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)
Quincy (15 miles southeast of) · CA, USA
A black object suspended about 150 feet from me, with 2 beings. They appeared to be watching me. I waved, and it zoomed off.
Mojave · CA, USA
While building the CHP office in Movaje, Ca I observed a very small object @ 1 meter from me hoovering. I was on the roof of the buil
Carson · CA, USA
For about 5 minutes I watched an odd shaped object in the sky over the city of Carson, Ca, that was then chased by 4 Military jets.
Riverside · CA, USA
3 triangular shaped ufos over an empty field in Riverside, CA with beams of light searching the field; no noise, no wind, not copters
San Diego · CA, USA
Two young boys spot a triangle in the early summer eve
Reseda · CA, USA
The object appeared red like a brilliant ruby on July 4, 1978 about 9:00 PM, and was witnessed by a few thousand people.
San Diego/North County · CA, USA
I saw a blue streak across the sky.
Pointe Reyes · CA, USA
5 Gold Sun like Round Objects appear, do manuvers, then one comes and hovers over the vessel i am in...
San Francisco · CA, USA
I & 7 friends notice a disc shape object still at night with no sound also,glowing orange haze around the bottom. started moving south.
March Air Force Base · CA, USA
One evening in the summer of 1978 my boyfriend's mother was giving me a ride to a store about 9:30 at night, as the store closed at ten
Mojave · CA, USA
it came towards us then zig-zagged across the sky then took of in a different direction.
Pine Grove · CA, USA
3 unknown objects overflew our house just after dark. They were in formation.
Ft Irin (Goldstone Tracking Station) · CA, USA
We didn't see it appear but it was like we were suspended in time
Salinas · CA, USA
Possible closely encounter?
Diamond Bar · CA, USA
one craft intered and stoped east of me moved to my south viewed me met two other craft and left in a tryangel formation
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Triangle crafts in V formation slowly flew over parking lot in Los Angeles Crenshaw shopping area
Hoopa · CA, USA
Twinkling lights, oval shaped craft, no sound, hovered for 45 min. Around midnight, 1978
Orange · CA, USA
UFO disappears behind trees
Granite Station (near) · CA, USA
We, had sence of dread, but not hostility; I was armed with high power rifle, felt no need to use it.
Lemoore Naval Air Force Base (sic) · CA, USA
silent like wind in the trees @ 150 yards in length 75 - 80 yards in width, multi color lights, within a transluecent outer shell, Movi
29 Palms · CA, USA
while in the marine corp. I seen two ufo's that looked oval and like chrome and moved together very quik.
Hollister · CA, USA
Silver Disk Shape Object Flys over Motorcross Hill Climbers Heads in Hollister, CA
Salinas · CA, USA
UFO fly's over houses and lands a couple blocks away in a school baseball field.
Palos Verdes · CA, USA
Two to three large blue flashes, freeze seven boys in their tracks.
Big Bear Lake · CA, USA
Disk / cigar object hovering east of Big Bear Lake, CA