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)
Pittsburg · CA, USA
Green Fireball along side auto. Changed direction, and seemed to accelerate at great speed and dissappear within seconds.Sighting corr
Cotati · CA, USA
I was driving north on HWY 101 over the hill from Peteluma to Cotati when I saw a green/blue orb pass in front of my car in the upper p
Los Angeles · CA, USA
first saw it as a white light with a brilliant orange tail, tail disappeared white light continued across sky east and then seemed to b
La Verne · CA, USA
I was driving us on Interstate freeway 10, due west, at the junction of the 210 freeway, when I saw what looked like a flare, except th
Los Angeles · CA, USA
I saw 2 glowing balls move slowly across the sky at high altitude.
San Ramon · CA, USA
It looked like a shooting star except it was bigger but it did move like a shooting star.
Danville · CA, USA
Blue-green fireball with a tail to the NW headed down and to the west; appeared to be 13-17 miles away towards San Francisco Bay
Orange (W/B SR-22 · Garden Grove Fwy, @ Main St.), CA, USA
While driving on the freeway at 2358 hours on a Sunday night, I observed a green fireball with an orange tail shoot straight down.
Redding · CA, USA
MY BROTHER AND I WERE DRIVING SOUTH BOUND ON I5 ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES NORTH OF ANDERSON, CALIFORNIA. A HUGE WHITE/BLUEISH FIREBALL WAS SEE
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Orange glowing fireball with structures radiating from the light source
La Habra · CA, USA
First appeared as a huge meteor, but instead of burning out it exploded out; left a "dark hole" where it dissapeared followed by a stre
Novato/Petaluma area · CA, USA
driving north on Hwy 101 saw a large object falling from the sky near the horizon. It started out as green, then turned white, then re
Burbank · CA, USA
Meteor Flash 90 degress down, at about 2000 feet.
Barstow (near · on I-15 N), CA, USA
Green fireball with a tail falls to earth near Barstow, CA
Los Angeles (Downtown) · CA, USA
a spectacular fireball moving horizontally from south to northeast.. approx. the same height as the regular helicopters and small aircr
San Diego (Camp Pendleton) · CA, USA
a fast moving, green-white, glowing object streaked across the sky. It moved southward as I drove south along I-5.
Brentwood · CA, USA
THE OBJECT WAS ROUND IN SHAPE,IT WAS ELECTRIC IN ITS INTENSITY, ORANGE IN THE CENTER AND GREEN AROUND THE OUTER PERIMETER OF THE ORANGE
Palm Desert (above) · CA, USA
Fiance and I were on the way to the theatre (RENT musical) I motioned to her to look at the odd falling star when I realized that the d
Del Mar · CA, USA
Fireball streaked across the sky and fizzled out 5 miles inland
La Jolla (oveR) · CA, USA
At dusk, an orange,white,pink,and voilet color fireball traveled totally horizontal west to east,not as fast as a shooting star,and the
Dana Point · CA, USA
Similar to a Shooting Star, but not! Brillient Bright Green in color with sparkling long tail.
Oakland - Near the Bay Bridge · CA, USA
It looked like a large remote control firework that was going East to West, occasionally disappearing and reappearing.
Elk Grove · CA, USA
Greenish blue fireball streaking across horizon
Roseville · CA, USA
small red fireball with long white tail, moving West at a very high speed parallel to the ground
Yuba City · CA, USA
Large blue/silver sphere with green halo travelled across sky approx 20 deg. arc leaving a white trail. Event lasted 1.0 sec.