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)
Baker · CA, USA
the object was fast quiet and meant business as it chased us, we then knew we were in danger!!
Ojai · CA, USA
Saw one Small craft and one large craft ,Both very bright.
San Pedro · CA, USA
Black oval moving without lights in the night sky.
Stockton · CA, USA
Saucer hovers three stories above car, lights around rim, no sound,
San Jose · CA, USA
Long, steady flight path leaving a trail the width of a finger held at arms
Salinas · CA, USA
One brightly lit ball that left a trail.
Sierra Nevada Mtns (Big Five Lakes) · CA, USA
Extremely large fireball with gas trailing behind it for at least a minute and appeared as if it was going to crash.
Lancaster · CA, USA
TWO GOLDEN DISCS CROSSED THE NIGHT SKY, VERY RAPIDLY, STRAIGHT LINE, SILENT.
Ice House Campground (Hiway 50) · CA, USA
Triangular formation of lights (not one object) + additional objects
Anderson/Redding · CA, USA
Redding/Anderson Fireworks July 3rd, 2000
San Diego · CA, USA
a cigar shaped object with a light at the end seen in La Jolla, which made no noise, and was pursued by military jets.
South Ontario · CA, USA
Bright, white lights blinking in random pattern coming from very translucent cylinder that made no sound and was lit up by a jet.
Barstow · CA, USA
Two white (non blinking) lights at the end of a short cigar shaped object...red light came on between them.
Santa Clara · CA, USA
turqoise light in the sly ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch from Vandenberg AFB. Many reports. PD))
Citrus Heights · CA, USA
7/7/002100 hrs 7 people saw a disk shaped ?flaming from the sw and left a bluegreen haze that lingered for a long time
San Diego (Mira Mesa) · CA, USA
Bright central white light with green triangular light in sky
Los Angeles · CA, USA
As I was driveing on the 10 from west covina to Santa monica I seen this Light in the sky it was brite white and still then it moved up
Woodland · CA, USA
Clear night sky, object traveled upward at 40 degree angle moving from southeast to northwest. At first it almost looked like a jet tak
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Bright white light w/ Halo around...backing away from us....Emitted a BLUE BEAM.. halo turned blue and object backed out of view.
Visalia · CA, USA
we were in the back yard and watched as the object moved and left a glowing blue contrail or cloud which stayed in the same position
Sunnyvale · CA, USA
Slow horizontally flying noiseless oject with cosmic blue beam suddenly switched off lights, lifted vertically and disappeared
Sunnyvale · CA, USA
Slow horizontally flying noiseless oject with cosmic blue beam suddenly switched off lights, lifted vertically and disappeared.
Red Bluff · CA, USA
We were driving south on Interstate 5 when we witnessed it. Other cars were pulling off the road also, to observe.
West Covina · CA, USA
I saw a bright white light, the light disappeared and left a cloud of GLOWING blue smoke.
Thermal (near · Torres Martinez Indian Reservation), CA, USA
A bright white beam and a large, bright blue beam and the white beam object disappeared behind an out of place 'cloud' .