Fireball UFO Sightings
9,610 Fireball-shaped UFO sightings recorded worldwide since 1932, peaking in 2012 (1111 reports); most commonly reported in United States.
- Total sightings
- 9,610
- Span
- 1932–2022
- Peak year
- 2012 (1111 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Fireball
1932–2022 · peak 2012 (1111 reports)
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Thibodaux · LA, USA
Historical Sighting I have related this many times, but never committed it to writing until now. I was motivated to write this by the
Pep · TX, USA
In 1958, witnesses near Pep, Texas, in the Texas Panhandle, reported green fireballs streaking across the night sky, visible for only a few seconds.
Commerce City (N. of Denver) · CO, USA
A lot of methane gas in area
Lake Jackson · TX, USA
fireball seen on country road.
Bainbridge/ Port Deposit · MD, USA
A sailor on watch near Bainbridge/Port Deposit, Maryland reported a fireball heading directly toward the barracks, with no time to react, over about 22 seconds in August 1957.
California (above · northern part of), CA, USA
Red Fireball Over Califonia
Palo Alto · CA, USA
A witness in Palo Alto, California reported a fireball-like object appearing to land, then retreating when the witness attempted to approach, over five to ten minutes in June 1956.
Independence · MO, USA
A witness in Independence, Missouri reported a flaming ball of light making sharp right-angle turns in the sky, observed from a front porch over several hours on a summer night in August 1955.
Daytona Beach · FL, USA
Three fireballs moved slowly along the beach, then suddenly accelerated and flew straight up into the night sky and disappeared.
????? · AK, USA
A witness in Alaska reported a bright light and loud bang, followed by a fireball-like object hovering for about 13 minutes before disappearing, in June 1955.
Warrington · FL, USA
fireball into pensacola bay
Welwyn Garden City (UK/England) · United Kingdom
A witness in Welwyn Garden City, England reported two orange, fireball-like lights hovering low together for about ten minutes before one shot away at high speed, in February 1955.
Denver · CO, USA
I was approximately 12 years old when I saw this UFO. I haven't told a lot of people about it. I thought because I was so young at th
UK/England · United Kingdom
A B-17 pilot reported a fiery, orb-shaped object tracking a USAF bomber during a night mission over England, then returning about 30 minutes later, in June 1954.
Berkeley · MO, USA
A witness in Berkeley, Missouri reported a fireball-shaped object in the sky for about five minutes in the early 1950s, according to a brief local account.
Vicksburg · AL, USA
Looked like a large meteorite ablaze
Cleveland · OH, USA
The object came from the north from Canada meteor shaped fire ball with crackling sounds and a little tail and sparks glowing red and o
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Witnesses reported a green fireball traveling north at low altitude over Los Angeles for about five seconds in April 1953.
Midwest City · OK, USA
A witness in Midwest City, Oklahoma reported a ball of yellow light with flickering spikes around its edge, one of which seemed to reach toward the observer, over 15 minutes in April 1953.
Norfolk/Newport News (aboard ferry boat between) · VA, USA
Best recall as a SUnday night. From east side of ferry boat spotted string of brilliant red balls that apeared to be diving into the s
Korea · Korea
Green fireballs associated with the U.S. Air Force's Project Twinkle investigation were reportedly sighted in Korea during the same 1948 to 1950 period as similar sightings in the American Southwest.
Ancheli (Gujarat) (India) · India
A witness in Ancheli, Gujarat, India reported a bright blue light that lit up roughly half a football field before swooping down and shooting back up, observed for 10 to 15 seconds in the late 1940s.
Corpus Christi · TX, USA
1947 fireball incident in space.
Index · WA, USA
A witness in Index, Washington reported a greenish fireball flying nearly horizontally for about 30 seconds in June 1946, followed weeks later by a separate sighting of a gray figure.
Jasper · FL, USA
A witness in Jasper, Florida reported an unusual fireball in the night sky, observed for about five minutes in June 1945.