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)
Palm Springs · CA, USA
I just got some pictures back from my vacation in Palm Springs. In one of the pictures it looks like there is a UFO in the sky.
Patterson · CA, USA
Just before Dusk I saw, 50 feet from my car a Flying Disk that had two Rings Rotating around its main body. It was trully awesome!
Santa Monica · CA, USA
A 'V' shaped formation of lights passed overhead with no sound at high speed.
Perris · CA, USA
I was driving south on Perris Blvd. when I happened to glance east towards lake Perris and saw a small, dull orange light hovering abou
Montebello · CA, USA
Two to three second display of synchronized lights travelling really fast.
Cartago · CA, USA
huge white light alongside my vehicle on the highway late at night...
Boy Scout Camp Royenea · CA, USA
There were many green colored objects moving quickly around a portion of the sky and one by one the objects flickered out
CA (Interstate 40) · CA, USA
Three very bright lights close to the ground.
Stockton (east of) · CA, USA
explosion in the sky
Irwindale · CA, USA
Huge Bright Illuminating 'Ball Like' Object , underside has three green triangular lights, no sound.
Stoddard Valley · CA, USA
Hypersonic Spacecraft Test near TRW's hypersonic test range.
Valley Springs · CA, USA
Object sighted, no sound, no lights
Healdsburg (due S of) · CA, USA
a green fireball wi blueish tints- disappearing above the horizon-15 degrees(?) burned up out (?)
Marina · CA, USA
I witnessed a teardrop shaped object hurling across the night sky.... the event lasted for only a minute or so... it was strange... ver
Wrightwood · CA, USA
Lights in the sky at summer camo
San Bruno · CA, USA
A huge saucer with a 2nd story on top was in the air ahead of us. It was fully lit as if w/ONE light; slowly floated/glided thru air w
Apple Valley · CA, USA
3 observers witnessed a "manta-ray" shaped craft move west over mountain range for 30 min. No lights or windows were visable.VERY LARGE
Sacramento · CA, USA
With binoculars, I saw a flat object with several steady white lights and two or more flashing red and white lights.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Lit object stayed stationery about 20 minutes, then went south and up in about 2 minutes.
San Diego · CA, USA
Unknown source of very intence light, with intence feelings of malevolence directed at victim.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Two objects aproached over the horizon when I was going out for the paper. They looked like two helocopters at first, but as they apr
San Diego · CA, USA
red and blue strobe lights circling the ufo
Manteca · CA, USA
object was flying from north to south.at arms length a silverdollar would have been the size.no noise,very low.2 large lights on bottom
Glendale · CA, USA
Green globe flying relatively low moving with incredible speed through the valley between two small mountain ranges.
Santa Clarita · CA, USA
Hovering above a hill, then it went behind the hill and went straight up into the sky.