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)
San Diego · CA, USA
Watched 3 UFO's all with bright orange color navigate the San Diego skies
Daly City · CA, USA
A big, bright fireball streaked across the sky for about 3-4 seconds, and then broke up into pieces. ((anonymous))
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Bright red speeding fireball.
La Mesa · CA, USA
Orange fireball dropping a flare
Coachella · CA, USA
Driving down Frederick st coming to stop light on. Ave 52 when we saw what looked like 3 fireballs coming down but instead of just fal
Fairfax · CA, USA
low and close extremely bright white fireball Fairfax CA followed by loud boom.
San Diego · CA, USA
meteor or space junk?
Garden Grove · CA, USA
Golden Meteor.
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
Bright green fireball flew across the sky
Big Bear Lake · CA, USA
Long stretch of consecutive lights at very high alt. crossed over the ski area. ((NUFORC Note: Cluster of "Starlink" satellites. PD))
Redding · CA, USA
Was on the outskirts of Redding California driving up a hill with a friend (they saw this too). When there was a faint light in the sky
Indio · CA, USA
A fireball object burnt orange color with lights falling from it.
Visalia · CA, USA
Fireball in the sky
Perris · CA, USA
Coming from South towards San Diego. There was a bright red fire flying still all the sudden white balls look like the movie Independen
Barham · CA, USA
This video was on the news this morning it's of the start of the kinkade fire but in the sky there is a ufo that flys accross the sky h
Palm Springs · CA, USA
Bright orange light appeared in the sky and quickly descended towards the earth in a straight line. ((anonymous report))
Grand Terrace · CA, USA
Glowing orange orb dropping burning flares out of it, straight down to the ground.
Sherman Oaks · CA, USA
Ball of light flying in multiple directions over Sherman Oaks.
Van Nuys · CA, USA
I was driving a little after a quarter to 1 am when I stopped at an intersection and saw something go in front my vehicle. I could see
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Fiery orange ball came flying up the street i recorded the event until it got out of sight
Fontana · CA, USA
Saw flashing lights reflecting on my window, it stopped flashing and took the shape of a fireball that dropped smaller flashing lights.
Salinas · CA, USA
fireball shaped object. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect witness was looking south, watching a missile launch. PD))
Marina del Rey · CA, USA
Fireball at ocean horizon.
Santa Ana · CA, USA
Have a bit of dashcam footage.
Claremont · CA, USA
3 orange fireballs with light trails moving left to right and downwards in far distance