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)
South Gate · CA, USA
I was about 11 years old at the time, and a friend of the same age was visiting. We both saw what look like a halo in the sky. Within
Santa Clara · CA, USA
Santa Clara Ca. I was 13 years old. We were listening to cottonseed Clark counter radio station. When the announcer said folks there’s
Crescent City · CA, USA
I looked up over the ocean at 11:30am 1952, Crescent City, California, I seen 3 triangle objects that came from the West, they were abo
Piedra Blanka (Los Padres National Forest) · CA, USA
I was camping with my school at Piedra Blanka in Los Padres National Forest. We all slept in sleeping bags jus out under the stars. No
Maywood · CA, USA
7 balls of *orange moon* lights in 2 V formations observed for 3 to 5 minutes until all sped off in 7 differen directions
Sunland / Tujunga · CA, USA
Vehicle was observed in frontial, overhead and trailing edge views as it decended from the North over the San Gabrial mountian range, l
Calaveras County · CA, USA
A female alien leader visits a catholic school boy in California .
Mount Pinos (beyond ski area parking) · CA, USA
Witnesses near Mount Pinos, California, including airline pilots on the ground, reported two unidentified objects in the sky, observed for about two hours in June 1951.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
I was only 8yrs old but I remember it clearly. While at my grandmother's house, my mother sent me to our car to get a sweater for her.
Palm Springs · CA, USA
A witness in Palm Springs, California reported a bluish-white, worm-like light, observed for about an hour and a half on January 20, 1951.
Half Moon Bay · CA, USA
A witness near Half Moon Bay, California reported three blips that appeared on a radar screen and vanished as aircraft approached, observed for about 10 minutes in December 1950.
Quincy · CA, USA
Three teenage males driving through the mountains near Quincy, California reported a shiny, silver, disk-shaped object, observed for about six minutes in July 1950.
Los Padres National Forest · CA, USA
A witness near Los Padres National Forest, California reported objects moving in formation, observed for about 20 seconds in July 1950.
Napa · CA, USA
Saw a circular craft approximately 30 foot in diameter. It was glowing a green/purple rather subdued. I did not like the color. It h
Los Angeles (Hollywood Hills · north of), CA, USA
Newspaper said argentinian scient'sts has connected w. radio message that said saucer would come 9:30 San Luis Obispo in SF area, l0pm
Mill Valley · CA, USA
3 lights appeared, manuevering rapidly and at impossible flight angles, changing formation until winking out after little more than a m
Ojai · CA, USA
UFO sighting in Ojai, CA in 1948
Kelseyville · CA, USA
A witness in Kelseyville, California reported the first of a series of family sightings, with a disk-shaped object observed in 1948, duration unknown.
Modesto · CA, USA
My grandmother woke me up to go to the front house get my uncle to check on the bright blueish light out behind our cottage. I was sca
Maywood · CA, USA
1947 UFO sighting Date: ? sometime in early summer Time: after dark (between 7 - 9 pm) Place: Maywood IL not far from O’hare Airbase (n
Richmond · CA, USA
THIS SIGHTING TOOK PLACE WHEN I WAS A CHILD. I WAS 9 1/2 yrs. old. IT was the summer vaccation for the school children .WE had been ou
San Jose · CA, USA
The object seen that summer evening was cheveron shaped, with a blue glow visable around the edges, moving silently & slowly. N-S.
Oroville · CA, USA
I was only six, but I was playing jacks in front of my home, I looked up at the ball, and there they were..no noise..I know now, they w
Hayward · CA, USA
A witness in Hayward, California reported five bright, gold, circular objects at close range, observed for about 20 minutes in June 1947.
San Deigo · CA, USA
A witness in San Diego, California described an unusual, V-shaped, triangular craft, observed for about 10 seconds in April 1947.