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)
Simi Valley · CA, USA
On the date of 3-12-00, A friend and I was outside in front of DENY'S in Simi Valley. When at 1:19 am in the moring when we both seened
San Francisco · CA, USA
Fireball from the center of sky moving SE , perhaps falling downward. Faster than a plane but too slow for a meteor
Murrieta · CA, USA
From intersection of Las Alamos and Hancock, looking east I witnessed a single whitish object break into 3 or 4 pieces across the sky
Temecula · CA, USA
White light, changing to green, trailing flame, disintegrated, probably a meteorite.
Redlands · CA, USA
Flaming Green Fireball reported over mountains in San Bernardino County Sunday Jan. 2, 2000.
Glendale/Eagle Rock (Los Angeles) · CA, USA
Apparent meteor apparent meteor
Sierra Madre · CA, USA
While traveling east on Grandview St. and approaching Santa Anita Ave. I saw..a green object...at first I thought it was a pyrotechnic
Crescent City · CA, USA
Saw a bright light (looked like police chopper with spotlight). watched a few sec, noticed a blue tail of smoke??? Saw light beam g
Lodi · CA, USA
Strange fireballs on Dec. 03, 1999 on the West side of Lodi. They hung around for about four hours, and military planes flew over.
San Diego · CA, USA
saw a fireball go N. to S. with tail, the coyotes started howling in the canyon right after event.
Bellflower · CA, USA
n amber colored star. It moved under a lot of clouds often seeming to stop cmpletely or to 'bob' up and down. Thank You.
Fair Oaks/Rancho Cordova · CA, USA
Color changing moving fireball,brilliantly illuminating,moving East to West across field of view,horizon to horizon.
Bellflower · CA, USA
Red blob, went to a dot, then disappeared
Anaheim · CA, USA
Ufo shooting smaller crafts from bigger Ufo
Fairfield (Shiloh Rd.) · CA, USA
It appeared to be a very bright star that was hovering over Travis Air Force Base, however it not only went from very bright to very di
San Diego · CA, USA
At 10:45 in the morning, my father and I noticed a small stationary object in the sky.
Weed/Yreka (near) · CA, USA
Fall 1999 sighting of green and gold fireballs in N California
San Diego (Spring Valley) (20 mi. E of SD airport) · CA, USA
Wife driving in car sited orange fireball size of thumb at arms length. moving from west to east movig 1/3 of sky in 45 sec.length of t
Imperial Beach · CA, USA
A ROUND CIRCULAR SHAPE OBJECT LARGER THAN A AIRPLANE HOVERED OVER A RESIDENTIAL AREA FOR ABOUT 5MINUTES.BRIGHT RED LIGHT ILLUMINATED TH
Lake Trinity (Aprox. 30 miles north of Redding · CA), CA, USA
Witnessed a bright red ball of light floating across the sky, much slower than a metor, that broke up into several parts and left an or
Chico · CA, USA
Four glowing objects slowly moving across the night sky, leaving a short trail.
Auburn · CA, USA
Traveling across the entire horizon in less than 2 minutes, 7-8 comet-like objects blazed across the sky. One of the objects trailed of
Auburn · CA, USA
Sparkling Streaks- First impression was that it was space debris entering- What was unusual was that there seemed to be a formation of
Orland · CA, USA
We have a Dairy in Northern California just east of Interstate 5. I was out side feeding the cows and to the east on the horizon level
Hanford · CA, USA
Facing south I observed a round, green fireball traveling straight down almost vertical, with a vapor trail as it burned out.