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)
Livingston · CA, USA
I could feel vibrations from this bright circular light hovering above us!
Sunnyvale · CA, USA
loud explosions by white star like light
Davis · CA, USA
Speedy Black Triangle over Central California in the middle of the day.
Carmichael · CA, USA
Black rectangular craft over carmichael.
Calabasas · CA, USA
Unidentified object on Mulholland Highway.
San Jose · CA, USA
Post earthquake flying Triangle gave us a quick visit.
San Jose · CA, USA
A bright flash illuminated a third of the sky originating from a point like a star.
Shasta Lake · CA, USA
A close sighting with missing time prior to '89 earthquake in San Fransisco.
Diamond Bar (on the 57) · CA, USA
Very intense light moving and changing course rapidly causing cars to pull off highway and stop. All lights shot into sky getting small
Palm Springs · CA, USA
AND i thought it was a typical vaction
California desert/laughlin Nevada · CA, USA
Glowing ball of light
Sierra Madre · CA, USA
odd sighting at Mount Wilson
Yountville · CA, USA
Dark metallic disc no lights or noises it moved slowly, smoothly and then sped away very quickly.
San Diego · CA, USA
The silent object had three orange ball-shaped lights that seperated from eachother as it flew over the mountain.
Novato · CA, USA
A huge round saucer silently gliding 5,000-6,000 feet above me
Los Angelas · CA, USA
Saucer shaped u.f.o at close range
Fresno · CA, USA
Bright craft observed by two teenagers in fresno ca 1989
San Diego (Fire Mountain) · CA, USA
I want answers about this n
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
Two very large glowing objects (one red, the other orange) stationary in the night sky, two appearances over about 15-20 minutes.
Garden Grove · CA, USA
Some kind of evil looking airplane?
San Diego · CA, USA
Encounters, abductuin and informed of future changes coming and their reason for coming into my life and their response to changes.
Sacramento · CA, USA
A cigar shaped ufo seen over apt. building near dusk,made 90 deg. turns and was silent
Rancho · CA, USA
There was no (ship) just very intense light that came from the horizon. I stopped my car, the surrounding area as well as the inside of
Bakersfield · CA, USA
ring of lights
Berry Creek · CA, USA
Child Abduction.