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)
Hollywood · CA, USA
I was at the hollywood bowl attending the glen cambell final tour when i looked up into the sky when i observed 3 lites in triangel for
Fremont · CA, USA
Two sightings in two days both different types.
Cathedral City · CA, USA
We saw bright lights in the night sky that shined right at us and our quick exit felt like it saved us. 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Fresno · CA, USA
Object being chased by 2 fighter jets
Los Banos · CA, USA
Triangular UFO sighted near Los Banos on Hwy 5 in CA on 6/27/12 at 2:15AM
Monterey · CA, USA
two lights with a glow around them twenty feet in front of a car
San Leandro · CA, USA
Two flat disk shaped long objects hovering in sky
Costa Mesa · CA, USA
4 Red UFO's drift over John Wayne Aiport
Rocklin · CA, USA
Flashing Red Llight Over Rocklin, Ca
Sherman Oaks · CA, USA
Something Metalic over Sherman Oaks California
Redding · CA, USA
Hovering/slow moving shiny object.
Thousand Oaks · CA, USA
Saucer with rotating lights on bottom flying over 101 Hwy Newbury Park, California.
PIco Rivera · CA, USA
Yellow orange fireball traveling southeast seen by one witness in Los Angeles area.
Eureka · CA, USA
Driving at night near the Northern California Coast - six orange orbs in the sky
Eureka · CA, USA
Gigantic Red Ball of light at a very high altitude that vanished.
Lakeside · CA, USA
Glowing orange orb that pulsated like fire and flew silently overhead.
Porterville · CA, USA
Gray Aliens in front of my Home.and they are real.
South San Francisco · CA, USA
A big bright white light streaks across the sky over US 101 for 2 seconds and disappears.
Berkeley · CA, USA
Low-altitude red-orange orb slows down, then recedes to the size of a star and disappears.
Torrance · CA, USA
Black, silent, triangular, opaque object moving slow over los angeles
Rancho Bernardo · CA, USA
Don't know what it is
Granada Hills · CA, USA
L.A. WESTERN SKY 3 OVAL NEON OBJECT
Venice Beach · CA, USA
5 orange orbs over Venice Beach
Marina Del Rey · CA, USA
Five fiery orbs slowly assend into the sky's of Marina Del Rey
Torrance · CA, USA
A giant bird flying across Torrance.