Fireball UFO Sightings in New Mexico
80 fireball-shaped UFO sightings reported in New Mexico since 1959, peaking in 2017 (10 reports).
- Total sightings
- 80
- Span
- 1959–2021
- Peak year
- 2017 (10 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Fireball
1959–2021 · peak 2017 (10 reports)
Santa Fe · NM, USA
bright light turned green became larger and appeared to fall behind mountains.
Aztec · NM, USA
5 red and white lights formed in triangle. 2 upper lights split off and one looked like it exploded into a fireball, disappeared.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
14 pulsating fireballs over Albuquerque emitting strange sounds
Ruidoso · NM, USA
1 lg. bright orange orb that split into 3 orbs. Fighter jets chased them & they disappeared. Mil. jets, helis, and a b2 followed.
Edgewood · NM, USA
Orange/Red ball of light moving across night sky at low altitude.
Portales · NM, USA
Bright neon green light lights up horizon.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Green fireball streaking across sky in Albuquerque, NM.
Santa Fe · NM, USA
Green Fire Ball Falling New Mexico ((NUFORC Note: Possible meteor, we wonder. PD))
Albuquerque · NM, USA
A redish-orange sphere that appeared to glow or be on fire fell out of the sky towards the ground.
Las Cruces · NM, USA
Blue ball, followed by a flame.
Las Cruces · NM, USA
flashing sky fireball falling down.
Luna · NM, USA
Orange fireball.
Carlsbad · NM, USA
Bright fireball object.
Arroyo Seco · NM, USA
Traveling fire ball in the sky.
Las Cruces · NM, USA
Out side wal mart several people were watching a slow moving fire moving from east to west. They said it has been going for 2 minutes.
Ranchos de Taos · NM, USA
Large westward moving blue-white meteor 18:34 MT seen from Taos, NM
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Unexplained "fireball" over albuquerque's west side.
Las Cruces · NM, USA
4 fireballs in sky side by side
Las Cruces · NM, USA
4 fireballs side by side
Las Cruces · NM, USA
3 fireballs over mnts, triangle formation, random blinking on & off for 6 min.
Alamogordo · NM, USA
Fire ball suddenly shoots up right angle and amazing speeds.
Lemitar · NM, USA
orange lights in the southeastern sky in New Mexico
Rio Rancho · NM, USA
A fireball in the sky
Las Cruces · NM, USA
Orange Fireball Traveling Northbound Over Las Cruces
Winston (near) · NM, USA
Meteor or Fireball between Cuchillo and Winston NM March 28 2009 about 9:30 PM very light and very big.