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)
Sacramento · CA, USA
round object wiggles and then takes off into atmosphere followed by an extremely brigh flash of light.
Willow Creek · CA, USA
Bright lights that are stationary and that move and then seem to disappear.
Cottonwood · CA, USA
Lights return after con trails cover the sky with clouds.
San Francisco · CA, USA
8/04/05 3:57 PM San Francisco, CA 4 round silver disks Sighting lasted 10 minutes
San Francisco · CA, USA
8/4/05 3:57 PM Downtown San Francisco, CA 4 round silver objects sighting lasted 10 minutes
Wilmington · CA, USA
orange glowing object over Carson,CA
San Rafael (north bay) · CA, USA
Mysterious aircraft in the bay area.
Los Angeles (SW of) · CA, USA
Fast moving bright object seen from the Discovery Space Shuttle does a 180 degree turn
Spring Valley · CA, USA
Cigar shaped, floating, and did not move over Spring Valley CA.
Newport Beach (off shore) · CA, USA
Object over ocean 100 feet, came closer to boat stopped for 10 minutes, reversed from same direction and speed and disappeared.
Coalinga · CA, USA
080605, Coalinga, Flying over I5, Brightly lit Wedge shaped ufo separates into 3 objects (yellow, red, white).
Marysville · CA, USA
See-Through greyish object poses for a split second-2 witnesses didn't collaborate on description but were the SAME
Susanville · CA, USA
It dissappeared and reappeared.
Millbrae · CA, USA
Bright fast moving light in the western bay area sky, near San Francisco.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
silent white and red lights filling my backyard two hours before space shuttle landing.
San Diego · CA, USA
zig zagging light.
Goleta · CA, USA
Witness to a bright whiteish/blueish ominous light in the sky, followed by a boom sound that killed all electricity.
Roseville · CA, USA
I saw two objects with multiple orange lights (in two seperate patterns) moving across the sky.
Sonora · CA, USA
strange large colorful object for 3hrs+ by the moon
Patterson · CA, USA
That I lost sight of them when they were still pretty close to where I was standing.
Simi Valley · CA, USA
Three star-like lights traveling in formation West to East that disappear.
San Diego · CA, USA
mercury dot seen high over san diego, ca. and mexico aug 05'
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Driving at night on the freeway strange light from the sky appears.
Turlock · CA, USA
lights in two formations: a group of 3 then an hour later a group of 5 lights
Claremont · CA, USA
Three moving lights of planetary brightness.