Fireball UFO Sightings in California
1,124 fireball-shaped UFO sightings reported in California since 1953, peaking in 2012 (98 reports).
- Total sightings
- 1,124
- Span
- 1953–2022
- Peak year
- 2012 (98 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Fireball
1953–2022 · peak 2012 (98 reports)
Newport Beach · CA, USA
Hovering Red Orbs over the Newport Beach, CA peninsula.
Palmdale · CA, USA
Fireball falling at slow speed then flew upwards at high rate of speed without turning around made no noise as it sped upwards.
Campbell · CA, USA
Single fireball spotted over Silicon Valley.
Willits · CA, USA
Fireballs in the sky over Willits, Ca.
Pleasanton · CA, USA
Firework like spark close to ground with an oddly high and long Chem trail behind it.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Morphing fireball craft, Pico/Robertson area LA.
Ontario · CA, USA
Green light falling from sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possible meteor from Geminid Meteor shower?? PD))
Santa Maria/Orcutt · CA, USA
A fireball in the sky floating.
Oceanside · CA, USA
Four fireballs changing directions.
Sacramento · CA, USA
Red/Orange Fireballs in the Sky.
Santa Cruz/Pescadero · CA, USA
3 fire balls over pescadero (santa cruz, CA).
Compton · CA, USA
1 Bright Orange Fireball Looking Sphere In The Night Sky.
San Diego · CA, USA
Fireballs over San Diego.
San Diego · CA, USA
Three lights appearing separately looked like rockets or comets coming down.
Los Angeles/Silver Lake · CA, USA
3 fiery red lights flying in formation over east Los Angeles.
Santa Cruz · CA, USA
Reddish/Orange ball of light seen over Monterey Bay.
San Diego County · CA, USA
San Diego County lit up.
Olivehurst · CA, USA
5 pix of a red ball in the sky.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Fire ball over major city.
San Diego · CA, USA
Object moving fast, slowed, hovered, then faded away.
Oakley · CA, USA
Four red-orange balls of light seen over Oakley, CA.
Oakley · CA, USA
7 fireball like objects.
Cobb Mountain · CA, USA
Bright round orange/red fireball.
Orangevale · CA, USA
8 Orange Fireballs In sky
Pasadena · CA, USA
Mass UFO sighting: Pasadena, CA: 4:35pm on December 24, 2013.