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)
West Hollywood · CA, USA
5 lit spheres heading east over Beverly Hills-West Hollywood CA
San Juan Capistrano · CA, USA
Blinking red Blue/green and White lights low in the horiz. far away and due W from san juan capistrano; moves; 3 wks. ((Star??))
Sherman Oaks · CA, USA
Two Diamond Like UFO's seen from Sherman Oaks, CA
Escondido · CA, USA
White star like object, eastern sky zig,zag,ing. ultra high speed/western sky same/jets from mira mar air base in presute
Atascadero · CA, USA
A crew of cylinder ufos, it was great
El Centro · CA, USA
N CALIF LOOK UP NOW, MOVING QUICK, TUES APR 18, 2012 8:34 PM
Corona · CA, USA
Large fiery round object shooting across the sky above Corona.
El Centro · CA, USA
:25 PM + 8:50 PM + 9:15 PM Wed Apr 18, 2012 With bonoculars, saw 3rd sight = FLEET OF UFO
Bermuda Dunes · CA, USA
Dark disc-shaped object moving across night sky with great(supersonic+) speed, no visible lights, no sound, VERY FAST.
Sacramento · CA, USA
Three white dots each in a triangle formation and then faded away.
Lake Elsinore · CA, USA
Large, dark, triangular winged object with numerous small dim lights, silently floated by us.
Indio · CA, USA
A unidentified triangular object with three white lights in each corner, flying West to East in a fast pace.
Hemet · CA, USA
Multiple spheres in the sky that are unexplainable
Reedly/Sander · (near); SANGER, CA, USA
Several RED lights in the sky seen over Fresno and Tulare counties
Santa Cruz · CA, USA
Shimmering oval shaped UFO seen over Highway 17 in Santa Cruz!
Shaver Lake · CA, USA
Bright light in the sky over Shaver Lake CA
San Diego · CA, USA
40 bright objects, yellow/red lights, rose one at a time from the horizon over La Jolla, California.
Marysville · CA, USA
Orbital Light moving in unusual pattern
Stockton(west of) · CA, USA
At 10:03 pm saw a Flashing red, blue, white light. Hovers in same spot for around 35-40 minutes. Flickering three different colors. Hea
Upland · CA, USA
Sitting in bus waiting for departure,I looked up north more straight up than anything.I was looking at the cloud formations..Cloudy wit
Simi Valley · CA, USA
Descending light South of 118 freeway
San Jose · CA, USA
Yellow orange ball light 20 seconds then gone 10pm pac time no sound traveling plane speed height in sky.
Riverside · CA, USA
Silent Triangle UFO over riverside county CA. 5 circle shaped lights along the bottom of each 'wing' leading to a point
Rancho Cucamonga · CA, USA
It was very crazy and know it was a U.F.O
Fresno · CA, USA
Red triangle with four green circles seen by one person above Fresno, California.