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)
Stanton · CA, USA
slow moving orange fireball
Burbank · CA, USA
UFO over Burbank is just a clear bag with 4 burners
Burbank · CA, USA
3rd sighting of fireballs over So Cal skies
Eldridge · CA, USA
Large slow moving ball of fire.
Burbank · CA, USA
5th sighting in burbank
Benicia · CA, USA
Slow moving, low flying fireball. Moved erratically and faded away.
Chico · CA, USA
Driving home in the evening headed east, I looked north out the van window and saw what apeered to be a rocket entering the atmosphere.
Chico · CA, USA
A firey ball of light descending from left to right and high to low in front of us changed colors from white, to yellow to green.
Chico · CA, USA
I saw a bright blue/green fireball in the East/Northeast sky travel from left upper corner to the lower right horizon.
Burbank · CA, USA
Fifth sighting of red/orange lights that drop or shoot sparks and then disappear.
San Francisco · CA, USA
a bright fireball like object that hovered for severall minutes then dispersed and shot high into the clouds
Antioch · CA, USA
Fireball like object, dropping something then disappearing
Antioch · CA, USA
Fireball like object, dropping flare like objects then disappearing
Burbank · CA, USA
New Year's Eve Two Fireballs Move SLOW across sky in CA
Imperial Beach · CA, USA
Odd Silver/gray objects shooting above mountain range, (multiple daily sightings)
Montclair · CA, USA
burning or bright object not falling to earth but moving back to space moving from east horizon to west horizon less 10 sec.
Burbank · CA, USA
Fireballs hovering over Southern California
Pleasant Hill · CA, USA
Big orangish-Reddish ball that just dissapeared!!!
Belmont · CA, USA
Large fireball seen near San Mateo Airport
Temecula · CA, USA
Fireball seen in Southern California
Westlake Village · CA, USA
Bright white fireball north of Los Angeles with four white streaks, surrounded by huge white vapour cloud part of which was turquoise
Porterville · CA, USA
Fireball above Porterville, California. ((Vandenberg rocket launch. PD))
Redwood Valley · CA, USA
High altitude brightly lit fireball with a brightly lit trail which ended in a huge explosion/disintegration, seen in the southern sky.
Grass Valley · CA, USA
Test minuteman or intersepeter rocket ? ((Vandenberg rocket launch. PD))
Fall River Mills · CA, USA
Comet like light in sky over Northern Calif mountains. ((Vandenberg rocket launch. PD))