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)
Lenwood · CA, USA
Observed a bright orange orb shaped object approaching from the North at an altitude between 1000-2000 ft AGL. As the object approache
Fremont · CA, USA
I saw a sphere,lime green at a fast rate of speed-w-trail of fire entering above homes over 880/alavarado area and it vanished/seconds.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
3 people witness saucer with flashing red and blue lights in Playa del Rey near beach in LA
Los Angeles (Playa del Rey) · CA, USA
Object was viewed from the parking lot of the La Marina Restaurant in Playa del Rey, a beach community that is part of the city of LA.
Angels Camp · CA, USA
Bright spherical object seen hovering above hills of Angels Camp.
Ventura · CA, USA
Illuminated Orb type craft near Point Mugu to Ventura beach.
San Diego · CA, USA
Large triangle with lights over south san diego
Lincoln · CA, USA
Three Spheres moving in formation
Encinitas · CA, USA
Just taken pic's of a nice north star & sun set when I took the photo's to the computer, I noicted there where stars that moved from on
Palo Alto · CA, USA
Dozens of Boomerang/V Shaped Formations Floating in the sky from 2:00am-5:00am on 11/20/2005 Witnessed by 4 People.
San Francisco · CA, USA
one or two flying crafts, no lights
Elk Grove · CA, USA
For 20 minutes I viewed a large and thee circles at about 10 am November 20, 2005 above my house..
Hawthorne · CA, USA
Bright Yellow-orange boomerang,with higher up white round object moving with it.Seen for 10 minutes,moving south-west.
Barstow · CA, USA
"Falling star" over Barstow, CA went from a "falling star" to traveling east/west and skyward.
Palo Alto/San Francisco · CA, USA
Man alleges to have been hit in the side of the head by something alien, while driving.
Long Beach · CA, USA
Big saucer with bright white lights flying over Long Beach Calicornia.
Fresno · CA, USA
extremely abnormal
Visalia · CA, USA
White orb enveloped by red colored halo, splits into smaller red fragments, while weaving and dropping.
Downey · CA, USA
ORANGE FIREBALL SEEN OVER DOWNEY CA.
Hemet/South Jacinto (outside of) · CA, USA
Bright light coming out of a shallow mountain!
Benicia · CA, USA
Looked like a plane on fire, sparks falling for about 10mins than just fell in the ocean.
Sacramento · CA, USA
Orange and green UFO over Sacramento, Ca 11-22-05
Lee Vining · CA, USA
Plasmic bluish white orb of light east of Mono Lake.
Goffs (ne of) · CA, USA
Solitary light completed several repetetive flight maneuvers not possible by known aircraft.
Bodie State Park · CA, USA
Multi-colored erratic, fast moving sphere (remaining in same general area) observed over Mono Lake, Ca.