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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New York City (Queens) · NY, USA
steady orange glowing lights moving randomly over Queens, NY. ((anonymous report))
Murphy · TX, USA
Sitting in backyard with my wife facing the South sky. We both noticed a dull bronze colored rectangle heading in a straight line from
Des Moines · IA, USA
Point of light that is strobing red, blue and possible green and orange and seems in a stable position.
Sioux Falls · SD, USA
Out of no where a blinking light in the shPe of the saucer appears 10 seconds later it was gone. ((anonymous report))
Kettering · OH, USA
I saw two huge beams of light going from the sky to the ground.
Long Beach · CA, USA
Hovering flickering lights. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect "twinkling" stars. PD))
Boulder · CO, USA
Triangular craft spotted as it blotted out stars. Dim red/rust lights on each corner with diffuse blue/purple glow in middle. Silent.
Adairsville · GA, USA
It hovered in one area for more than 30 min., constantly blinking. It looked like it had multiple lights. ((NUFORC Note: Star? PD))
Belchertown · MA, USA
Very loud disturbance. Three red fireballs low in the sky descending slowly overhead.
Greensboro · NC, USA
Object moving away from moon.
Millington · TN, USA
((HOAX??)) Driving, noticed glowing craft in sky.
Coshocton · OH, USA
A weird object in the sky shaped like a T and flew perpendicular rather than parallel to the ground
Saginaw · MN, USA
Very big object with very bright lights hovering and fliping up side down and seeing alot of very small lights on the object
Ellsworth · ME, USA
This is further info, correcting a previous report. (1) Object sighted was spherical, shiny, with downward "jet trails" which
Ellsworth · ME, USA
Pair of linked triangles with light columns extending straight downward a precise distance; not drifting or bobbing
Laurel · DE, USA
red lights over Laurel.
North Vernon · IN, USA
Plane like with two white lights and one red. 2 hours of same route in sky, varying speeds
Carrboro · NC, USA
While driving down 54 at midnight I witnessed a low-flying, fast-moving spherical green light source.
Branson · MO, USA
Stepped outside on balcony on golf course, saw white light in sky blinking and hovering. ((NUFORC Note: Possible star?? PD))
Fairbanks · AK, USA
Husband and wife report unusual launching of U. S. military aircraft. a/c headed north at high speed.
Brentwood · NH, USA
Orange glowing orb flame-like no sound very slow 400 feet above stayed at elevation for 4 minutes then rose and dimmed and disappeared
Frederica · DE, USA
Huge disk shaped object.
Wappingers Falls · NY, USA
Bright White Light Hovering Low in the sky.
Greenfield township · PA, USA
Me. And. A. Buddy. Where. Chit. Chatting. On my. Back. Patio. In the evening. Nice calm quiet night. I live. In a rural. Farmland. Ar
Hanover · MI, USA
Black Apache style helicopter chasing and orange ball of light.