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)
Long Beach · CA, USA
Bright green fireball decended straight down from the sky, it faded about 100 feet before hitting the ground.
Walnut · CA, USA
other
Lakewood · CA, USA
fast-moving fireball
Berkeley · CA, USA
Flaming object attached to balloon
Norwalk · CA, USA
A Strange Fireball light flying in the sky then it disappears
Chico · CA, USA
Blue-green fireball appeared over Chico, then split into 4 smaller similiar shapes. News reports call it a meteor, no debris of any kin
Vista · CA, USA
Red/Gold streaking light w/ sparking trail flies North to South in straight line over Vista, Ca. (Shadowridge)
Pittsburg · CA, USA
white object flying overhead -
Lancaster · CA, USA
Large orange light moving out of the w.s.w. to the e.s.e over lancaster, ca. area 02:31
Millville · CA, USA
Bright green fireball in Shasta/Trinity County, California ((NUFORC Note: Probable dramatic meteor at 19:45 hrs. on this date. PD))
Napa · CA, USA
Hello, Around Thursday 1am. I witnessed a large bright ball of orange red that was traveling in a left to right fashion. It was in the
Tujunga · CA, USA
The fireball UFO came from behind the mountain,and was traveling south. ((NUFORC Note: Possible contrail?? PD))
Modesto · CA, USA
I saw a bight blue fireball object that jetted in front of my car and then went high in the sky.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
I saw a green fireball travelling across the night sky towards earth.
Orinda · CA, USA
a fireball that moved very quickly in a straight line across the night sky
San Jose · CA, USA
Very bright cobalt blue fireball over highway 101 near Minetta San Jose Airport
Orange (also visable from Covina) · CA, USA
Saw Strange line of light due east of location in Orange, CA shortly before sun crested over horizon. Ran into house to get camera and
Anaheim · CA, USA
large blue fireball moving very fast
Antioch · CA, USA
3 fireballs dropping smaller balls of light seen in the north sky moving east over antioch california
Yuba City · CA, USA
I see these from time to time by the small mountain range by hw 99 and hw 20 and I-5. and hw 113 ......this time i was answering the
Fortuna · CA, USA
My wife and I saw a bright red-orange apparently burning object ejecting material as it transited110 degrees of sky.
San Diego (Mission Bay Area) · CA, USA
Fireball over Mission Bay
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Orange fireball in sky near LAX dissipating into glowing ember
Rancho Cucamonga · CA, USA
Unusual object dropped from airplane, lit up half of the sky.
San Diego · CA, USA
fireball as big as truck in San Diego