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)
Brea · CA, USA
A light emitted other other lights
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Incident on Pacific Coast Highway leads to time loss
Ukiah · CA, USA
Seperating points of light
California Hotsprings · CA, USA
Felt like we were in a trance the whole time.
Hillsborough · CA, USA
Cigar shaped ufo moving at speed of falling star but stoped.
Live Oak · CA, USA
The Triangle over Live Oak
Arleta · CA, USA
Hovering ship over back yard
San Francisco · CA, USA
The object hovered over my bedroom window with spinning circular lights
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
This was a rectangular object with a red and green pulsing lights there were two officers which apparently also saw this.
Atwater · CA, USA
while on the way home from the drive in movies we saw a falling star slow to a stop just in front of us
Clements · CA, USA
Once again we forgot the event happened, until years later, looking back I realized we have missing time. 500 Lights On Object0: Ye
Hesperia · CA, USA
stay away!
Shaver Lake · CA, USA
Extremely large object that appeared to be stalled or hovering above the tree line. The large object appeared to have a row of lights
Butte Meadows (near) · CA, USA
Strange light beamed straight down over our campfire. There was no sound.
Simi Valley · CA, USA
Noticed red lights to the north of Simi appearing to be in the mountains, girlfriend thought she was seeing Magic Mountain
Napa · CA, USA
flying saucer had landed on a driveway then went straight up into a pinpoint in one second
Stockton · CA, USA
I saw a saucer shaped craft that defied aerodynamiccs as we know it.
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
A very large boomerang shaped object very rapidly approached us,hovered less than 100 ft over a house then accelerated off into the nor
Napa · CA, USA
I Also spotted one with the same three witnesses on 1981 at the Napa fairgrounds while Sammy Hagar performed
Sacramento · CA, USA
at least 300 foot dia. 50 foot in height . Light from bottom center. light from square ports 10 ft. by 10 ft.
Auburn · CA, USA
UFO momentaily flies 50 to 60 feet above street, seemingly out of control, then flies off.
San Diego · CA, USA
1977, Intense blue light over San Diego.
Sacramento · CA, USA
Hovering silent craft with diamond pattern lights
Barstow · CA, USA
Man and son are approached on the highway by a cigar-shaped craft with windows along its side.
Whittier · CA, USA
Huge Triangle over Whittier in 1977.