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)
Oakland · CA, USA
Viewed a star-like object higher than a plane would fly, flanked by 6 less-bright 'stars' of light traveling around it.
Santa Maria · CA, USA
Observed wormhole open and close with ships coming through.
antelope · CA, USA
This is the first time i have ever seen this many drones fly in the nigh sky its like a fleet of survalince drones doing a recon
Antelope · CA, USA
Tonight i seen a circle orange light hovering in the sky completely still about 6 storys high and about half a mile away near walmart
Salinas · CA, USA
Driving by fields and see green light orb come diagonally out of sky and then back out lasting two seconds, 2 other drivers saw
Rohnert Park · CA, USA
White boomerang shaped objects swarming and floating then immediately disappeared together.
Los Feliz · CA, USA
White circle was moving and stopping above the cloud line for about 10 minutes. ((anonymous report))
Grass Valley · CA, USA
I just got into astronomy and I got 20x80 binoculars scanning to the north the first object darting past really really fast but I kept
Palm Springs · CA, USA
Object changing size and shape. To naked eye, it looked like a stick figure of a five pointed star.
Watsonville · CA, USA
MADAR Node 105
Montgomery Creek · CA, USA
Just sat there plain sight for about 6-7 hours. As big as the space station looks but didn’t move.white, lit like A light bulb....not v
Lathrop · CA, USA
Shiny silver disc shaped object hovering in sky for a few seconds, blinked and it was gone.
Watsonville · CA, USA
MADAR Node 105
Carlotta · CA, USA
Only in the redwoods night saucer!!!!!!!!!!! ((anonymous report))
Watsonville · CA, USA
MADAR Node 105
Castro Valley · CA, USA
While driving, I spotted a big triangle-shaped object. I saw three lights, green, white, &maybe yellow, moving slowly.
In-flight (California) · CA, USA
3 objects with bright lights (2)
Clear Lake · CA, USA
Clear Lake, California 1:00 large green light flashing and none flashing hovered above the sky at a slow, then rapid pace
Standish · CA, USA
Boomerang-shaped object. ((anonymous report))
Lakeport · CA, USA
Orange light stops and slowly moves as it encounters air traffic
Kelseyville · CA, USA
Unknown craft with white and green lights traveling east to west.
Phelan · CA, USA
From West to North East toward Las Vegas, NV.
Ontario · CA, USA
Circle ufo.
Martinez · CA, USA
Stationary, then slow moving, transparent triangle with bright corner lights that dimmed & disappeared. ((anonymous report))
Vacaville · CA, USA
Cloaked TR3B over Vacaville Ca! ((anonymous report))