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)
Hesperia · CA, USA
High Altitude partially luminescent rocket contrail. In the direction towards Lucerne Valley.
South Pasadena · CA, USA
Saw a very bright light which came towards me - grew brighter with a reddish aura. Stopped, and then moved away from me VERY fast and
Rancho Cucamonga · CA, USA
Bright fireball that seemed to stay stationary in the Northwestern part of the sky above the San Gabriel mountains Mt. Baldy area for a
San Miguel · CA, USA
Object was flying low on horizon in SSE direction. Object was just above the ground fog. Bright light, followed by blue/red lights.
Redding · CA, USA
I saw a very bright green ball fall from the sky , then disappear over the horizen.
Chula Vista · CA, USA
Looking toward the southern(145'SSE, three of my finger widths under the star Rho Pup) night sky, I saw what I thought at first was an
Van Nuys · CA, USA
Craft traveling SW in sky across van nuys, CA. Had stobe lights on top and bottom. With lights across the middle that changed color w
Sonoma County (Coast of) · CA, USA
Craft flying at the beach!?
La Crescenta · CA, USA
The greenish ship with the other one moved across the night sky it made a sound too and then it disapered. It was really freaky
Chino · CA, USA
I was looking to the south at 2300 houres and saw a small orange glow looking closer I could see it was the front of a large black craf
San Diego (Peñasquitos) · CA, USA
Brilliant orange/gold fireball moving EXTREMELY slowly - almost inperseptably at first, west to east, with a trail, for about 45 second
Castro Valley · CA, USA
Me and my wife were traveling on center street in catro valley.when we saw a strange object approaching us at lightning fast speed.I im
Pittsburg · CA, USA
Green Fireball along side auto. Changed direction, and seemed to accelerate at great speed and dissappear within seconds.Sighting corr
Cotati · CA, USA
I was driving north on HWY 101 over the hill from Peteluma to Cotati when I saw a green/blue orb pass in front of my car in the upper p
Walnut Creek · CA, USA
Aircraft from SSW to E at extremely high altitude at extremely high speed, crossing visible horizon in 8 minutes, so high that shape wa
Anza Borrego Desert · CA, USA
Traveling Westbound Interstate 8, near the desert tower of Anza Borrego, a glowing disc-shaped object appeared to land in on of the can
Sacramento · CA, USA
((HOAX??)) Spaceship that changes itself to camouflage to fit color of clouds and dark shadow spot. ((anonymous report))
Thousand Oaks · CA, USA
Dark unlit UFO, that initially looks like a soaring bird then it splits into two crafts.
Beale AFB (2 mi N of) · CA, USA
vERY LARGE GREEN LUMINOUS GLOBE,Seen hovering near Beale AFB.
Boron · CA, USA
comet asteroid tumblng appearance changing shape to a cone or capsule shape hovering above freeway 58
Barstow (aprox 35 mi west of · Mojave desert), CA, USA
Traveling East at aprox 30 mph at aprox 1000 ft altitude and aprox 1000 ft from me.
Lee Vining (Mt. Warren) · CA, USA
Lighted, rectangular shape hovering over 13,400 foot Mt. Warren in the Eastern Sierra. Prominent light was a red strobe that circled t
Roseville · CA, USA
A bright red dot seemingly motionless in the sky, when viewed with 114mm Newtonian Telescope the bright red dot demonstrated constant v
Simi Valley · CA, USA
Large amber shape spotted in the Northwest sky...
Elk Grove · CA, USA
While waiting in McDonald's drive-thru line, I was looking up at several high, thin stratos clouds against a clear blue sky. I observe