• Bright fireball seen over California, Arizona and Nevada

    A bright fireball was observed over California, Arizona, and Nevada at 03:18 UTC on March 23, 2026. NASA data shows the meteor traveled approximately 93 km (58 miles) through the atmosphere before disintegrating, with no damage or meteorite recovery reported.

  • Slow-moving fireball over Los Angeles, California

    A slow-moving fireball was seen and recorded over Los Angeles, California at 04:13 UTC on November 25, 2021 (20:13 PST, November 24). The event lasted more than 12 seconds. The American Meteor Society (AMS) received more than 75 reports from California and Arizona…

  • Fireball seen north of Los Angeles, southern California

    More than 80 people submitted their eyewitness reports to the American Meteor Society (AMS) after a bright fireball streaked through the night sky over southern California at 02:49 UTC on March 21, 2021 (19:49 PDT, March 20). According to NASA Meteor Watch, the…

  • Bright fireball over San Francisco Bay, California

    A bright fireball streaked above the San Francisco, CA area at 01:35 UTC on December 20, 2018 (17:35 PST, December 19). The fireball was primarily seen from Northen California but people living in Nevada and Oregon also reported seeing the event. The American Meteor…

  • Fragments of the April’s daylight fireball found in California

    The large fireball illuminated the sky over the Sierra Nevada mountains and created sonic booms that were heard over a wide area on Sunday, April 22, 2012. Peter Jenniskens, an expert in meteors and meteorites, has been successful in locating fragments from the huge