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)
Placerville · CA, USA
White fireball with green edges heading for the ground.
Mountain View · CA, USA
website doesn't appear.
Fairfield · CA, USA
2 fire balls in the sky, apparently communicating with each other
Capistrano Beach · CA, USA
Large fireball in southern sky, low to horizon, burning white to blue, traveling east to west at 2000 hrs. 09/26/00
Palm Springs · CA, USA
Brilliant Green Fireball moves slowly from high in the SE to low in the SW
Mission Viejo · CA, USA
i was driving on my way home, I PULL UP TO A STOP SIGN WHERE I MUST TURN RIGHT OR LEFT, IN FRONT OF ME IS A HOUSE WITH A HILL BEHIND IT
Victorville · CA, USA
Dancing Fireball-type Lights with succeeding Flash, Sonic Boom.
Corte Madera · CA, USA
I saw a glowing, spherical object in the sky tonight that accelerated in speed, then disappeared.
Newcastle · CA, USA
Bright green fireball comes close, but no explosion.
San Diego · CA, USA
Bight red light hovering for about 20 minutes then disappearing, reapearing as a white flash, spiltting into 4 faint objects and gone.
San Jose · CA, USA
Long, steady flight path leaving a trail the width of a finger held at arms
Salinas · CA, USA
One brightly lit ball that left a trail.
Red Bluff · CA, USA
We were driving south on Interstate 5 when we witnessed it. Other cars were pulling off the road also, to observe.
Sacramento · CA, USA
light in sky, exiting atmosphere, which then exploded.
San Diego · CA, USA
NEON RED LIGHT HIGH UP IN THE SKY MOVING VERY SLOWLY EXPLODED AFTER 1/2 HR BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT
Fortuna · CA, USA
round ball of light. looked like suns light reflecting off of ball in the sky. stayed motionless and hovered for 2-3min then moved nor
San Francisco · CA, USA
It was a full moon that night. I was driving my car on divisadero st. or in that vicinity and what caught my eye was a huge ball of fir
Bakersfield · CA, USA
I observed what I believed to be a meteor, however I watched it cross the entire sky for about 90 seconds.
Visalia · CA, USA
shape was almost an oval but larger at ends. there were two of them. it was burning with a slight tail of fire. the colors were blue,
Menifee · CA, USA
"Observed a craft similar to a green roman candle during nighttime, background black. Falling in an arch downward, with orange droplet
Oceanside (5-10 minutes drive /miles south of) · CA, USA
Bright fireball low in the southeast sky. Primarily white, although with a greenish tint.
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
flurscent green fireball the approx size of a half moon coming from sky over ocean over highway to mountains on otherside of us.very br
Newport Coast · CA, USA
As with three other postings to this sighting. It was around 1:10AM in the south south east sky. But from my location the fireball ap
Antioch · CA, USA
We observed an orange fireball moving slowly, under the cloud layer. First moving in an easterly direction, then turning north.
Orangevale · CA, USA
3 Objects traversing the sky, burning out eventually