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)
Del Mar · CA, USA
It was green with flashing lights. Bright red lights. White lights towarsdthe front.
Covina · CA, USA
Object, peach glowing egg shape ends up and down moved slowley south to north high in sky. emitted single popping sound.
Fair Oaks · CA, USA
Took photos of unusual chemtrails, after photos developed last week, theres a picture of a yellow round object with blue around one sid
Gilroy (5 miles So of) · CA, USA
Very bright white/light-green light going East-West seems to expand suddenly (explode ?) and vanish in a fraction of a second. Trajecto
Novato · CA, USA
Heavy sound of helicopter(s) shaking house. Went out back. Could not see source of noise. Coming closer. Looked up and saw what appe
Fresno · CA, USA
Looked up into night sky and saw a light that at first we thought was a helicopter with a spotlight until the object left but the light
Nevada City/North San Juan (between) · CA, USA
saw a light in the west surrounded by haze like a comet, then the haze got bigger and bigger, then the light dissapeared leaving a big
Chowchilla (south of · Madera County), CA, USA
Green glowing ball with an orange streak, (like vapor). Then saw a bright white ball with a triangular white glow behind it.
Lancaster · CA, USA
Picture perfect white, "comet-like" object moving West to East. Second object, same as first -- but moving due South. Elapsed time, 8
Bridgeport · CA, USA
Bright light appeared over truck while driving up Jack Sawyer Road one mile south of Bridgeport just after dark. Got out of the truck a
Tarzana (West San Fernando Valley) · CA, USA
Bright yellowish light, size approx. pea at arms length. Passed dead silent overhead at estimated 1000 ft. Straight line trajectory fr
Greenfield · CA, USA
Saw what looked at first to be a commet untill it lost its tail and let out strange colored smoke then moved up and west very fast.
South San Francisco · CA, USA
I was looking up because I was carring laungry down stairs. This saucer went right over my head with out making a noise. I was in a s
Venice · CA, USA
Orange fireball seen falling in L.A. 03-99 with sparkler like streamers behind, streaking quickly for three seconds.
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
Travled very fast north to south. Lights on all points. Very little sound.
Angeles Crest Hwy · CA, USA
I was out of my car on the highway, releaving myself when a very bright sphere shaped object came out of the valley and flew strait up.
Diamond Bar · CA, USA
I'd just finished watching a video and had gathered my things to go upstairs. When I walked into my bedroom I saw I'd left the drapes
Lake Almanor · CA, USA
i witnessed 3 crafts, in the sky, with strange lighting, and suspicious movements, tonight at about 9:00pm over dyer mountain, near Lak
Palm Springs · CA, USA
Gold triangle over Palm Springs
La Verne · CA, USA
Large sphere, several projectiles and a rounded cube!
Pacific Grove · CA, USA
At 20:00 hours, on March 29, 1999, I was closing my upstairs bedroom window that looks out to the Monterey Bay, I noticed that two star
Pomona · CA, USA
Orange/red glowing object with flashing white and red lights to each side SE of Foothill and Garey, Pomona, CA. Hovered for approx 5 m
Carson (the city of · near L.A. Airport), CA, USA
police helicoter crew see unknown object as it flew at their helicopter and then north at a high rate of speed, out of view.
Compton · CA, USA
Egg/Saucer over Los Angeles.
Mountain View · CA, USA
Bringing to attention - AP Story: A small meteor streaked across the Western sky this morning, prompting people from San Francisco to L