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)
Yucaipa · CA, USA
Orbital lights, bright, flashing or stationary
Fontana · CA, USA
It looked like a giant jelly fish with little lights all around. and it kept changing it's shape. I looked a lot like the something fro
Victorville · CA, USA
3 hovering objects making quick compensating waterbug-like movements to hold their position. Look like bright stars, except light is f
Catalina Island · CA, USA
Huge triangle object with big red pulsating lights
Redlands · CA, USA
Singular light in night sky. Shifted intensity irregularly. Appeared to give off red, green, white, blue, purple light.
Salinas · CA, USA
I was not the actual witness but the news stations were discussing the incident for hours and the object was reported from Sacramento,C
Scotta Valley · CA, USA
Glowing green snowflake object falling to the ground.
Los Gatos · CA, USA
Single Gigantic White Light in Cylinder shape with light Tail at extremely high rate of speed
Los Gatos · CA, USA
Single Gigantic-size Solid White Light in Rounded Cone Shape with a light tail behind it traveling at Extremely Fast speed
Sunnyvale · CA, USA
HUGE Ball of Light Falling from the Sky. Possible meteor or missile test on California coast.
Campbell · CA, USA
Bright white/green streak straight into Almaden Valley / Los Gatos area - 5:34pm PST
Riverside · CA, USA
Bright Green Circle over 60 FWY
Rohnert Park · CA, USA
flare-type unidentified light over Rohnert Park, CA
Marin · CA, USA
Bright, yellow UFO crashes in California.
Irvine · CA, USA
Blue cigar shaped with a red light
Livermore · CA, USA
Space battle in the eastern sky?
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Peculiar light, the apparent size of a star, streaks from west to east over Los Angeles, CA.
Vista · CA, USA
The first craft was in had 3-5 small dim blue lights in a triangular shape, although the outline of its body was circular, it was very
Vista · CA, USA
two crafts were sighted moving north to south at a high rate of speed
Berkeley · CA, USA
huge illuminated object with flashing lights moving smoothly over Bay Bridge toward Oakland
San Diego · CA, USA
4 sphere red chevron
Napa · CA, USA
what seemed to be a burning triangle shape, no noise, burning pieces falling from it , no explosion,just red debris falling
Santa Maria · CA, USA
six red lights moving away from each other
Sacramento · CA, USA
Low flying Triangular Object w/ 7 lights. As it passed overhead appeared to be a 5 sided dark gray object.
San Diego · CA, USA
Triangle with circular lights on each end.