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)
El Dorado Hills · CA, USA
Object moved at a rapid speed in several directions disappereared/reappeared.
Berkeley · CA, USA
Two diamond UFOs over Oakland/Berkeley
Ventura · CA, USA
Five winged objects in formation flying silently and at extremely high speed.
Clovis · CA, USA
Two self- synchronously blinking red lights in night sky
Alameda · CA, USA
Small orange ball of fire floating upwards in Alameda, Ca.
Pacheco Pass · CA, USA
05-11-2r012 pacheco pass object on military vector.
Los Banos · CA, USA
Bright star like object, no sound, same object that has been appearing for the last month off and on.
Los Banos · CA, USA
Object appeared sw below and to the left of the moon. Object appeared first very bright then slowly fade to a dull shine . The object s
Pacheco Pass/Hwy 152 · CA, USA
5/11/12 19:30 Hovering over Pacheco Pass Hwy 152 Flying object-Shiney-8-10 CARS PULLED OFF LOOKING TO SKY
San Jose · CA, USA
Two oblong flying objects changing shapes, flying from West to East over Santa Cruz mountains. Spotted them with bare eyes, then follow
Cerritos · CA, USA
I was driving north on Studebaker Road in the City of Cerritos, California. I approached the intersection of 183rd and Studebaker Road
Tustin · CA, USA
5 bright lights in a strange formation.
San Diego · CA, USA
7 or 8 sphers amber color
San Jose · CA, USA
Either a ground or sea vessel based launch of missiles viewed from a substantial distance.
Redding · CA, USA
Orange obect in sky
Glendale · CA, USA
Two of the red fireballs chasing police helicopter also have a photo
Hemet · CA, USA
I'm not really sure what it was but while driving down stetson road next to Ryan Airport at around 3:15 a.m., I saw what looked like a
Glendale · CA, USA
Three fireballs chased after police helicopter
Hawthorne · CA, USA
Black, round to slightly oval unlit object (except for the little blink my daughter saw), fast moving in one direction
Ventura · CA, USA
I opened the front door to look at the stars. The few stars I could see did not look bright tonight. A distortion pattern of the sky
Davis · CA, USA
A fuzzy orange ball of light first seen as star approaches quickly before making turn and climing out of sight.
Lake Elsinore · CA, USA
Extremely bright sphere over Canyon Lake, Canyon Hills area
Newport Beach · CA, USA
3 UFO's over Orange County, CA
Alameda · CA, USA
Craft resembling a plane disappears in broad daylight.
Moffett Field · CA, USA
Eclipse oval ufo seen over Moffett field,ca