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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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))
Tonopah · NV, USA
Pinkish fireball that broke apart and changed color to a bluish on a smaller pc. 4 witnesses.
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))
Reno · NV, USA
Two large fireballs streak across the sky over Reno, NV. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. 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))
Mesquite · NV, USA
I think it was a meteor. ((NUFORC Note: Chinese rocket re-entry. PD))
Stockton · CA, USA
Ufo over stockton plane crash? Meteor? Drone? video disappeared on one camera. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Lake Hughes · CA, USA
"Missile test" my ((obscenity deleted)).
Mojave · CA, USA
Huge meteor over Mojave. ((NUFORC Note: Chinese rocket re-entry. PD))
Tracy · CA, USA
Fireball Over Tracy, California. ((NUFORC Note: Reported to be re-entering Chinese rocket shell. PD))
Santa Clarita · CA, USA
Patrons, at a park saw an object resembling a crashing, burning, plane, or rocket, or meteorite. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Palmdale · CA, USA
All 3 were flying across the sky downward, streaking across with what looked like sparks. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
West Valley City · UT, USA
Saw in south sky falling lights. Looked like a firework but was moving horiz. W to E. ((NUFORC Note: Chinese rocket re-entry. PD))
Layton · UT, USA
Slow moving meteorite or plane burning. ((NUFORC Note: Chinese rocket re-entry. PD))
St. George · UT, USA
A/c speed object flying and then turns into a long fireball. ((NUFORC Note: Chinese rocket re-entry. PD))
Sherman Oaks · CA, USA
Like a plane on fire with a long tail of read flames, white flames inside the red tail.((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
10 to 15 slow traveling fireballs that faded into darkness. ((NUFORC Note: Chinese rocket re-entry. PD))
West Valley City · UT, USA
My husband and I were sitting on the front porch talking and I turned my head just to look up at the sky. At that moment a cluster of w
Clackamas · OR, USA
Huge green low flying fireball. ((anonymous report)) ((NUFORC Note: Possible meteor?? PD))
Norwalk · CA, USA
Saw a orangish red light in the sky , thought maybe it was a helicopter or airplane that seemed to be coming in my direction , but then
Lawrence · MA, USA
T-shaped fork completely covered in fire. Kept flying at same level