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)
Canoga Park · CA, USA
Three lights in Thousand
Long Beach · CA, USA
Confirming sphere siting
Lake Forest · CA, USA
Multiple luminating lights seen over horizon from Lake Forest, CA
Berkeley · CA, USA
Two Bright star like UFOs follow eachother over Berkeley/Oakland CA and zoom off into space.
Sacramento · CA, USA
Twin, non-blinking lights, one following the other, seen over Sacramento before turning red and fading out.
Baldwin Park · CA, USA
Two Bright ligths over Baldwin Park California.
Lakewood · CA, USA
2 objects flying very high from the north to the south over southern ca.
San Diego · CA, USA
A flash(approx. 2nd mag when first sighted) every 8 sec that moved about 15 min arc in a n.easterly dirrection untill it was too dim.
Ventura · CA, USA
I saw a huge very black chevron shaped craft, with lights like steady stars, heading NNW out of Ventura CA towards Ojai.
San Bruno · CA, USA
Bright red light seen in the skies of San Bruno, CA maneuvering slowly towards the west.
Pebble Beach/Carmel · CA, USA
The craft flew for at least fifteen minutes, often separating into different lights, made whirring noises, and flew in erratic patterns
Venice · CA, USA
On Nov.26th 2009 at or about 15:00hrs 8 of use saw an object that changed shape every few seconds and was moving from South East to Sou
Weaverville · CA, USA
Bright pulsating stationary light, changing positions quickly.
Modesto · CA, USA
diamonds above modesto
San Diego · CA, USA
Lights (red, blue, green, white) that changed color and direction without any noticable pattern, object moved left and right.
Modesto · CA, USA
((HOAX??)) The object's shape was not seen exactly, but it had lights on either end of the spacecraft.
Redding · CA, USA
objects in night sky not what appears..stars glowing brilliant colors and disappearing, planes silent changing form than disapearing
Modesto · CA, USA
2 blue cylinders and 1 white light over Modesto
Visalia · CA, USA
cigar object/ kind of pill capsule shaped , with two steaks of light near the front, flew down way to fast and too much at an angle!!!
Mill Valley · CA, USA
Possbile UFO Sighting In Marin County California
Los Angeles · CA, USA
It looked as if there were two moons in the sky.
Simi Valley · CA, USA
roun red light and in center cigar shaped white
Escondido · CA, USA
Triangular Shaped Object with Flashing Lights Flying over Escondido Friday Night Oct9 2009.
Anaheim · CA, USA
UFO over Disneyland.
Cupertino · CA, USA
Bright red light object made random moves horizontally and floated for a while and then went up vertically.