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)
Laguna Hills · CA, USA
Something high above the planes in Orange County?
Long Beach · CA, USA
Sliver and Red Spheres Over Long Beach California
Quincy · CA, USA
6 objects in 50 minute duration: 4 lights and 2 dark objects
Irvine · CA, USA
Circular object seen in Irvine, CA
Claremont · CA, USA
this is not venus
Mission Viejo · CA, USA
2 stars dancing around each other and changing colors
Bakersfield · CA, USA
UFO sighting in Bakersfield
Indio · CA, USA
Observed 2 white clouds of identical shape in clear blue shy with object becoming visible beneath one cloud.
West Los Angeles · CA, USA
un-steady flight as if it was shaking almost moving left to right flying forward single slow flashing red light not like cesna or multi
Irvine · CA, USA
Lights in Irvine October 2007: Hoax
Irvine · CA, USA
Bright white circles of light on one side, red light on trailing edge of other side. Amazing flight patterns.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
cigar shaped object hovers next to Los Angeles Fwy, vanishes in plain daylight
Irvine/Newport Beach · CA, USA
Disk-Like object with lights west of John Wayne Airport
Redondo Beach · CA, USA
Ufo sigting in redondo beach on a sunday afternoon
Sacramento · CA, USA
Silver sphere in sky during news report about fire.
Van Nuys · CA, USA
2 Circular-shaped UFOs seen over the San Fernando Valley during daylight
Livermore · CA, USA
out of these world
Los Angeles · CA, USA
White 'dots' moving in formation and changing course at hard angles, LA, CA, Oct 2007.
Hwy 168 · Bristle Cone Pine Forrest, CA, USA
objects appear triangular and sperical
Danville · CA, USA
Hovbering object with red and white , very bright lights followed by 2 possible airplanes .
Point Mugu · CA, USA
Very fast craft flying level at low alltitude with bright white nose and orange and white sphereical aft at Point Mugu
Rock Creek Lake · CA, USA
Ball of Light flies around high Sierra narrow canyon for 40 minutes on severely windy dawn
Sacramento · CA, USA
a sigar-shaped ,all shimmering object moving slowly over the street at noon
Hayward · CA, USA
SF was dark, bright light split into two lights, both travel off in opposite directions, both disapear at different times.
Elk Grove · CA, USA
Chrome sphere(s) over farmland outside Sacramento California spotted from twin prop passenger aircraft