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)
Colton · CA, USA
Woman observes peculiar "red star" in N sky. Viewed it w/ coworkers. Obj. finally moved off and disappeared from sight.
Rockland · CA, USA
Woman repts. witnessing obj. in sky that "looks like star." Reptd. to move slightly, fade. She drove to open field to view. (Star?)
Solvang · CA, USA
Two young women driving to party encounter a large cylindrical-shaped obj. "w/ a lot of lights on it." Drifted slowly, streaked.
American Canyon · CA, USA
Woman and daughter witness w/ binoculars 2 strange lights in sky. Flashing white, red, green. (Not inconsistent w/ twinkling star.)
La Puente · CA, USA
Four large luminous disks arranged like the engines of a 4-engine plane flew north to south at low altitude and silently.
Elk Grove · CA, USA
Woman outside smoking sees bizarre craft "w/ red lights" pass silently overhead. When she peered around house, was gone.
Mojave · CA, USA
Woman repts. 2 objs., "big and small," hovering in clear sky to SW. Lights appear to blink or strobe. Other witnesses.
Redding · CA, USA
Woman in car facing E saw very bright, bizarre obj. streak horizontally from L to R. Head was blue, tail was yellow, orange, red.
Placerville · CA, USA
MUFON investigator relays rept. of multiple sightings of bizarre "meteor." Multiple newspaper articles.
Redding · CA, USA
Father w/ children witness orange ball of light bob above trees. Suddenly witness streak of white light w/ green tail" finger wide.
Woodland · CA, USA
Mother reported her son had become very agitated after witnessing a strange craft outside his bedroom. Disc w/ "fluttering" sound.
Woodland · CA, USA
Two young boys witness 2 bright, white oval objs. streak to E, then to NE below the clouds. Objs. were very bright.
Palm Springs · CA, USA
FAA employee calls regarding a shimmering, very colorful, stationary light in the eastern sky. (Twinkling star??)
Antelope Valley · CA, USA
Man on Hwy. 14 sees two bright objs. w/ trails behind them flying slowly along a parallel course. Larger becomes black dot.
Redding · CA, USA
Woman witnesses bright "star" in NW sky which suddenly splits into two lights. 1 descends to hor., other rises vert., disappears.
Glen Ellen · CA, USA
Woman calls to rept. that her son & husband had seen a huge obj. w/ 3 red flashing lights. "Shape of sub on Seaquest TV program."
Vacaville · CA, USA
Young woman, several family members witness peculiar orange disc hovering over neighbor's house. Within 100 ft. (est.).
Piedmont · CA, USA
Woman repts. "big disc the size of a volleyball, very bright like a landing light, w/ a green tinge on top," flew over house to N.
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
Woman goes out to smoke, witnesses overhead "something flapping its wings, like a pteradactyl." Obj. flew NW. Had blue lights.
Garberville · CA, USA
Employee from KMUD radio station calls regarding sighting(s) over northern CA during previous night.
Volinda · CA, USA
Woman & 4 neighbors witness "bright red light moving slightly across the sky."
Oakland · CA, USA
Woman repts. bright light in NW sky, suddenly approaches her, flies slowly overhead. Swept wings, 2 blurry lights either side.
Crescent City · CA, USA
Woman goes outside to retrieve paper, sees "some lights" hovering above ocean. White lights turn red, begin zigzagging, stopped.
Santee · CA, USA
A bright flourescent green light hovered between 2 houses then swiftly moved to left and then moved directly over us while we sat in ca
Chatsworth · CA, USA
Moon size fireball flies over the San Fernando Valley Oct. 1995