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)
Rosamond · CA, USA
Object seen off of U.S. Highway 14 at low altitude moving north.
Richmond · CA, USA
UFO by Richmond Chevron plant. ((anonymous report))
Santa Clarita · CA, USA
My mother and I were tired and stopped at a parking lot near the 14 freewaylot to rest from a traveling from a doctor appointment.
San Jose · CA, USA
A small blinking object in the sky flying at unusually high speed. After 10-15 seconds, it disappeared.
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Strange organish lights seen in Bakersfield’s night sky
Long beach · CA, USA
A couple gets on the freeway and witnesses a large fireball ufo in the sky and managed to capture 3 photos.
Upper Lake · CA, USA
I live in a UFO Substaion area. I see so many UFOs that dates and times are completely useless. I have videos and screenshots of hundre
Manteca · CA, USA
Red transparent orb comes down from ship
Pasadena · CA, USA
Six UFO’s in Pasadena, CA. (video)
Carlsbad · CA, USA
I noticed one very outstanding whitish looking object,
Rancho Cucamonga · CA, USA
Small Oval Like Object Splits Into Two and Zips Back and Forth from in Under 3/12 Minutes Over San Gabriel Mountains.
Beverly Hills · CA, USA
We spotted a strange object in the sky that was not a bird, kite or plane, or drone. ((anonymous report))
Indio · CA, USA
((HOAX??)) Massive extremely loud plane like object flew under 1000 feet with no lights above my house. ((anonymous report))
San Diego · CA, USA
((HOAX??) Weird disc flying across san diego. ((anonymous report))
Salton Sea · CA, USA
Multiple fireballs, sonic booms and a craft.
Paso Robles · CA, USA
My passenger and I observed a yellow and green fireball headed towards the Pacific Coast.
Rolling Hills Estates · CA, USA
I was looking up in the sky while I was waiting for my dog to finish eating. I noticed a light which was pretty high like a star moving
Glendale · CA, USA
A bolt of white light flashed from left to right along the street, just above vehicle level.
San Diego · CA, USA
Silent low-flying light flying overhead in San Diego Tuesday January 23, 2018
Dana Point · CA, USA
Bright orange fireball in Dana Point, CA, chased by jets.
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
Silent craft observed extinguishing white lights, the dark oval shape continued across the early morning sky
San Jose · CA, USA
Triangular shaped craft with three lights. ((anonymous report))
Oak Hills · CA, USA
3 White Circle Lights Seen Low in the sky in High Desert of Southern CA.
Napa · CA, USA
Observed 1 craft at first hovering above market on old Sonoma Rd. Cover large distances quickly, then hover. ((anonymous report))
Elk Grove · CA, USA
UFO does maneuvers in No. California sky.