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)
Chula Vista · CA, USA
I saw a blinking object in the sky which quickly appeared and disappeared.
Upland · CA, USA
Possible UFO Sighting
Upland · CA, USA
The report describes a possible UFO siting by me and my wife. These were not airplanes or jets.
Lancaster · CA, USA
Red colored craft, shaped like a bat.
Camarillo · CA, USA
Spinning lights on cigar shaped object.
Shasta · CA, USA
Flying above the tree tops.
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Without a dought, we saw 3 craft/lights in the sky over huntinton beach, california.they changed our lives
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Very bright object going from South to North at a very high rate of speed.
Universal City · CA, USA
7.31.12. Universal Studios, CA Back Lot Tour UFO Photo
Livermore · CA, USA
Eight pale red or pink circular objects flying in and arrow-like formation.
Livermore · CA, USA
I witness and videotaped about 8 fireballs traveling north across Livermore Ca.
Livermore · CA, USA
On 7/31/2012 at 10:05 p.m. in Springtown of Livermore, CA my daughter and I witnessed in the sky several large, red glowing objects mov
Sunnyvale · CA, USA
Two fireballs flying low across night sky.
Oak Park · CA, USA
Looked at the clear nights sky and observed something that 1st looked like a big bright white star,but after viewing the video it wasnt
Elk Grove · CA, USA
Orange ball of light seemed to be floating with green flashing lights
Alameda · CA, USA
Triangular craft moves like leaf and later 3 multicolor fading lights form PERFECT triangle and turn counterclockwise
Sacramento · CA, USA
I could her no soud or see them move but they were there and changed positions in formaion .
Sacramento · CA, USA
I could not hear sound or see them move but I saw the formations by the Lunar Moon.
Sherman Oaks · CA, USA
I saw a ufo flying about 15 floors off the ground , might have been lower - seemed impossible for a plane to fly that low in such a di
San Jose · CA, USA
I observed an obj. in the sky aprox.4am, black oyster shell shaped .it woke me up .
Murrieta · CA, USA
Saw a silver cigar shaped object flying virtically in Murrieta Ca skies this morning.
Janesville · CA, USA
One matalic disk huvering in the sky over the mountin for a few Min. then speeding north at a very high rate of speed into the clouds.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
9 UFO lights in my back yard. MUST SEE.
Ventura · CA, USA
Ufo V Shape. Formations shifting lights
Los Angeles · CA, USA
"Rings of Fire"