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)
Modesto · CA, USA
Spinning circle in the sky
Los Angeles · CA, USA
low flying 5 light chevron
Duarte · CA, USA
I had the most vivid dreams two consecutive nights in mid-July 1992. I wonder if you have a record of a plethora of reports of abductio
Yosemite · CA, USA
AWSOME, AMAZING , LIGHT TRAVELORS IN THE SKY
High Desert · CA, USA
The shape and too big to be flying that slow
Dana Point · CA, USA
Green glowing ball
Live Oak · CA, USA
Flash of blue energy followed by an object sighting. 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Rosemead · CA, USA
flashing lights with no particular pattern or order or timeing all differant colers
Torrance · CA, USA
space craft fly's like a lightning bolt
Catalina Island (Cherry Island) · CA, USA
strobe ufo over catalina
Fresno · CA, USA
BIG NOISELESS CRAFT AT SPEEDS FASTER THAN ANY THING EVER HEARD OF.
Big Bear Lake area · CA, USA
jello-y lights, it transformed before our eyes.
Davis · CA, USA
Massive, Cylindrical Shape over UC Davis.
Malibu · CA, USA
Light or Fireball fell out of the sky and as it was going to hit the ocean, it disapeared.
San Lorenzo · CA, USA
Circular, 2 storys, rotating mirrored windows
Fort Irwin · CA, USA
fort irwin ca ufo 1992 from ex soldier
Ft. Irwin · CA, USA
Bright light turns night into day.
San Bruno · CA, USA
Bell shape object w/white light took off faster than we could believe driving home on 280nb
Pebble Beach · CA, USA
A green light was iluminating the ocean as we drove past-suddenly, a white light came out of the water and straight for our car. The li
Ventura · CA, USA
Disc shaped object, multi colored lights around perimeter of the disc, bright spot light shining from bottom of craft, comfirmation
Yosemite National Park · CA, USA
A group of lights in darting flight pattern (impossible to be from earth) over Yosemite, seemed to be aware of my watching.
Windsor · CA, USA
Egg shaped figure floating twelve feet from ground with flashing lights.
Sacramento · CA, USA
me despertaron era algo increible a la manana sigiente le conte ami esposo y a mi hija y me dieron por loca por eso decidi callar hasta
Tarzana · CA, USA
'91, SF Valley. 5 small, bright, low-flying red spheres, followed fwy traffic: melded together from 5-3-1-2-4 total. West-to-East
Upland · CA, USA
Bright, white, shining object in the sky shaped somewhat like a frisbee, but thicker. It hovered completely motionless for 10-15 secon