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)
Pismo Beach · CA, USA
GLOWING LIGHT OVER PIZMO BEACH PIER ON NEW YEAR'S EVE.
Capitola · CA, USA
large triangular shape white lights on sides very high unimaginabley fast off to the south toward Big Sur.
Costa Mesa · CA, USA
Small Translucent Triangle in Orange County, CA
Blythe · CA, USA
Dimond with lights around the middle.
Dana Point · CA, USA
Triangular object sighted over Dana Point, California.
Petaluma · CA, USA
Large object seen hovering over Petaluma, California neighborhood.
Laguna Hills · CA, USA
Unknown lights observed above Laguna Hills
Fortuna · CA, USA
Bright orange oval object, located over Hwy. 101, Fortuna, California
Yucaipa · CA, USA
Very slow, low rumbling noise with no visible lights or shape, flew in an easternly direction over Yucaipa, CA at 2:40am on 11/04/00
San Francisco · CA, USA
green fireballs
Sacramento · CA, USA
Streaker, rod like or meteor like thing moving fast against wind
Roseville · CA, USA
V shaped object sighted in nightsky on 2000 U.S presidential election date
Paso Robles · CA, USA
Huge and motionless no lights and a silver or grey color rectangular in shape
Los Molinos · CA, USA
I observed a light gray oval object moving rapidly back and forth in Northern California 11/11/00.
Pollock Pines · CA, USA
I saw an orb of white light traveling extremely fast at treetop level that appeared to be the size of my fist if I were to raise it
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Strange, contorting, object in the sky over Los Angeles.
LaMesa · CA, USA
We have video tape of three nights, so far, of slowly moving, color changing light objects in the sky over San Diego.
Canyon · CA, USA
3 egg shaped flying objects making a ringing noise
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Floater
San Diego · CA, USA
SLOW MOVING LIGHT OVER SAN DIEGO, CA.
Arroyo Grande · CA, USA
Iwork schiftes at 24:00HRS WHILE TRVELING SOUTH ON HWY 101 I SIGHTED A ASTEROIDE SKIPING ARE ATMOSHPHERE ONE SIXTH THE SIZE OF THE THRE
San Francisco · CA, USA
I was watching the sunset and I saw a white dot to the top right of the sun. It did not move and even though it was small I sill could
Alhambra · CA, USA
v-shaped formation 25-30 craft very high, very fast.
Pasadena · CA, USA
Disapearing sattellite like object spotted above Los Angeles County.
Walnut Creek · CA, USA
Last night in the northern sky, I saw 2 bright lights. A golden amber color. One ws comming from the northwest, and the other almost in