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)
Corona · CA, USA
Solo green circular light
Temecula · CA, USA
Bright orange light, eclipsed after a minute.
California · CA, USA
On a flight very bright light shining in window, looked out the window there was a ufo hovering there to the back right side of the pla
Glendora · CA, USA
On August 25, 2020, between 20:14 and 20:45 hours, several people on the “neighborhood watch-Glendora, San Dimas La Verne” facebook gro
Riverside · CA, USA
The craft was in the air at first I thought it was a star and it started moving back-and-forth getting far and then staying still for a
San Rafael · CA, USA
On a bright moon lit night in California, three orange glowing objects were seen in the sky hovering, then ascending out of view.
Garden Grove · CA, USA
Box like object with lit up squares seen in Garden Grove, CA
Los Angeles · CA, USA
1:56am on the beach, UFO sighting, totally silent, circular light patterns, high energy force
Long Beach · CA, USA
Hazy white light hauling ass then disappeared
Mojave · CA, USA
Saw something we could not exsplain
Santa Ana · CA, USA
Strange UFO object sighted during a drive late at night
Petaluma · CA, USA
STAR LOOKING LIGHTS, PETALUMA CA LIBERTY RD, moving in ways unnatural.
Biggs · CA, USA
At about 9:15 PM ON the 4th of July 2020 seconds after meditating on contacting to see a UFO I watched a V shaped craft come into view
Bakersfield · CA, USA
red/orange, bell shaped object observed over Bakersfield Ca. on the 4th of July!
Catalina Island · CA, USA
We were sitting outside looking up at the sky when we saw a small blink of light. After the flash of light that looked like a small st
Weaverville · CA, USA
3 backpackers see very strange lights appear in the wilderness while hiking the Trinity Alps, followed by a missing time event.
Fresno · CA, USA
7 fireballs seen coming our way, Came over our heads, we could see bottom of crafts. No sound
Watsonville · CA, USA
Red lights transform in sky
RANCHO CORDOVA · CA, USA
Was lighting fireworks then we seen a light like an old car light and was forming shapes. It zoomed in closer paused then proceeded on
Los Altos · CA, USA
MADAR Node 52
Yucca Valley · CA, USA
Strange light over Yucca Valley Ca
California City · CA, USA
Round white disk in one spot for 15 minutes
Fullerton · CA, USA
I'm familiar with all the fakery and UFO sightings and Ive never seen a ET-UFO yet in all my years, but I am always open minded to the
Oakland · CA, USA
Possible UFO over SF Bay Area.
Colton · CA, USA
Co-worker and I saw a bunch of balloon like objects floating in the southern California sky. There was an bigger object in the center.