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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Lynchburg · VA, USA
Flashing red lights that spread out amd disappeared over 35 min. Time span
Amsterdam · CA, USA
I noticed an egg shaped deep orange glowing object close above me in the sky.
Hyannis · MA, USA
Dark Red Sharks Tooth shaped UFO over Hyannis. Flew across night sky in 5 seconds
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Spaceship like something we could make soon, very basic
Hickory · NC, USA
Bright light from sky.
Tempe · AZ, USA
Bright flash followed by fireball falling from sky seen over PHX INT airport restricted air space. ((NUFORC Note: Meteor?? PD))
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Large fireball with long tail traveling north to south s.e. of Vegas. ((NUFORC Note: Reported to have been a meteor. PD))
Lakeside · AZ, USA
Bright flash in sky followed by loud distant boom. ((NUFORC Note: Reported to have been a meteor. PD))
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Bright light swell, north of Phoenix.
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
Flash of light in the sky followed by a boom, followed by smoke trails that appear in uneven circles. ((NUFORC Note: Meteor? PD))
Kingman · AZ, USA
Driving into work I saw a sudden bright blue light almost like lighting over the mountains behind the airport. At first I thought it wa
Tucson · AZ, USA
Bright yellow pulsating light, 3 sec. And exploded into a white light.
Glendale · AZ, USA
There was a bright light, multiple bass booms and then crazy trails left in the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Reported as meteor. PD))
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Gigantic fireball lit up the night sky just like it was daylight. E sky, N Phoenix. Huge contrail was left in the sky. ((meteor??))
Phoenix · AZ, USA
It turned the Phoenix area in to full daylight....
Hurst · TX, USA
Crescent-shaped UFO observed during fireworks show.
Portland · OR, USA
3 bright dots and 3 bright lines nearly connecting them-outlining a perfect triangle floating still and bright, high in the S sky.
Sun City · AZ, USA
Bluish, to red/orange, formation of circle or oval, swormed and traveled
Hoover · AL, USA
When me and my were walking out my house, we saw a bright light and we thought it was airplane then we thought it was helicopter.
Algonquin · IL, USA
Moving starlike light circled around area over the course of night, dimming out at dawn
Poplar · MT, USA
Red light-appr. 9 feet round-inside my room. Woke me up with brightness. This is my 3rd sighting-- same location. 7miles west of popla
Joshua Tree-Twenty Nine Palms · CA, USA
Morphing/Pulsating Orb.
Wittmann · AZ, USA
Tumbling red cylinder moving very slowly, then disappeared.
Thomasville · NC, USA
Repeatedly flashing light seen illuminating night sky in same area of sky. No weather events were occurring at this time. Light was ver
Norwalk · CA, USA
9 orange lights cruising then ascending and vanishing