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)
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Three lights in the sky above Bakersfield, CA
Lompoc · CA, USA
It was in the middle of the day and I was heading back from Lompoc Ca to Pismo Beach on Hwy 1. As I rounded a bend in the road between
Concord · CA, USA
shape changing ribbonlike objectwith lights at each end
Hemet · CA, USA
Objects just came out of the sky in a bright flash and left the same way.
El Cajon · CA, USA
Two bright red lights in the sky over El Cajon/San Diego
San Diego · CA, USA
Flashing orange light splits into two and shoots in different directions before flickering out
Corona · CA, USA
bright light headed ENE in daylight hours, very fast, changes in direction and speed, metallic object
Pomona · CA, USA
A LIGHT FORMATION THAT TRAVELED IN AN UNUSUAL MANNER
Folsom · CA, USA
White cylinder craft dissapears and reappears right above us on Folsom lake in CA. 5 witnesses
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
Fast craft transformed multiple times and dropped off something that hovered in the sky.
Coalinga · CA, USA
Unexplained Encounter Along California's I-5 Freeway With Highly Manueverable and Partially Lit Low Flying Craft
Coalinga · CA, USA
Triangular lighted object gives an amazing acrobatic display on I-5, August 27, 2005 1:30 AM.
Murphys · CA, USA
From my rear deck I noticed a fairly large light, similar to a landing light on a large aircraft, traveling rather slowly from the Nort
Aliso Viejo · CA, USA
A silver-white cylinder with detached bright yellow light right underneath seen hovering 1000 feet up and sped up noislessly.
Butte Meadows (near) · CA, USA
Very bright light moving behind trees, horozontly. Iwatched for about 5 minutes. There may have been several lights. My dog woke me uo
Riverside · CA, USA
Arrowhead seen above 215 freeway near Riverside Ca.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
the object is bright moving up and down with high speed.
Ventura · CA, USA
Bright starlike red light in night sky that travelled vertically, slowly leaving a small red trail before disintegrating.
Walnut · CA, USA
other
Kentfield · CA, USA
UFO exiting our atmosphere.
Sunnyvale · CA, USA
various white spheres
Palo Alto · CA, USA
Object following airliner briefly, then moving away from it at a rapid pace. After a few seconds, it disappeared completely
Modesto · CA, USA
((HOAXED REPORT??)) It was about 9:20 PM, 4th of July, and i was in my pool laying down on a flotie, staring into the sky…
Mendota (near) · CA, USA
My husband and I were travelling (by van) towards Fresno, CA. We were on Panoche Rd. approaching 33. The kids were asleep in the back s
San Diego · CA, USA
4th of July surprise.