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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Ocean City · MD, USA
I saw 5 lights, in the shape of a "V," flying across the sky in Ocean City, MD.
Carver · MA, USA
Fast straight down. Lights underneath. ((anonymous report))
Holland · MI, USA
2 bright orange/red balls moving SSE to NNW (one after the other) across sky in approximately 10 seconds.
Seminole · FL, USA
10:54 PM EST Seminole, FL. Leaving out home next to Seminole High School, we noticed an odd light arrangement in the sky.
Rutland (near; Griffith Lake) · VT, USA
Bright flash of circler light over Green Mt..
Baytown · TX, USA
Huge cloud of smoke, with a bright flashing light changing from pink to purple at each flash. Appeared to be from a very large fire.
Holiday · FL, USA
Flashing circular objects moving.
Mt. Airy · MD, USA
Large circular orange fireball hazed with black.
Mobile · AL, USA
I was leaving work on I-65 S, @ around government blv exit and saw this in the air for a few minutes.
Cleveland (Oneida Lake) · NY, USA
Partial CLOSE-UP picture of UFO over Oneida Lake, NY. 8/24/16 @ 6:31am
Walnut Creek (area off I-680) · CA, USA
Driving towards San Jose area this morning and noticed small bright lit craft hovering in distance; area was hilly.
Syracuse · NY, USA
Bright stationary lights in the sky that looked like stars in bright day light.
Murrieta · CA, USA
3 rectangular UFO's, white, black, and grey.
Lakeland · FL, USA
Driving E. In the SE direction, I notice a bright white light that isn't moving.
SeaTac Airport · WA, USA
At first I thought it was just someone playing with a drone because it was moving around all over the place, but it kept moving.
Sioux Falls · SD, USA
A green light hit me and a white cross appeared over my body.
Rantoul · IL, USA
Two white lights seen by two separate people 30 minutes apart in same location, central IL.
Emporium · PA, USA
I just witnessed 2 fighter jets escorting what looked to be a huge dark thing. At first I thought it was an airplane.
Rantoul · IL, USA
Ufo maybe?
Whitehall · NY, USA
Streak of light over Whitehall, NY, pauses then vanishes is a flash of light lasted just seconds.
Mosca · CO, USA
In Pinon Flats in Great Sand Dunes. My friend and I were taking photos of the night sky. ((NUFORC Note: Insect in flight? PD))
Thornton · CO, USA
Shape changing square/diamond UFO with circle lights that changed color. Flying very low.
Lakewood · WA, USA
Third time I've seen this. This time strange because they were red at first than turned white toward Ft. Lewis.
McConnellsburg · PA, USA
08/24/2016 large, silent, triangular object flew over farm.
Blackshear · GA, USA
unexplained object that disappeared into the nite sky.