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)
Anaheim (NE of) · CA, USA
UFO on fire.
Culver City · CA, USA
Bright fireball looking object gliding down, then vanishing after 4 seconds, and it appeared to be very low in the sky.
Rocklin · CA, USA
Bright blue light flashed and moved slowly only to disappear again.
Hollister · CA, USA
RED LIGHT SOUTH OF HOLLISTER 10:23PM.
Fresno · CA, USA
Big fire ball that broke in two smaller more dominant balls of fire with a more defined shape.
Boonville · CA, USA
white ball of flame in Mendocino county. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. Re-entering Chinese rocket booster. PD))
Rohnert Park · CA, USA
@ concert in Rohnert Park, CA, there was what appeared to be a fireball with a very large tail. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
San Mateo · CA, USA
Fireball with long tail gliding through the sky very slowly and l low in the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Chinese rocket re-entry. PD))
Corona/Lake Mathews · CA, USA
Saw 2 fireballs clear as day across the sky. Sort of looked like 2 planes were crashing. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Sacramento · CA, USA
Fireball with trail similar to a comet seen navigating over roof tops of suburb of city. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Los Angeles · CA, USA
A fireball above the southern horizon seen from the district of El Sereno in northeast Los Angeles.
Frazier Park · CA, USA
A fireball in the sky that was moving slow and right above the mountains across the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Waterford · CA, USA
I saw a slow moving object moving from West to east. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Victorville · CA, USA
UFO, fire, contrail. ((NUFORC Note: Reported to be re-entering Chinese rocket shell. PD))
Costa Mesa · CA, USA
Fireball for 30 seconds then disappeared. ((anonymous report))((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
Dublin · CA, USA
To S, emerging just above the treeline, moving W to E, a white fireball similar to a jet engine. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD)
French Camp · CA, USA
Massive entry burnout of a ufo. Did not appear to make a landing. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Stockton · CA, USA
Slow moving, gradually descending bright white light with trail that broke up into 2 red objs. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Livermore · CA, USA
Saw a large ball of light traveling West to East in Livermore. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Truckee · CA, USA
Sighted object(s) of two red-orange glowing balls with comet-like glowing tails. ((NUFORC Note: Chinese rocket re-entry. PD))
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Large orange-red fireball appear in the NW sky and fall to the E of Bakersfield. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Phelan · CA, USA
I seen a strange looking object in the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Chinese rocket re-entry. PD))
Ventura · CA, USA
Fireballs flying over two trees. ((NUFORC Note: Chinese rocket re-entry. PD))
Tracy · CA, USA
Slow-moving fireball moving E to W in the S sky. Yellowish in color and pulsing as it broke up. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
San Jose · CA, USA
My friend and I saw a fireball moving across the sky. ((anonymous report)) ((NUFORC Note: Space debris? PD))