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)
Lafayette/Walnut Creek · CA, USA
There were red, white and blue lights on the front of these triangular objects
Ocotilla Wells · CA, USA
My partner and I were driving back to San Diego from Houston Tx. As we were approaching the grade into the mountains I spotted a craft
Foster City · CA, USA
Looking SE towards Orion, 4 orange lights suddenly appeared and streaked westward across the sky and disappeared.
Fullerton · CA, USA
This triangled-shaped aircraft was very large and made a very loud buzzing sound and it also had a green glow.
Cloverdale (north of) · CA, USA
Two lights in sky seemed to play "tag"
Eureka · CA, USA
Two bright orange lights rotating over Eureka
Susanville · CA, USA
North Eastern Calif. Fiery object emits fire like objects that float down to ground.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Blue/green comet like object leaves orange trail
Irvine · CA, USA
I was wakened with a bright light shining on the overhang of the roof of the townhouse next to me. I thought about it and couldn't fi
Belmont · CA, USA
Large fireball seen near San Mateo Airport
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
Something like a falling star to the north at quite a distance then suddenly in front of me and to the East a round blue object that mo
Sunnyvale · CA, USA
We were riding a 15 passenger van south on HWY 101 and noticed a fast ball of light moving at great speed. Lights on the object went on
Torrance · CA, USA
at 5:47 pm walking back to the house looked up at what i thought was a evry bright star and it flickered ad changed in size looked muc
Fallbrook · CA, USA
We spotted a ufo the day after my birthday in California (sandiego county)
Compton · CA, USA
STRANGE TUBE UFO SEEN ACROOS SKY
Farmersville · CA, USA
Neon red light seen traveling north at slow speed.
Buena Park · CA, USA
I observed a silvery/opulesant colored disk hovering in an upwards position - leveled out and moved quickly south-east
Monrovia/Arcadia/Auarte area · CA, USA
There was three lights in perfect alignment(diaganol) flashing in sequence, revealing the size and shape of the ufo
Milpitas · CA, USA
Sighted two alternating evenly spaced white blinking lights traveling south east ,no sound was heard, dogs began barking.
Santa Cruz · CA, USA
Small, high-altitude reflective object moving steadily to the south over Santa Cruz, CA.
Arroyo Grande · CA, USA
black object appeared to float and change shape at altitude. maybe from vandenburg
Lakewood · CA, USA
Glowing slow moving object stope
Lakewood · CA, USA
Slow moving, glowing, pulsing object stopped motionless for approximatedly 10 minutes, then vanished at high rate of speed
Livermore · CA, USA
Bright stationary object momentarily visible in late daytime sky behind drifting cirrus cloud in otherwise clear sky.
Temecula · CA, USA
Bright lights over Pala Rd in Temecula