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)
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Blue object shot across the sky
June Lake · CA, USA
Bright White Round Light
Lodi (near; central CA; we were traveling) · CA, USA
We saw a huge blue light about 30,00 feet up with a beam of ligh coming out from underneath it that reached all the way to the ground.
Fullerton · CA, USA
I saw it.
Vacaville · CA, USA
Large red light appeared in the sky and descended directly down to the ground.
North Highlands · CA, USA
Three lighted, yellow circles rotating across the sky in a straight path.
Rocklin · CA, USA
My husband and I were driving eastbound on Interstate 80 between Rocklin and Auburn, California. A bright glowing blue light appeared f
Vinton · CA, USA
large meteor like object surrounded by bright green light
San Francisco Bay · CA, USA
star lights that move super fast and stop , zig zag behind cloud ( still can't figure out what it was)
Napa · CA, USA
At 6:00 pm, an unidentified "object" was shining very brightly in the western portion of the sky, more in a southerly direction to wher
North Hollywood · CA, USA
white, blue, & green in the Valley
Riverbank · CA, USA
Skyquake Central Valley, California
Valencia · CA, USA
Both my wife and I saw a flying saucer craft directly over our back yard at an altitude of no higher than 75 feet. It was above us for
San Jose · CA, USA
Formation of 12 to 14 large birdlke objects going North to South over Downtown San Jose
Eureka · CA, USA
Very large dancing fireball, 35-40 degrees above NE horizon, with additional small fiery lights emerging and descending toward horizon
Riverside · CA, USA
a hexagon formation of moving, pulsating lights above our head
Castro Valley · CA, USA
it was fukin scarry
Eureka · CA, USA
Bright, strobing light, dimmed to a pulsing amber light. Then smaller lights witnessed moving erratically around larger light.
Baker/Edwards AFB · CA, USA
I started joking to watch out for ufo's. just then out of the corner of my eye I saw a silver ice cream cone shaped object
Kelseyville · CA, USA
I was on my back deck ,which over looks Clearlake (Soda Bay), when I saw two spheres of circling each other for approximately one
Palmdale · CA, USA
Object was moving west to east when first sighted
Redding · CA, USA
dimming light
Carlsbad · CA, USA
strange light over the west pacific ocean.
Norwalk · CA, USA
Bright red light crashed to ground over Los Angeles County Area
Westminster · CA, USA
Bright object breaks up over Orange County sky