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)
Roseville · CA, USA
Bright, white to green round light moved very fast across evening sky
Cherry Valley · CA, USA
sunrise ufo
Porterville · CA, USA
huge craft moving at incredible speed after hovering for about 3 hours
Palo Alto · CA, USA
Falling Ball of Fire on Sand Hill Road 9pm 3/11/09 ((NUFORC Note: Possible meteor?? PD))
San Diego · CA, USA
A bright white fireball in the N about 1k high, fell to the NE it was about to hit houses and vanished, lasted15 secs.
San Diego · CA, USA
Balls of light
San Francisco · CA, USA
Two bright orange objects hovering,pulsing lights, akward movements
Montebello · CA, USA
I was just driving to the local mall,and I see a orange glowing ball.I thought it was the moon but it has not moved since 6:00pm.Size o
Laguna Hills · CA, USA
Broad fiery path of object moving at high rate of speed, very high in sky.
Irvine · CA, USA
Fireball with tail of sparks over Orange County skies
Fremont · CA, USA
Fireball in the sky falling near Mission Hills in background. Seemed to disappear.Don't know if it was a shooting star
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
Fireball
Whittier · CA, USA
Fast moving Fireball over Whittier, CA
Grover Beach · CA, USA
I thought I saw a shooting star, then maybe a rocket launch, then maybe a plane crashing.....but itjust disappeared!
Chino · CA, USA
2 NIGHTS, 2 OBJECTS, 2 LIGHTS OF UNEXPLAINABLE FLYING OBJECTS
Los Angeles · CA, USA
OK so i was at work and i got a little drunk but not to the max. i dunno if this limints my credibility. I went to little ceasers while
West Los Angeles · CA, USA
Red fireball over the sky of the West Los Angeles area.
Norh Hollywood · CA, USA
Bright green light in the shape of a comet fell from sky and disappeared about 20 degrees from the horizon
Long Beach · CA, USA
Fireball moves slowly across the sky, puses, then changes directions - Long Beach, CA
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
Brilliant fireball observed while driving north on Stony Point Road, Santa Rosa, CA. ((NUFORC Note: Possible meteor. PD))
San Diego (Clairemont) · CA, USA
roundish, wavyish bright light with a flashing reddish edge that kept changing, pulsating.
Long Beach · CA, USA
Second fireball moves across sky. Likely flare afloat.
Solvang · CA, USA
Bright light flare in the Solvang, Santa Ynez sky Friday Night October 24 2008
San Diego · CA, USA
A comet/firework like ball that separates and reconnects before apparently just disappearing into thin air.
Solavang · CA, USA
Hi, I wrote on 10/28/08 or 10/29 We did see a fireball, BUT THE THING, THE NEXT DAY IT WAS REPORTED THAT VANDENBERG airforce base shot