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)
Running Springs · CA, USA
Large Fireball seen in the sky moving from west to east.
Burbank · CA, USA
Greenish Fireball seen over south Burbank CA. 1 second duration.
Quincy · CA, USA
Blueish/Green ball of light lasted for 2 seconds moving very fast toward the West.
Sacramento · CA, USA
same as Aug. 25 - Quincy, CA
Orange · CA, USA
A large fireball type object appeared to be flying very rapidly across the sky coming from the south towards the north and then dissape
Wilmington · CA, USA
I saw floating fire ball in the sky about 3:15 am . It looked like it was flicking and dropping small fire balls that would disappear
Coulterville · CA, USA
Red/orange round object launching off the ground.
Ontario · CA, USA
periodical blinking and changingcolor
Mountain View · CA, USA
Luminous white/green ball of light with tail over San Francisco Bay Area going N-S at 22:48 PST May 4 ,01
Phelan · CA, USA
Fire ball moved slowly stopped and headed toward the ocean Flames as a tale Watch for 30 min
Arcadia · CA, USA
Orange fireball with tail, like shooting star but much larger.
Santa Monica · CA, USA
Glowing object in the sky, which sparked with sparks, that moved very unlike an airplane or helicopter.
Simi Valley · CA, USA
A green fireball passed over my car north of the San Fernando Valley at 3:36 a.m. on 03/09/01.
Orangevale · CA, USA
Bright fireball
Blythe · CA, USA
Meteor-like fireballs near Blythe California on the night the Mir Space Station plummeted back to earth
San Bernardino · CA, USA
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND A BRIGHT BALL OF LIGHT WAS JUST THERE IN THE SKY IT SEEMED TO HAVE A TAIL FOR ABOUT 8 SECOUNDS AND THE
San Diego · CA, USA
Object was more bright and circular than any we had seen before, swaying in the beginning.
Crescent City · CA, USA
This was a bright orange ball that was seen by others above ocean.
Lake Tahoe (about 30/40 miles southwest of) · CA, USA
Southwest of Lake Tahoe- a large, bright neon green fireball suddenly appeared high above the gap between two mountains and vanished.
Concord · CA, USA
Fluoresent-green short lived fireball over Concord, Ca
Woodland · CA, USA
two fireballs moving swiftly then just hovering in the sky too bright and big and steady for an airplane then disappeared.
Pasadena · CA, USA
Bright green fireball travelling east to west over Pasadena, California at 7PM Pacific on 12/28/00
San Francisco · CA, USA
green fireballs
LaMesa · CA, USA
We have video tape of three nights, so far, of slowly moving, color changing light objects in the sky over San Diego.
Aptos · CA, USA
Green fireball falling to the ground