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)
La Palma · CA, USA
Green Object flying over LA Area
San Leandro · CA, USA
Saucer like object hoovering in circles with bright flashing lights moving across the sky
Mountain Ranch · CA, USA
Huge bright light swooped through trees, 2 smaller lights interacted with larger one, as sun came up it asended up and out.
Cedar Glen · CA, USA
object in the sky that could not be a start or other aircraft known to current populations
Escondido · CA, USA
It happened Sunday evening just after midnight. My roomate and myself were smoking a cigarette. He jumped up and exclaimed "what the **
Escondido · CA, USA
blue light sighting for the third time
San Jose · CA, USA
sun shines of fuselage of very large high altitude object, small stationary light visible afterwards
Mariposa · CA, USA
At 3:30 AM a bright round object moved in a straight line across the northern sky, west to east, not far above the horizon.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
A huge white bright circle half the size of the moon that moved in our direction for 15 seconds and disappeared.
Sacramento · CA, USA
Small point of light moving at high speed and high altitude in a northerly direction across the sky.
El Cajon · CA, USA
Four red lights travelling east out of San Diego south of El Cajon.
El Cajon · CA, USA
three red lights in triangle formation
La Mesa/El Cajon · CA, USA
4 Red Lights over La Mesa/El Cajon
El Cajon · CA, USA
Four red lights in sky over Dehesa Valley, near El Cajon, in San Diego
El Cajon · CA, USA
4 red lights during fireworks
El Cajon · CA, USA
3 red lights over East San Diego
El Cajon · CA, USA
four red lights in formation on july forth
El Cajon · CA, USA
Red light east of San Diego and west of Alpine looking south from Interstate 8
Westlake Village · CA, USA
Plane-like object/Vanished
Sacramento · CA, USA
The object was traveling fast one direction and then back the way it came from only this time faster.
Lemon Grove · CA, USA
Four red lights in formation on july forth
San Gabriel Valley/Los Angeles · CA, USA
Triangle shape object flew over 10 west freeway
Redding · CA, USA
Rotating discs with colored lights seen ongoing for 3 weeks in July 2009 over N California
Hesperia · CA, USA
extremely bright white light
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Unconventional Object Over Los Angeles, Ca.