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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Charleston · TN, USA
6* craft flying in formation..for a second... then appeared to move slightly out of formation and veer to the left...and we're gone out
San Jose · CA, USA
FIREBALL COMES OUT THE SKY, WHILE THE CLOUDS TAKE SHAPE IN FORM..
Springfield · IL, USA
I noticed in the south eastern sky a greenish red flashing light. ((NUFORC Note: Possible star or planet? PD))
Boise · ID, USA
Bright isolated orb. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of an Iridium satellite flare? PD))
McKinney · TX, USA
Four to six light clusters in eastern sky.
Burbank · CA, USA
Bright Object Floating In Sky..
Sherman Oaks · CA, USA
Orange and blue light up the sky!
Honolulu · HI, USA
I observed red-orange orb lights floating on my back lanai at 3:30 am.
Miramar Beach · FL, USA
Miramar Beach Florida Moving Sphere Appears in Sunrise Pics. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect lens flares. PD))
Pearisburg · VA, USA
Triangular object with green lights.
Alexandria · VA, USA
This was a fireball quit and quick and Big.
Fountain Hill · AR, USA
~6pm each night towards west, before sunset a bright white light appears, its so bright it radiates. ((NUFORC Note: Planet? PD))
Ventura · CA, USA
Round glowing ball changes shape. ((NUFORC Note: Probably a celestial body…a star or planet, we suspect. PD))
Riverdale · GA, USA
For the past 4 days I've seen this bright light in the sky and it's stationary for a few minutes and then it's gone. It's not far from
Key Colony Beach · FL, USA
I saw what appeared to be lights outside that lit up and cast shadows on my front door’s window. ((NUFORC Note: Meteor?? PD))
Bismarck · ND, USA
Rolla.
Scarborough · ME, USA
For unforeseen delays I was at least an half hour to 45 minutes behind schedule. ((anonymous report))
San Diego · CA, USA
It was a white glowing sphere. It was traveling from West to north east. I lost track of what happened next, it disappeared from sky. C
Gainesville · GA, USA
One object with bright white lights remained still for about thirty minuts
Jarrettsville · MD, USA
4 fire like orbs were seen disappearing and reappearing for 40 minutes in Jarrettsville, MD. ((anonymous report))
Floral City · FL, USA
Pyramid shaped shiny object in sky.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Three craft in formation over the Hudson River.The object kept equidistant but spun within the formation. NYC tourism helicopters w
Atkinson/Kingston · NH, USA
Large, bright claw-shaped object encountered below cloud cover with noticeable effect on electromagnetic spectrum.
Cecil · PA, USA
4 orange lights flying in formation - straight line, formation broke two went straight up, totally silent - seemed choreographed.
Derby · KS, USA
Green bright flashes in sky over Derby/rosehill