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)
Oceanside · CA, USA
This object had a bright orange light that was steady and not moving
Fairfield · CA, USA
4 red lights-seen 2 at a time.
Pico Rivera · CA, USA
Glowing ball of fire...
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
Three bright orange triangular lights seen by elementary school teacher on Christmas Eve-Not Santa's sleigh.
Santa Clarita · CA, USA
A yellow/orange fireball/orb like object hovering then dissapearing about 20 stories high of the ground in Santa Clarita, California.
Oceano · CA, USA
Huge rectangle crossed the sky.
San Francisco · CA, USA
Strange triangular moving lights over San Francisco.
San Diego · CA, USA
Sparkling comet or fireball that split in mid air.
Northridge · CA, USA
White teardrop object with lights going on then off with helicopter very close by
Ocatilio Wells · CA, USA
We saw 5 orange orbs, all in a line; they blinked out one by one I have pictures but not great ones.
Orcutt · CA, USA
A red & yellow fire ball dancing from here and there directly over head. And tben zipped off east over the mountains.
Irvine · CA, USA
White object moving from left to right and took off quickly.
Calimesa · CA, USA
Red orbs over my local mountains
Marina · CA, USA
Seem to be flashing multiple colors, hovering and moving in an odd manner. There was no noise coming from that direction and seem to be
San Jose · CA, USA
Witnessed 2 orange lights in the sky.
San Francisco · CA, USA
Five lights over San Francisco fade away high over head NYE.
Roseville · CA, USA
Orange-amber light hovering over Roseville, California.
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
Just now my son and his friends came running in yelling that there are two red ufos out front.I ran out to the back yard because it was
Apple Valley · CA, USA
2 Red and 2 yellow teardrops seen "playing" over Apple Valley, CA.
San Diego (South Park) · CA, USA
4 Amber Colored Lights Seen From San Diego (South Park) California on New Year's Eve December 31, 2012
Berkeley · CA, USA
Blazing red UFO spotted in the Northern California sky Dec 31, 2012.
Azusa · CA, USA
Azusa lights.
Modesto · CA, USA
Orange red flickering object moved steadily overhead in central California.
Hollywood · CA, USA
6 Beautiful red orb geometric formation fleet hovering over the Hollywood hills. Los Angeles, CA.
West Sacramento · CA, USA
30-35 Orange bright lights fly silently in line across Sacramento sky and disappear in same place - New Years Eve