UFO Sightings in United States
123,349 UFO sightings reported in United States since 1930, peaking in 2014 (8162 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 123,349
- Span
- 1930–2030
- Peak year
- 2014 (8162 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1930–2030 · peak 2014 (8162 reports)
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Virginia Beach · VA, USA
Long UFO over school. ((anonymous report))
Lake Tanis · TN, USA
Two blinking red lights stayed equal distance apart, one followed the other directly in line.
Colby (south of) · WI, USA
Emerald teardrop light with golden sparking trail with no emenating light.
Eldora · IA, USA
Three friends and I were walking at about 9:50. Not long after that, the area around us was lit up by a green ring. This green ring/lig
Eldora · IA, USA
Green light and green ring.
Oceanside · CA, USA
Light in sky changing color and moving sporadically in relative spot in sky.((NUFORC Note: We suspect a star. Anonymous report. PD))
Casper · WY, USA
V-shape, 7 red lights moving extremely fast from N to S. It didn't make noise, but then again it looked like it was about 60000 ft up.
Watervliet · NY, USA
There was four ufos in the sky.
Keizer · OR, USA
Incredibly loud and deep sound that felt like is was directly overhead. ((anonymous report))
Lamont · CA, USA
Orb of light refueling power lines on leads to power failure.
Gilcrest · CO, USA
Heading SB on Hwy 85 going through Gilcrest. Single bright solid dot flies northeast to southeast. No trail but was really quick.
Pompano beach · FL, USA
I was outside in my backyard when I saw a orange light falling down at first I thought it was a shooting star until I was there were ot
Leominster · MA, USA
Very large metallic craft hovered then darted away at very high speed towards the sun. ((anonymous report))
Herod · IL, USA
Strange smoke/vapor trail over the Ohio River. Color white. ((NUFORC Note: Contrails. PD))
West Salem · OR, USA
Earthshaking noise from the air in Salem OR
Keizer · OR, USA
Extremely loud and long sonic boom.
Greeley · CO, USA
Large spherical object descending towards the Rockies, chased by jets.
Moss Point · MS, USA
Floating lights in the early night sky. 12 lights approx. 200 feet from the ground.
Nashua · NH, USA
Low flying round disk with 4 lights gliding through quiet neighborhood, with searchlights out since the night before.
West Palm Beach · FL, USA
Long White light hanging in E. Fl. Sky. Burst into 4 fire balls, and was gone.
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
I observed one or two extremely bright white lights east of my location. The intensity of the light(s) was the same as a halogen headli
Boca Raton · FL, USA
Giant orange sparkling fireball fell draught down then split into 4 smaller balls traveling at perfect angles for 5 sec. then maneuve
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Light follows Southwest Airlines flight for 60 minutes.
Raleigh · NC, USA
4 greenish-blue lights rotating around a red light, brief "meteor-like" sighting
Sioux Falls · SD, USA
Cloaked spacecraft? Something hidden in a cloud?