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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Canby · OR, USA
We saw a round shape disk that looked like a parachute. Stayed in the same sky about 1-2 hours
Fort Wayne · IN, USA
Cream-colored saucer photographed over Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Germantown · MD, USA
Black hovering triangle in Germantown, MD
Sherwood · OR, USA
Disc.
Franklinville · NJ, USA
Daytime sighting of white rectangle shaped object flying in clouds highly reflective surface.
Somerville · MA, USA
Unidentified object hovering in Somerville, MA.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Looks like square lightning. ((NUFORC Note: Looks like a normal lightning bolt to us. PD))
Winnemucca · NV, USA
Four unexplained bright white lights appeared in the sky tonight over Winnemucca, Nevada.
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
Three black objects seen in early evening sky
Bamber Lakes · NJ, USA
Very bright (intense) blue and red lights on fast moving craft.
Springfield · OR, USA
Two blue circular glowing flying objects were flying near each other then went in to different directions. ((anonymous report))
Sun Prarie · WI, USA
One previously stationary silent light...we thought was a star began to follow a plane. It looked as if the plane noticed this light ci
Greendale · WI, USA
10 white lights seen in SE Wisconsin at high altitude, heading from S to N. Several objects split off. Retired Army and wife BSN.
Gold Hill · OR, USA
I saw an orange orb and as it glided by it appeared to be a pillar with orange at each end. ((anonymous report))
West Greenwich · RI, USA
Bright light in sky seen by two sisters over East Greenwich, RI
Greeley · CO, USA
All white circular light, red and green blinking lights- hovered, came closer, then zoomed over the house
Avondale · AZ, USA
Orange firework flare west to east that was silent. ((NUFORC Note: Probable meteor?? PD))
De Funiak Springs · FL, USA
Very bright "star" was noticed to the south, got inc. brighter was joined by 4-5 others, turned into rectangles Bus like craft emerged
Harrington · DE, USA
Daylight UFO sighting where I filmed a red, yellow/white, and blue object tumbling upward in the sky.
San Jose · CA, USA
Glowing Amber Floating barrel size object.
Elk Grove · CA, USA
06/01/16 1:00pm. Sighted two very large aircraft 1 flying due east to west 2nd due north to south. Both off white, not markings side o
Williamsburg · KY, USA
Encounter of the third kind.
Mechanicsburg · PA, USA
Disc shaped object with flashing multi-colored lights
Salt lake city · UT, USA
Red flashing lights in triangle formation about 1 mile long.
New Lenox · IL, USA
Walking my dog, facing south in New Lenox, IL, we saw a light move across the sky at a very fast speed, lasted a second or less.