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)
Wilton · CA, USA
Two lights, one amber, one green, taking turns passing each other, very fast, high up
Hat Creek · CA, USA
Do not have a clue what took place with my friend and I
Eureka · CA, USA
Rode the schoolbus with friend Joel to his house after school. When we stepped off the bus, we saw a shining craft in the sky, an elong
Denver · CA, USA
In 1980 my brother and I saw a reddish glowing oval shapped object
Costa Mesa · CA, USA
Pulsing, mercury in appearance, spinning on an axis. Looked as if maybe living or organic in nature.
Alameda · CA, USA
I had been moving in to our new apartment in Alameda, California. I was relaxing on the beach overlooking the San Francisco Bay south o
San Francisco · CA, USA
Bright blue circular light travelled east to west across the S.F. Bay at a high rate of speed.
Canoga Park · CA, USA
Saucer shaped craft hovering near Zody's dept store in Canoga Park
Hollister · CA, USA
I was in High School just got out of late Basketball Practice. My older brother came to pick me up and take me home. It was late even
Orinda · CA, USA
My house was on the golf course i became very uneasy and had butterflys in my stomache I picked up a firearm before the sighting a s
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Spinning metallic diamonds over Super Bowl
Murphy/Arnold · CA, USA
Tracked by a UFO
Hatcreek Campground (Near) · CA, USA
Watched the object cross diagonally across the sky over our car, drove up a logging road to see where it went..It was HUGE, rectangular
Hollister · CA, USA
Huge Triangle, "headlight orbs" 20 feet off the ground with a blue column of light underneath them, and tall human.
Lomita · CA, USA
Silent disk in afternoon daylight with over twenty witnesses
San Diego · CA, USA
My 2nd UFO sighting, October 1979
Mount Wilson Observatory (Los Angeles) · CA, USA
i was "called" to visit a ufo on mount wilson while i lived in Glendale,California.As i rounded the last large curve on red box roa
Twenty Nine Palms · CA, USA
Man repts. past sighting in CA while on guard duty in USMC. Told by senior officer "to keep his mouth shut."
Lee Vining (north of) · CA, USA
large saucer
La Habra · CA, USA
OVAL ORANGE AND GREEN UFO OVER LA,HABRA CA. 90631
Mammoth Lakes · CA, USA
I saw a rolling ball of fire in the sky 500 ft off the deck traveling at 80-100 mph.
Chico (Hwy 70 at 179 junction) · CA, USA
A large slow moving craft was observed, first at a distance as a bright light, then passing directly overhead.
Chico · CA, USA
A huge solid black mass, silently glided directly over us from the NNE going SSW then did a perfect 90 degree turn directly over us and
Desert Center (north of) · CA, USA
White light, aprox 10 to 15 miles away, moving in the formation of a square.
Santa Clarita · CA, USA
Up close over backyard pool