Shape Profile
Fireball Sightings
15,426 reports describe a fireball-shaped object — 7.19% of every sighting in the National UFO Reporting Center record.
Total reports
15,426
Share of all sightings
7.19%
Top state
CA
1,972 reports
Peak decade
2010s
9,007 reports
Trend by decade
are fireballs rising?Top 10 states
geographic spreadLatest 20 fireball sightings
most recent on record| Date | City | State | Duration | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-18 | Hudson | FL | 5 minute's max | Red bulb of light that slowly faded to yellow and then to gray before floating there. |
| 2023-12-18 | Lebanon | OR | Around 2 minutes | What looked like a fireball was flying calmly, making sudden turns before abruptly disappearing. |
| 2023-12-14 | Myrtle Beach | SC | 5 minutes | Observed amber lights dancing in the sky with a green drone, creating a mesmerizing cosmic scene for 5 minutes. |
| 2023-12-07 | Memphis | TN | Lasted a few hours | There was a light beam in the tree emitting a fireball to the ground |
| 2023-11-24 | Houston | TX | 2 seconds | Firework flash of light |
| 2023-10-21 | Monroe | NC | 1 minute | Bright orb with erratic movement |
| 2023-10-18 | Forestville | MD | 10 sec | white roundish size object captured on doorbell cam |
| 2023-10-11 | Oak Ridge | TN | 30 sec | Red orb rises straight up then disappears |
| 2023-10-08 | Greenwich | NY | <5 min | My girlfriend and I witnessed 3 or more lights chasing each other around in random patterns before disappearing over the... |
| 2023-10-05 | Liberty | KY | Around 1 min to a min and | It was raining fire straight toward us it hit 300 yards from our advantage point I located it on Google earth |
| 2023-09-30 | Fontana | CA | 2 -3 mins | I was driving out my street when I realized two very bright lights , looking as if one was following the other |
| 2023-09-29 | Kent | WA | About 1-2 minutes | Two undulating or "playful" fireballs |
| 2023-09-29 | gadsden | AL | 2 minutes | basketball size fire ball flying over head |
| 2023-09-25 | Tehachapi | CA | 5 min | A fireball shot in a lazy arc over the hillside, billowing a plume of bright orange flames, then extinguished and... |
| 2023-09-16 | Clearfield | UT | 2-5 minutes | My 7 year old took a picture of this fireball he saw in the sky. By the time he came inside to show us it was gone. |
| 2023-09-14 | Wheaton | IL | A few seconds | While driving, a giant, bright neon green fireball/sphere shape w/irregular edges flew downward from the sky south to... |
| 2023-09-12 | Panorama City | CA | 5 minutes | Looked like a flame shot up into sky |
| 2023-09-11 | Norristown | PA | 30 seconds | Three fireball circles moving east without any sound |
| 2023-09-07 | omaha | NE | watched for 15 minutes | Intense red ball slowly passing over my yard..Very bright and fiery.At first I thought it was going to touch my tree and... |
| 2023-09-04 | Clearwater | FL | 30-45 seconds | Bright intense orange fireball behind a rocket or jet possibly leaving a solid light trail of bright orange similar to a... |