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)
Santa Maria · CA, USA
Weird orange glowing ball of light moving slowly across the sky and gradually diminishes.
Sacramento · CA, USA
Feb 8th I saw 4 orange orbs low on the horizon looking northwest from the levy of the Sacramento river around 9 pm the orbs were not mo
Oroville · CA, USA
Amazing footage of ufo in nor cali ((NUFORC Note: We have not seen the footage, but we a star or planet. PD))
Anaheim · CA, USA
Yellow glowing object that shone like a star but distinct from either stars , human craft, meteor
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Orange orb, ascends in the southern L.A. night sky. Disappears then reappears, a faint object in clouds moving west.
La Mesa · CA, USA
Mr. Davenport, On Jan. 1, 2012, as I went outside to listen to the gunfire and people celebrating (1205am), I saw 4 orange, almost red
Sacramento · CA, USA
Red glowing light climbs above Sacramento, CA on 1-08-12
Oakley · CA, USA
Three large, glowing, orange lights flying in the night sky in Oakley California
Redding · CA, USA
Orange Fireballs in the northern sky over Redding
Auberry · CA, USA
Unusual fireball seen going across the sky
Ceres · CA, USA
Floating fireball dripping what seemed like molten metal.
Palm Springs · CA, USA
Six orange balls disappeared then six more over the mountains near chiriaco summit,,, somebody posted a picture on face boo
Trinidad · CA, USA
3 glowing lights in diamond formation over Trinidad California
Rio Rancho · CA, USA
I was walking out of the Target on 528 (Rio Rancho Blvd) and looked up and eastern to the stars towards the Big Dipper and to the left
Anderson · CA, USA
On Dec 29,2011 at 2200 I saw 3 glowing orbs over Anderson, California
Morongo Valley · CA, USA
A big bright ball of fire traveling at low altitude in the mid-evening.
Capistrano Beach · CA, USA
Bright glowing ball huvering over the ocean,jerked to the right than down,than vanished!!
Rohnert Park · CA, USA
One small orange orb or ball of fire that changed direction and drifted across the horizon
Sebastopol · CA, USA
Orange fireball seen one thousand feet up in the sky by social worker and contractor. It continually rose but also changed direction an
Canyon Lake · CA, USA
California Fireball Western Sky November 10, 2011
Visalia · CA, USA
A fireball with a tail that seemed to me maybe a comet? But as I kept looking it slowed down, and turned a direction, then disappeared.
San Bernardino · CA, USA
Slow moving fireball
Long Beach · CA, USA
VANTAGE POINT AND SIGHTING DIRECTION Standing at GPS coordinates (per Google Maps) 33.778603,-118.198761, if you face north and then tu
Carlsbad · CA, USA
I was driving south on the 5 Freeway this evening. I was passing Canon Road in Carlsbad, San Diego County, California. I saw 3 bright
San Francisco · CA, USA
drifting flame colored/shaped light hovering and drifting beneath the overcast sky of SF. disappeared, then reappeared, visible 2 mins.