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)
Patterson · CA, USA
Thought I seen 2 jets ready to cross over each other turned out to be only 1 jet and a UFO that at one point looked like a jet.
Berkeley · CA, USA
Three dim lights in a triangle, and two others, all moving across the sky.
Nevada city · CA, USA
30 UFO's in a uniform line over the Nor-Cal pre-dawn sky, 02/08/2020
Ukiah · CA, USA
Lights in the early moring sky!
Yucca Valley · CA, USA
Three lights arranged themselves into a triangle up on the sky and one by one they flashed a light; flash, flash, flash.
Sacramento · CA, USA
Triangle blinking lights.
Roseville · CA, USA
Up to 15 white lights seen flying in a single file like formation over Roseville, Ca. at 5:30 a,m. on 2/09/20 going from north to south
McKinleyville · CA, USA
20 or thirty lights appearing out of nowhere , evenly space headed east southeast.
Montara · CA, USA
Glowing UFO’s over the ocean
Temecula · CA, USA
8 lights in a straight line, evenly spaced traveling SW to NE. (("Starlink" satellites??))
Ventura · CA, USA
Saw lights quickly go into cloud, about 3 single file, then behind them several started coming in one by one quickly...we waited for th
El Dorado Hills · CA, USA
I was taking a picture of a Mt. Diablo, during sunset on an extremely clear day, while visiting our friends.
Calaveras County · CA, USA
Large, round, bright white light rapidly ascended and disappeared in seconds, without decreasing size, into clear night sky.
Clearlake · CA, USA
Multiple crafts seen over Clearlake, seen descending to Mt. Konocti
San Francisco · CA, USA
Weird bright and big orb that had large spikes and was larger than a star and higher up than any plane
San Diego · CA, USA
Straight projection upward at a very high rate of speed leaving a white snail trail behind.
CA · USA
15 or so flying in a pattern. Then in a strait line. Appearing and moving at a high speed. Then disappearing out of nowhere. One shooti
Carlsbad · CA, USA
Un-lit, silent V shaped object seen and illuminated from the ground
San Francisco · CA, USA
Something extremely bright flew by my bedroom window with a high pitched sound woooooo. Half of my room was lit with a flash of light.
Alamo · CA, USA
Noticed a light hovering too bright too low to be a star , filmed object for app.5 mins zoomed in appeared to be a spinning bluish ligh
North Hollywood · CA, USA
Glinting formation, multiple objects.
Grand Terrace · CA, USA
Bright blue orb hovering and shooting out of sight.
Redlands · CA, USA
Large glowing green, comet shaped object, flying North over Redlands and then “winks” out of existence before reaching the horizon.
Cardiff By The Sea · CA, USA
Scripps San Diego UFO Pair of Oscillating Discs With Spokes
Moreno Valley · CA, USA
Traingle ufo with lights spotted in moreno valley