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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Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Bright light. ((anonymous report)) ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))((anonymous report))
Victorville · CA, USA
UFO, fire, contrail. ((NUFORC Note: Reported to be re-entering Chinese rocket shell. PD))
Costa Mesa · CA, USA
Fireball for 30 seconds then disappeared. ((anonymous report))((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
Dublin · CA, USA
To S, emerging just above the treeline, moving W to E, a white fireball similar to a jet engine. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD)
French Camp · CA, USA
Massive entry burnout of a ufo. Did not appear to make a landing. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Mariposa County · CA, USA
Object was moving in the sky slowly...emitting a long tail, no sound. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Stockton · CA, USA
Slow moving, gradually descending bright white light with trail that broke up into 2 red objs. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Livermore · CA, USA
Saw a large ball of light traveling West to East in Livermore. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Anza · CA, USA
Two fiery objects heading from west to east, with a slow descent rate, vanished behind mountains. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Reno · NV, USA
Looking south from Reno, object "floating," with long trail from west to east. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Reno · NV, USA
Bright, west to east flight over Reno airport, craft with "tail" of something not as bright as fire.
Truckee · CA, USA
Sighted object(s) of two red-orange glowing balls with comet-like glowing tails. ((NUFORC Note: Chinese rocket re-entry. PD))
Tonopah · NV, USA
Pinkish fireball that broke apart and changed color to a bluish on a smaller pc. 4 witnesses.
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Large orange-red fireball appear in the NW sky and fall to the E of Bakersfield. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Phelan · CA, USA
I seen a strange looking object in the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Chinese rocket re-entry. PD))
San Jose · CA, USA
Long observation of a spectacular orange fireball with massively long trail. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Ventura · CA, USA
Fireballs flying over two trees. ((NUFORC Note: Chinese rocket re-entry. PD))
Reno · NV, USA
Two large fireballs streak across the sky over Reno, NV. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Tracy · CA, USA
Slow-moving fireball moving E to W in the S sky. Yellowish in color and pulsing as it broke up. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Meteor-like light with trail stopped and emitted another light, then changed course. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
San Jose · CA, USA
My friend and I saw a fireball moving across the sky. ((anonymous report)) ((NUFORC Note: Space debris? PD))
Santa Ana · CA, USA
This flaming ball was falling at an extremely fast speed from the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Chinese rocket re-entry. PD))
Modesto · CA, USA
White, yellow, blue-colored fireball. Was coming from the ssw, heading towards the E. ((NUFORC Note: Chinese rocket re-entry. PD))
Mesquite · NV, USA
I think it was a meteor. ((NUFORC Note: Chinese rocket re-entry. PD))
Cumming · GA, USA
Tumbling dot from west horizon to east, blinking as it reflected the sun.