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)
Fullerton · CA, USA
Giant fireball in the sky as well as a huge blue flash
Banning · CA, USA
Meteor-like object seen to accelerate and ascend. ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch from Vandenberg AFB. PD))
Valley acres · CA, USA
on 4/14/2011 at approximately 2125 pm me and a co worker were driving SW on highway 119 ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch. PD))
Valley Acres · CA, USA
Bright Egg shaped low flying Fireball over Elk Hills Petroleum Reserve in California. ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch. PD))
Desert Hot Springs · CA, USA
UFO sighting over Desert Hot Springs with orange fan shaped trail headed East
Fort Bragg · CA, USA
A red dot a little bigger than a star appeared in the southern sky moved in a strange way, then changed directions a few times. after o
San Jose · CA, USA
15-20 orange glowing objects travelling across the night sky.
Alhambra · CA, USA
It was round and highlighted green with an outer light green layer. Weasel it up close then disappear n within 2 seconds it appeard in
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Orange orbs (Fireballs, Plasma Balls) seen on a continuing basis for three years over Huntington Beach, California.
Seaside · CA, USA
I dont know what to say posting this made me feel a little bit better. fire ball round with a triangle missing out of it not rotating
San Bernardino · CA, USA
Five amber red balls. 3 disappear and 2 combine into one over San bernardino ca.
Fullerton · CA, USA
((HOAX??)) It was flying low and looked as if it was leaking lava, but the lava never landed.
National City · CA, USA
Fireball looking object floated over national city then dissapeared
Wildomar · CA, USA
a ball of light that looked like a metor then broke into three objects ((NUFORC Note: Suspected parachute jumpers. PD))
Wildomar · CA, USA
A falling large fireball that broke into 3 hovering pieces before vanishing. ((NUFORC Note: Suspected parachute jumpers. PD))
Wildomar · CA, USA
Large ball of glowing light with glittering tail breaks into three pieces, hovers in mid air and then vanishes without a trace.
Wildomar · CA, USA
A glowing sphere fell from the sky. split into 3 pieces, hovered i mid air for quite a while, then suddenly vanished
Murrieta · CA, USA
Fireball splits into 3 balls and hovers ((NUFORC Note: Suspected parachute jumpers. PD))
Menifee · CA, USA
Fireball west of Menifee Ca, split into 3 balls then hovered. ((NUFORC Note: Suspected parachute jumpers. PD))
Murrieta · CA, USA
I saw 3 falling balls of fire that turned into three bright white triangle lights.((NUFORC Note: Suspected parachute jumpers. PD))
Temecula · CA, USA
Falling fireball that split into three then disapeared. ((NUFORC Note: Suspected parachute jumpers. PD))
San Jose · CA, USA
red/gray "fireball" in San Jose, Ca 1/12/11
San Francisco · CA, USA
Set of Orange Lights in the sky in San Francisco
Thousand Oaks · CA, USA
Yellowish Light or fireball seen Zig-Zagging over Thousand Oaks, possible earthquake light?
San Francisco · CA, USA
I was walking east up Steiner st. in the Lower Haight district of San Francisco at about 11:59, when something to my left caught my eye