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)
Lompoc · CA, USA
Bright red and orange lights darting back and forth made my cell phone lose reception and when they dissapeared my cell was working ok.
California City · CA, USA
"tiny" flying cylinder (not a drone, Predator, cruise missile, etc.) no wings/rudder/no exhaust/no prop
Rancho Cordova · CA, USA
Red-orange ball of light over the skies of Sacramento, CA.
Mammoth Lakes · CA, USA
Point that would shift left or right as it slowly moved downward.
Petaluma · CA, USA
Great Ball Of Fire
San Francisco · CA, USA
White spheres connected with what had the flexiblity of rope. Moved like a snake thru the sky.
Milpitas · CA, USA
The eel like objects entered the atmosphere from what seems to be out of nowhere as a jet passed by.
Glendale · CA, USA
White sphere with sluight reflective quality moving slowly, then stopping briefly then disappeared.
Oak View · CA, USA
Saucer-shaped object drifted eastward over Ojai, wobbling as it descended out of sight.
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Bright white light (twice the size of Mars) moving slowly in the sky and then fading out.
Crescent City · CA, USA
bright object appears in sky, then disappears in a mega second.
West Hills · CA, USA
bright "whitish-blue" light traveling north over castle peak.
Carlsbad · CA, USA
I heard a voice call me out of my house that morning, and when I went outside I saw a firy Ball that made no sound and gave off no he
Palo Alto · CA, USA
4 lights, similar to those viewed near Stanford on 9/29/03
Sonoma · CA, USA
Bright light appears in aftermath of power outage in Sonoma, California on September 23, 2003
Morgan Hill · CA, USA
A bright glowing green peanut shaped object shot off into the sky leaving a white trail
San Jose · CA, USA
Red & White Triangle
Ontario · CA, USA
Spherical object seen from commerical airliner over Ontario, CA
Santa Clara · CA, USA
Observed a spherical object moving at high speed, in a straight course from southest to northwest. The object appeared to be round in s
Intersection of Hwy. 395 and 85 · CA, USA
IT was triangle in shape,it was about one mile north of us,it wan about200ft.off the ground.It had 3lights, one on each corner,it made
Palo Alto · CA, USA
4 big bright lights hovering over Stanford university area...changing formation...top one arched away and disappeared. Seen from 280 fr
Tres Pinos · CA, USA
Bright sustained slower moving streak across the northwestern sky in Central California Monterey Bay Area
San Francisco · CA, USA
Bright light with a long tailing streak moving Westward
Wilmington · CA, USA
Bright golden light in the eastern night sky over Wilmington, CA
Santa Ana · CA, USA
orange "V" formation