Fireball
A burning or incandescent sphere, often trailing — the shape most often resolved to meteors.
9,368 entries on file
December 18, 2023 · 11:03 PM · FIREBALL
Hudson, FL
I was sitting on my porch on my computer when this red ball of light appeared from the darkness. I thought it was a flare at first but the way it had appeared out of no where and had no visible tail made me think other wise. It slowly faded to yellow and then to gray before floating there. This was when I recorded it on my phone. [NUFORC annotation: Flares - Possible]
December 18, 2023 · 8:35 PM · FIREBALL
Lebanon, OR
My mom, sister and I were leaving my mom's house when we noticed what appeared to be some kind of aircraft way up high, but it looked like it was on fire. It was orange, BRIGHT orange. Despite this, it was flying calmly and making sudden turns every now and then. It took another sharp turn before suddenly disappearing completely. Unfortunately I was unable to get photo or video evidence.
December 14, 2023 · 7:50 PM · FIREBALL
Myrtle Beach, SC
Witnessed a mesmerizing celestial display tonight as unidentified objects adorned the sky. Initially, a singular amber-orange light gracefully danced, casting an ethereal glow. Its transient presence was followed by the emergence of two more enigmatic entities, creating an awe-inspiring cosmic ballet. Amidst this celestial spectacle, a green drone or helicopter traversed the firmament, momentarily converging with one of the luminous amber orbs, creating a momentary illusion of celestial convergence. This captivating cosmic performance unfolded across various sections of the night sky, enchanting the observer for a duration of approximately 5 minutes. In the middle of writing this i was able to get it on video not the best camera but it should help. The time was around 7:25pm till now, 7:48 PM. It's still on.
December 7, 2023 · 12:33 PM · FIREBALL
Memphis, TN
I hope this email finds you well. My name is MichaelMcKinney, and I am writing to bring to your attention a peculiar occurrence I observed in my backyard yesterday. At approximately 11 til 2pm, I noticed a strange object in the night sky beaming down from above. The sighting seemed unusual, and I thought it might be of interest to NASA. While I understand there could be various explanations for such phenomena, I wanted to report it in case it aligns with any ongoing observations or investigations. Please find the attached videos for your reference. I appreciate your time and attention to this matter. Thank you for your dedication to exploring and understanding the mysteries of our universe.
November 24, 2023 · 6:30 PM · FIREBALL
Houston, TX
Looked like a firework initially; acompanied by some type of low whistle and then disappeared instantaneously.
October 21, 2023 · 11:45 PM · FIREBALL
Monroe, NC
I saw a bright orange/yellow light hanging in the sky, brighter than any star or planet by far. While watching it, it suddenly moved south for a moment then suddenly stopped again. After a few seconds it quickly moved north out of my line of sight.
October 18, 2023 · 7:33 PM · FIREBALL
Forestville, MD
On October 20th 2023, I examined my doorbell camera footage from October the 16th through the 19th and discovered a bright light the size of an aspirin over to the south/southwest direction from my home. As it ascended, the roundish white light seem to have shifted direction away from me because the size immediately shrunk, but still ascending. As the object got to the top of the video, I noticed another smaller bluish/white orb following behind it.
October 11, 2023 · 8:29 PM · FIREBALL
Oak Ridge, TN
My son and I just saw a ufo that was a red dot the size of mars when its close. It then went straight up 75ft and as we watched it slowed… so I said "we don’t wanna talk or have nothing to do with you" and it instantly went out. It reminds me of the night I first mailed you. It was more of a wiil of wisp then a ufo. Just happened five minutes ago
October 8, 2023 · 6:00 PM · FIREBALL
Greenwich, NY
We were looking out the window when my girlfriend pointed out these strange balls of lights that were chasing each other around, they flew around randomly then 1 of them split into 2 and then there was 3 of them chasing around until they went over the mountain
October 5, 2023 · 1:00 AM · FIREBALL
Liberty, KY
Me and my family were observing to see if the deer were able to eat the cover crops at about 1am the ground was frozen hard and school had been canceled for the 3rd week in a row due to snow on this night it was below 0 degrees like many that had passed we were looking at some deer when my mom started screaming and crying that it was the end of the world and began to pray with her doing so I burst into tears and looked toward the sky to witness what she was so upset about when I seen a huge fireball plumiting to earth with a bunch of smaller fireballs behind it my brother which has passed since and my father were speechless we actually thought it was going to crash on our truck so my dad grinds our old 72 Ford 3 speed colum shift in reverse and we move away as it crashed into a field and across a hilltop and was kept quiet by my father because noone believed it at the local store. For years everytime I would pass the field on a school bus I would turn to look there so 33 years later I was telling my daughter this event that took place that night and she ask me if I ever want and looked and I remember that someone had an accident on that farm and Noone was allowed to be on the farm per insurance so when I checked to see who owned it it was my old high school principal and he gave consent to look for anything and I believe that I have located whatever it was burning that fell that night and it will be the size of a school bus or a little bigger.
October 4, 2023 · 7:00 PM · FIREBALL
Near Fareham · United Kingdom
Several red balls like splodges about 9 or 10. Seemed to be following each other. Stopped and hovered occasionally. Watched them for about 15 minutes then they gradually disappeared. I was the only person at home looking out of my kitchen window. I am 69 years old with 20 20 vision and wearing my glasses. I hold a certificate in ufology.
September 30, 2023 · 8:15 PM · FIREBALL
Fontana, CA
As I was leaving my house , I realize two bright red orbs going at a very fast speed and one looks like it was following the other. I kept filming and the first one suddenly vanish , it’s not the first time I’ve witness weird activity in this area , around October last year around 10 ish at night I witness a huge laser beam in the sky and saw it slightly vanish and turn into a dot