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)
San Francisco · CA, USA
Orange/red pulsing orb seen in overcast SF sky, flying low northbound
West Los Angeles · CA, USA
UFO Sighting in West LA at 1:45 AM, Sunday July, 15, 2012
King's Canyon Park · CA, USA
Mid July 2012 Sunny day On Kings Canyon Rd Kings Canyon Park, CA **Very bright flying object, immobilized, up high in the sky.We st
Aguanga · CA, USA
I saw a bright light where none should have been and watched it disappear.
Stockton · CA, USA
Bright light with large light aura. NE of my location. might have a trail.
Whittier · CA, USA
The objects were triangular in shape and moved in a trianglular formation.
Fontana · CA, USA
Small metalic teardrop shape object that made a parallel front-back movement.
Auburn · CA, USA
Unusual lights over Auburn, Ca.
West Los Angeles · CA, USA
Green, flashing light moving quickly past my window.
Diamond Bar · CA, USA
My girlfriend and I saw a two story pyramid with bright lights rolling up hill on Grand Ave in Diamond Bar California
Orleans · CA, USA
Multiple wittness of multiple bright fuselage objects close and moving slow and low.
Plumas National Forest · CA, USA
UFO? Plumas National Forest.
Glendale · CA, USA
Rod/Stick Shaped UFO over Los Angeles
Long Beach · CA, USA
2 white star-like objects moving in tandem, synchronized turn, no plane lights
Vacaville · CA, USA
Big orange lights in SSE sky seen towards the air force base, at least 6, definately not airplanes.
Vacaville · CA, USA
13 silent orange lights observed for 19 minutes crossing the sky from west to east on an upward trajectory
Torrance · CA, USA
Reddish orange orb over Torrance, CA
Quincy · CA, USA
A strange flash seen in sky showing evidence of ufo
Lakeside · CA, USA
UFO travelled much faster covering greater distance across sky than conventional crafts in area.
Chico · CA, USA
Craft emitting strong white beam hovers over my road, then checks out the adjacent hills.
Oxnard · CA, USA
At aprx 10:30pm I was sitting in my patio looking at the night sky facing east it was clear out and I notice that what I thought was tw
Playa Del Rey · CA, USA
Small fireball object traveling from west to east, approx 6,000-10,000 foot elevation.Object made no noise, had no navigation light
San Diego · CA, USA
((HOAX??)) These 2 objects fly together, near by mission beach! They flying around.
Arcata · CA, USA
Red light surrounded by green neon lights hover a min or two in formation and dart quickly down
San Diego · CA, USA
Cylinder shaped moving slowly and no sound above Miramar base where it sudden disappeared!