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)
Atwater · CA, USA
UFO changed colors/shape over Atwater, California
Sacramento · CA, USA
Circular object scene off I-5 in Sacramento's night sky.
Ventura · CA, USA
a huge circular greenish/blue colored flys through the evening sky in Ventura
Riverside · CA, USA
2 Large Flashes of Light Seen in Riverside,CA 10:15pm 8/28/011
Chula Vista · CA, USA
Object Hovering Followed Bicyclist
Lancaster · CA, USA
Multi colored round disk object hovers down toward ground then straight back up FAST
Adelanto · CA, USA
Bright light moving fast but not a shooting star
Long Beach · CA, USA
UFO sighting in Long Beach, one drops from the sky, the other remained
Sun Valley · CA, USA
2 large triangular silent craft with 3 extra large lights witnessed by 2 men
Castro Valley · CA, USA
Moving from the west in a south or south east direction - small single white object dimmed and disappeared
Woodland · CA, USA
What i seen with my own eyes.
Seaside · CA, USA
Two flying triangle shape objects
Temecula · CA, USA
Fireball that hovered for about an hour and changed shape
Ramona · CA, USA
Solid bright light headed east over Southern CA night sky
Burbank · CA, USA
event date 7/03/2011 @ 16:00 hrs duration approx:5 min city of burbank,ca 91505 los angles county 1 witness that i know of but there
Fresno · CA, USA
My boyfriend and I see these same ones a lot. He came in, telling me to come and look. It was a bright light to the east, a little sou
Chino · CA, USA
UFO over chino California caught on film...
Ocean Beach · CA, USA
3-4 lights in the sky before fireworks
Morgan Hill · CA, USA
I captured a strange thing in one of my 4th of July fireworks photographs.
Escondido/Valley Center · CA, USA
Red circular craft, vertical ability
Redond Beach · CA, USA
Fleet of 11 color-flashing craft making formations in the night sky
West Hills · CA, USA
My home is located 20 miles north east of los Angeles I walked out of my house on 4th of July to see if I was able to see any firewor
El Cajon · CA, USA
Small red light in the sky, did not waver.
Ferndale · CA, USA
Red streak in photo 4th of july.
Hawthorne · CA, USA
Orange fireball over South Bay/L.A. county