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)
Riverside · CA, USA
I saw 2 orange glowing circles/orbs. They were above the trees and in front of the mountain. I was facing south. I captured one of the
Merced · CA, USA
They looked like a group of stars moving.
Waterford · CA, USA
I was in the hottub with my mom looking at the stars when we saw the lights in the triangle shape glide across the sky then hover up.
Littlerock · CA, USA
MADAR Node 56
Mad River · CA, USA
There was a huge blinding light and a loud sound. About 5 little aliens were observed through infrared binoculars hopping off the craf
Greenbrae · CA, USA
Star light UFO blinking on and off very rapidly for about a minute seen from Greenbrae CA USA
Anza Borrego · CA, USA
2 White Orbs Chasing Aircraft Over Anza Borrego Desert
Myers Flat · CA, USA
Went outside to answer a call from my mother, looked up and saw a white orb shaped craft, about the size of the moon moving in a zip za
Mojave · CA, USA
On August 4th 2020, at 3:30 AM I was again looking North when I saw a red and white light travelling from the East to the West around
Half Moon Bay · CA, USA
UFO hovers over a house and shoots out to the sky in epic show
San Rafael · CA, USA
Pinpoint of light travels in even horizontal line
Davis · CA, USA
Seven moving stars spotted on a clear night sky.
Yuba city · CA, USA
When not to walk the dog I looked up in the sky I saw will look to be a star moving in the direction from north to south I thought it w
Santa Monica · CA, USA
Tic-Tac Shaped matte object quickly moves across the sky headed towards ocean.
San Francisco · CA, USA
Bright purple pulsing pinpoint of light moving erratically over an area north northeast of San Francisco.
San Francisco · CA, USA
22:00 Looked up at clear sky and saw what at first I thought was a satellite, my partner came and looked and said it was moving too fas
Los Angeles · CA, USA
rectangle shaped object with white lights around every side - It was high up in the sky, stationery & then moving slowly.
Dixon · CA, USA
This is 2nd sighting of same craft traveling the same path in 1 week. It moved over us like an airplane but the lights were flashing ou
Sacramento · CA, USA
I went out in my driveway to talk to my aunt and was standing on the side of my house in the dark (no porch lights on). It was approxim
Littlerock · CA, USA
MADAR Node 56
Van Nuys · CA, USA
Blue object flying
Spring Valley · CA, USA
Yellowish oval shaped object moving from the southeast to the northwest. Floated over la mesa, intersection 8 and 54 and el cajon area.
Walnut Creek · CA, USA
Large blue dome structure appearing during lightning storm and then disappearing in the next stroke.
Acton · CA, USA
Bluish/greenish light flashing on a white object traveling faster than any figher jet with no sound.
Poway · CA, USA
Pulsating orange light.