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)
Oceanside · CA, USA
Bright, fire-like object streaked from west to east in a level, horizonal attitude at a speed that took approximately 10 seconds to cov
Danville · CA, USA
i was looking up with my dad and this bright white fireball came out of the east and headed west and blew up/dissapeared over Mt. Diabl
Weed · CA, USA
Very bright blue-green fireball moved downward then went out.
Pasadena · CA, USA
I only submit this because of the increased number of sky sightings the past 10 days- what I saw was the largest shooting star [?] that
Del Mar · CA, USA
This was like a green colored light, like a star. It was lower than any other aircraft would be. It was decending, in an easterly dir
Castaic · CA, USA
Traveling north on I-5 in Castaic, seen a greenish-white brilliantly lit fireball. Perfectly round in size come out of the sky, at a do
Hollywood · CA, USA
Viewed a green "fireball" fall from the sky.
Poway · CA, USA
This is the second sighting in 3 weeks. first sighting 3 weeks ago was a large black object low in sky trailing a blue green red tail
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
saw a larger, brighter, greener, rounder, and slower than normal "falling star" toward the SW while driving to my girlfriend's house.
Bishop/Benton · CA, USA
resident of Bishop driving past old road saw lights thought they were cops other veical drivers saw lights in sky manuevering.around 8:
Mariposa · CA, USA
Observed a light behind a tree that was bright white, then it took off and as it did, it turned brillaint green
Salinas · CA, USA
Fireball flickers to a huge tumbling black potato, eyes and all, looking rock
Stockton (east of) · CA, USA
explosion in the sky
Healdsburg (due S of) · CA, USA
a green fireball wi blueish tints- disappearing above the horizon-15 degrees(?) burned up out (?)
Santa Clarita · CA, USA
Hovering above a hill, then it went behind the hill and went straight up into the sky.
Spring Valley · CA, USA
Red orb lights above Spring Valley CA.
Lafayette/Moraga (Between) · CA, USA
Unusually bright meteor/re-entry event
Santa Cruz · CA, USA
A comet-like thing, about the size of a dinner plate. It had a tail that was greenish with sparks in it. No sound.
Death Valley (Furnace Creek Ranch) · CA, USA
A fireball travelled north to south, from horizon to horizon, due east of our location, at an elevation of about 45 degrees when due ea
Hesperia · CA, USA
A bright blue object that streaked across the southern sky from east to west.
North San Diego · CA, USA
Green fireball. Seemed to be too low for a celestial event. Definitely not fireworks.
Redondo Beach · CA, USA
Blue-Green Light ball streaked in SW driection at low altitude making distinguishable buzzing sound. Object appeared to be traveling at
Hayward · CA, USA
I observed several types of crafts over this period of time and many were daylight sightings.Also may have seen entity(e.t).
Colfax (closer to Weimar) · CA, USA
Early in the morning, I awoke, rapidly sitting up in bed as if awakened by a bad dream. Without any thought or autonomy on my part, I g
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Red orb moving in slow, fluid elongated "s" path. Orb was being chased by at least 3 helicopters over the 5 fwy running alon