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)
Shasta/Sand Flat · CA, USA
ASLEEP AGAIN AFTER SEEING DISC 35 MIN PRIVIOUS. LARGE SLOWMOVING GREEN FIREBALL 200FT AGL MOVING W.TO E. STUCK TREES MADE LOUD CRACK,
Vacaville · CA, USA
Eastbound on I-80 through Vacaville, object appeared to travel from west to east
Acton · CA, USA
While driving westbound on I14 from Acton I saw green ball of light move across the sky from my upper left to my lower right view throu
Roland Heights · CA, USA
I saw a moving white light, from south to north, directly above me. It was as bright and large as the largest brightest star above me.
Lancaster · CA, USA
Very loud humming sound with a very bright bluish red flash. then a fire started as a result of the light.
Hwy 199 · CA, USA
A brilliant bluish/white ball of fire that looked at first like a comet streaking across the sky but than turned and came directly towa
San Jose · CA, USA
I seen a green object possibly a comet streek across the sky leaving behind in a summer night
Escondido · CA, USA
A large circular orange light which moved to the north, then south, north again the up until it dissapeared.
Washington · CA, USA
Instant grn slow falling,large bright fireball/ball lightning. So.west to No.west
Pleasanton/Dublin · CA, USA
Saw a what we thought at first as a very large bright STAR or planet? then the object in the S/W direction (from our back yard) dropped
Woodside · CA, USA
Fireball with fire trail, moving on a southwesterly course then moving in loop back to the northeast and then toward earth
Hesperia · CA, USA
Bright Bluish-white fireball was seen very low above the Southwest horizon. From here that would be in the direction of Fontana or Onta
Andrade · CA, USA
Orange light ascending, two pieces separating, then flying horizontally, very visible shock wave.
Interstate 10 · somewhere by the border, CA, USA
Several flights of fireball like craft crossed the interstate at a high rate of speed.
La Mirada · CA, USA
amber color object moving from east to west along lax glidepath and on two accounts droping smaller objects of sme color.
Cardiff-by-the-Sea · CA, USA
A ball of orange light, 5X apparent size of a star. Drifted SW towards E. No flashing lights. Soundless except for once when it seemed
Santa Cruz · CA, USA
We experienced multi-colored lights from the sky which appeared to be illuminating from four objects shaped like softballs.
Santa Cruz · CA, USA
Red balls of light seen over Monterey Bay in Santa Cruz, CA. Many witnesses.
Novato · CA, USA
greenish blue fire ball
Gilroy (5 miles So of) · CA, USA
Very bright white/light-green light going East-West seems to expand suddenly (explode ?) and vanish in a fraction of a second. Trajecto
Chowchilla (south of · Madera County), CA, USA
Green glowing ball with an orange streak, (like vapor). Then saw a bright white ball with a triangular white glow behind it.
Venice · CA, USA
Orange fireball seen falling in L.A. 03-99 with sparkler like streamers behind, streaking quickly for three seconds.
Rancho Cucamonga · CA, USA
Bright fireball that seemed to stay stationary in the Northwestern part of the sky above the San Gabriel mountains Mt. Baldy area for a
San Miguel · CA, USA
Object was flying low on horizon in SSE direction. Object was just above the ground fog. Bright light, followed by blue/red lights.
San Diego (Peñasquitos) · CA, USA
Brilliant orange/gold fireball moving EXTREMELY slowly - almost inperseptably at first, west to east, with a trail, for about 45 second