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)
San Diego · CA, USA
Father & son, fishing, witness bizarre flashing light, which moved across sky, increased height. Bizarre through binoculars.
Anaheim · CA, USA
In March of 1995 returning from St. Joseph Hospital to give blood for a upcoming surgery I was going west on the 91 Freeway at about 12
Ft. Bragg · CA, USA
Mother & children witness 3 lights in a line. Children reported it was a circle w/ a dome on top, & lights.
Borrego Springs · CA, USA
Gigantic Triangle directly overhead, moving silently...
Fontana · CA, USA
Nine adults witnessing 6-8 objects moving in western sky. Shaped like arrow, then square. Many 911 reports.
Fontana · CA, USA
Two blue lights were moveing east to west at a high rate of speed.
Fontana · CA, USA
Object traveling high speed from an westerly to a southerly direction at a 90 degree angle. No disruption in speed.
Boulder Creek · CA, USA
Young man & girlfriend hear very strange humming, whining sound pass above their rural cabin. Alarmed.
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Man sees light in sky w/ binocs. Obj. moved across sky rapidly, stopped, reversed dir., descended. Streaked.
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Man repts. sighting over Bakersfield. (Facts unclear; no return call.)
Monterey · CA, USA
"911" Emer. Dispatch operator reports sighting report from citizen in Torro Park, CA.
Grover Beach · CA, USA
Man reports numerous sightings over prior two months. (Report not inconsistent w/ twinkling stars.)
Salinas · CA, USA
Man & wife hear approaching "thumping" sound. See two bright red, pulsing triangles in sky fly from NW.
San Francisco · CA, USA
UFO author/investigator calls to rept. article re "meteor shower" on evening of 03/27/95 in SFO newspaper.
Ventura · CA, USA
Man reports three brightly lighted obj. over mtns. Move erratically, then fly west very fast. Calls 911.
Mt. Ranch · CA, USA
Man sees bizarre, solid light pass directly overhead.
Hollywood · CA, USA
early-morning cigar-shaped UFO hovered behind trees in Hollywood near Harold Way/101 Freeway in March '95
Placerville · CA, USA
Ex-USAF/aerospace empl.(ret.) sees very bright, pure white light descend vertically. Extraordinary sighting. Good rept.
Fontana · CA, USA
8 adults witness five lights in northern sky for 20 min. Police report similar calls. Good report; sincere.
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Reporter for Orange County newspaper calls to enquire about sighting reports in area. Many calls reported.
Anaheim · CA, USA
Man calls to rept. two sightings in Anaheim on two sequential days. Sightings reptd. by many witnesses & local newspaper.
Downey · CA, USA
Saw 3 large cloud like hollow circles in the very clear night sky.
McKinleyville · CA, USA
Man sees two delta-shaped "aircraft," w/ lights blinking in sequence. Within 400 yards. Police cars nearby.
El Cerrito · CA, USA
Young woman reports red streak passing east to south over Lawrence Livermore facility.
Chico · CA, USA
Woman calls to report that 3 children reported seeing "round, alien ship" overhead, w/ yellow, orange, red, white lights.