA, USA
MADAR Node 52
Redondo Beach · CA, USA
Erratic Lights around Sirius, Rigel, and Gemini.
Lathrop · CA, USA
I witnessed a hovering saucer craft with lights circling, not making a sound, flying over my city.
Oakley · CA, USA
A very fast and bright light was moving rapidly across the sky so I thought it was a shooting star.. then I noticed the light get brigh
Lebec · CA, USA
UFO over Lebec California
San Diego · CA, USA
Saw two disk shaped or circular objects with green lights on the outer edge in San Diego 11/17/20 on highway 163
Fremont · CA, USA
Strange small bright white orbs and other small slightly faded colored oblong shaped objects seen in the evening sky
Mojave · CA, USA
The following observation occurred in rural Kern County California just East of Sierra Highway and North of Backus Road on November 1
Roseville · CA, USA
Very swiftly moving silent formation of seven chevron objects moving in north northwest direction.
Anaheim · CA, USA
I am a security guard on duty overnight and tonight I was on duty sitting in my patrol car with my seat slightly reclined and my phone
Rancho Palos Verdes · CA, USA
I have a video but don't know where to attach it.
Eastvale · CA, USA
Black Orb
Palmdale · CA, USA
A bunch of white lights in a straight line tilted on a 20 or 30 degree angle
Palm Desert · CA, USA
I was visiting family in california. arrived late on 11/24th. I was awakend to let my dog outside at 5am to potty. I was looking up at
San Bernardino · CA, USA
went out this morning to start the truck and i see a long glowing light in the sky with four lights within. i ran back inside to get my
Corona · CA, USA
10 lights in perfect line formation flying silently at an unbelievable speed.
Southgate · CA, USA
Witnessed a giant ship floating over southgate LA. It looked as if a piece of the sky was moving all at once with a bunch of small roun
Los Banos · CA, USA
Moving V shaped “star” formation
San Diego · CA, USA
I have been followed by lights for a while now, all throughout the US, even when I was in Hawaii and Puerto Rico. I do not always see t
Borrego Springs · CA, USA
Long string of lights moving across the early morning sky above a mountain ridge
Phoenix · CA, USA
Nine lights moving eastbound (before dimming) across Phoenix sky.
Stockton · CA, USA
Driving down the road with my wife and I spotted a silver sphere ahead of us. I pulled out my phone and recorded some footage before It
Menifee · CA, USA
I was taking a walk on November 28th in the early afternoon and noticed a cigar shaped object in the sky hovering/floating vertically i