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)
Northridge (suburb of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley · CA, USA
My friend and I were watching the sky, when a row of lights was hovering, then made a zigzag move, and disappeared.
Glendale · CA, USA
we saw these lights many years ago never thought there was a ufo website.my friend told me about this one started looking on the site c
Whittier · CA, USA
I was sitting on the steps out in the front of the building, and I looked up at the sky and saw between 15-20 glowing red balls of ligh
Sacramento · CA, USA
Triangle lights in the sky put on a laser light show, hovering over city.
Chatsworth · CA, USA
BIG, black traingle shape with red lights at each point, quietly & slowly flew above/by me in LA area '92/'93
Joshua Tree National Monument · CA, USA
Firebsall probe from large craft, exibiting obvious intelligence.
Fremont · CA, USA
Huge cloaked craft with 6-sided color changing lights flies silently overhead in bay area.
Chico · CA, USA
Three silver/grey triangle crafts, at very high altitude, no sound, no lights. Chico Ca. 1992/93
Camp Pendleton · CA, USA
Red light over Camp Pendleton, California.
So. Cal. · CA, USA
Woman repts. bizarre incidents during which she heard loud buzzing sound, red light pouring through window. Health effects.
Manteca · CA, USA
how interesting this triangle. about 10 - 11 years ago, it seemed to have been a dream yet my rememberance is like yesterday. after bui
Sage · CA, USA
Very bright like alumium when the sun shines on it and hovered in one place for about 45 seconds.
Santa Cruz · CA, USA
I was driving down the highway 17 to highway 1 south junction.. A light enveloped the car. I pulled over and got out of the car. I l
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Bright white football shaped object, turned neon green and shot off horizontally 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Echo Summit (Sierra At Tahoe Ski Area) · CA, USA
This was an object that could hover stationary and then accelerate to 2,000 mph or possibly much higher... it would move instantaneousl
Mexi-Cali · CA, USA
now i know they are real and that they are interested in us no one will ever be able to tell me otherwise
Death Valley · CA, USA
Large Black Triangle emits flares, watched for over 20 min. Very ironic circumstances
New Idria · CA, USA
On approx. September 12 of 1992(a Monday, Tues. or Wednes.) I was at home alone finishing dinner when I heard my pack of dogs start up
Chino · CA, USA
We saw what we thought was an eclipsed moon, at first. Saucer craft remained motionless in the sky.
Clovis · CA, USA
I saw a ufo on September 27th 1992 I saw it was round with reddish yellow and orange lights I saw a man in black in my bedroom he said
Fair Oaks · CA, USA
Fair Oaks, CA 1990's UFO Sighting
Davis · CA, USA
this happened a while ago, a lot has happened in my life since then,but I could never forget this night,I dont know that what we saw th
Calistoga (7 miles outside of) · CA, USA
Object was a black triangle with 3 spot lights in the corners, 100 yrds above the trees, hovering and silent.
Elk Grove · CA, USA
Lime green trapizoidal light beaming onto back of house from rectangular source above house, physical evidence left.
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
I was visited by an unexplained anamoly in the middle of the morning.