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)
San Francisco · CA, USA
In 1958, a witness in San Francisco, California, reported a huge silver oval-shaped object flying low and positioning itself over their home for about two minutes.
Baldwin Park · CA, USA
In 1958, an eleven-year-old girl in Baldwin Park, California, reported seeing a cigar-shaped object hovering near her home for about five minutes before it left.
Menlo Park · CA, USA
Saw noisless, extremely-low clear light slowly cruise past us and over hills, where "encountered" and newspaper-reported.
North Hollywood · CA, USA
In 1958, a young child in North Hollywood, California, reported a circular object appearing repeatedly over several days, according to a later-filed account.
North Hollywood · CA, USA
I was four years old. i would visit at my grandmothers house. she lived in north hollywood . i was playing in the front yard when a bal
Los Gatos (west of) · CA, USA
A witness west of Los Gatos, California reported three disk-shaped objects at very low altitude in daylight, seen in as much detail as a car on the road, in under a minute in September 1957.
San Diego (north of · at sea), CA, USA
At least a hundred miles out to sea, a long time ago, in 1957, a very interesting sighting, after midnight. First report.
California (above · northern part of), CA, USA
Red Fireball Over Califonia
Temple City · CA, USA
Witnesses reported lights over Mt. Baldy near Temple City, California in 1957, described by ten observers, over about 15 minutes.
Long Beach · CA, USA
Witnesses in Long Beach, California reported three disk-shaped objects stationary in a triangle formation in daylight, appearing distorted by a heat-mirage effect, for about two minutes in July 1957.
E. Los Angeles · CA, USA
A witness reported two bright white-and-blue, star-like lights near Mt. Baldy, east of Los Angeles, being pursued by jet fighters in 1957.
San Leandro · CA, USA
A witness in San Leandro, California reported five or more lights appearing to race across the sky, in a sighting lasting about a minute and a half in June 1957.
Norwalk · CA, USA
A witness in Norwalk, California reported a disk-shaped object hovering about 20 feet above the ground for about eight minutes in June 1957.
Albany · CA, USA
What looked like a moving star and a stationary star seemed to collide, whereupon the stationary star also began to move.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
I was 11 years old and my family and I were at a kite flying contest in a park . About 7 silver saucer shaped ships hovered over the pa
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Witnesses in Los Angeles reported five to seven gray, saucer-shaped objects flying in a V formation, in a mass sighting involving roughly 200 people, for about 15 minutes in March 1957.
Sacramento · CA, USA
A witness in Sacramento, California reported a slow-moving, circular disk object that left a silvery contrail before disappearing, observed for about seven minutes in July 1956.
San Francisco · CA, USA
A witness in San Francisco, California reported a silver, football-shaped object flying very high and fast for two to three minutes in June 1956.
Palo Alto · CA, USA
A witness in Palo Alto, California reported a fireball-like object appearing to land, then retreating when the witness attempted to approach, over five to ten minutes in June 1956.
Vista · CA, USA
A witness in Vista, California reported a bright orange, cigar-shaped object estimated at several miles long, observed for 15 to 20 minutes in June 1956.
Madera · CA, USA
A witness in Madera, California reported a half-spherical object with portholes along its side, observed in daylight for about two minutes in June 1956.
Sequoia National Forest · CA, USA
object had crashed , door open and got inside - found origins of our history
Petaluma · CA, USA
Objects were several thousand feet in altitude and bounced around the sky basically overhead. I was 17 years old at the time. The Pet
Mono Lake (area) · CA, USA
A witness near Mono Lake, California reported a silent object executing a rapid 360-degree circular maneuver in about five seconds, in October 1955.
West Covina · CA, USA
A witness near West Covina, California reported a brilliant green, meteor-like object streaking northwest across the sky for about four seconds in October 1955.