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)
Citrus Heights · CA, USA
Four fireballs move from west to east in the Sacramento sky.
Santa Cruz · CA, USA
Fire that rose in the night's sky in Santa Cruz, CA
Merced · CA, USA
Object also went from a bright red to orange.
Citrus Heights · CA, USA
Orange fire balls flying.
Baker · CA, USA
Ring in shape with appear to be 8 fireballs making the ring and then just disappeared.
Hemet · CA, USA
Six red lights, each looked to be a round ring of lights, possibly solid, moving apparently west in the s.e. sky low on the horizon. Th
San Francisco · CA, USA
Slowly falling red light with a second smaller white light shooting out of it.
Venice · CA, USA
Walking out the door going to my car get ready for work. I look up at the sky and see this Orange Fireball. First O.M.G. Aircraft is on
Marina Del Rey · CA, USA
It was about 0015 on 5/4/13. I looked up into the sky when I got out of my car. I saw what looked like 5 fire balls hovering in the s
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Red/White pulsating fireball, intelligently maneuvering in Huntington Beach sky.
Granite Bay · CA, USA
Four fireball orbs hover over Placer/Sacramento County Line near Folsom Lake.
South Gate · CA, USA
I noticed three fireball objects make a triangular shape for about ten minutes.
Oxnard · CA, USA
Green fireball.
Pala · CA, USA
Bright Ball of Fire flying over Pala Rez Ca, this yellow fire ball moved fast and was quiet!!! Locals say it was Taquitz...
Oceanside · CA, USA
The circular object or light was bright orange in the center, and had a hazy red ring surrounding it.
Palm Desert · CA, USA
red pulising lights making triangle formations and hovering
Lake Shasta · CA, USA
Saw an orange fireball move silently across the sky from west to east.
Sacramento · CA, USA
6-7 Orange/red fireballs seen over Sacramento.
Tracy · CA, USA
We seen 6 red balls of fire floating thru the sky at 9:10 pm first 3 separate then the other 3 close together no sound at all really we
Sacramento · CA, USA
Orange red glowing orbs chaging patterns and directions then zapping out
San Francisco · CA, USA
Faster than any aircraft I've seen that is completely silent.
Los Alamitos/Cypress · CA, USA
Red orb near Orange County, CA military airfield.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Eight fireballs in the sky
Imperial Beach · CA, USA
3 red fireball lights one after another over Imperial Beach, CA South to North along coast line.
San Jose · CA, USA
Two bright orange lights drifting in formation over San Jose foothills, one breaking off in a tight maneuver.