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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Middletown · IL, USA
At 10:15 last my family decides to go star gazing. We were looking for constellations when we noticed two bright yellow/
South Berwick · ME, USA
Red, silent fast moving lights heading east and northeast toward coast. ((anonymous report))
South Berwick · ME, USA
((HOAX??)) Orange lights slowly circling in the sky. ((anonymous report))
Toledo · OH, USA
Shape looked like a snake. It changed form several times. Definitely not a balloon. I have photos. No explanation for this.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Burning object with comet like tail failing from sky it then disappeared, then Reappeared looked as if if remained stationary for about
Cherry Grove · SC, USA
Looked like an orange ball of light (thought it was a meteor) dropping down from the sky. ((anonymous report))
San Francisco · CA, USA
One huge cigar and one huge rectangular object floating over S.F. Bay just north of San Francisco..
Loudon · NH, USA
Blueish-greyish flashes of light at 6-10 second intervals, moving stars (couldn't have been planes or satellites), triangle in the sky.
Orange · CA, USA
Floating orange ball of light, then zipped out into space.
Philadelphia · PA, USA
Bright red/orange non pulsing lights observed over metropolitan area.
Lincoln Park · MI, USA
Flying saucer over Lincoln Park, Michigan.
Athol · MA, USA
Bright steady light traveling across sky. ((NUFORC Note: Not the ISS at the time indicated. PD))
Tacoma · WA, USA
2 of my son's and 2 friends while at Baker middle school playing football when noticed something towards Fern hill elementary school fl
North Adams · MA, USA
Four glowing spheres. Two were orange, side by side, two were blue in a diagonal line, connected by a white glowing beam.
Portland · OR, USA
((HOAX?? DATE IS FLAWED)) Faster then anything I've ever seen ((anonymous report))
Manhattan · KS, USA
Small bright white lights apppear in a starry sky
Richmond · VA, USA
Slow, low floating triangular orbs, self-obscured, self generated cloud.
Lancaster · CA, USA
Metallic disk in sky east Lancaster, CA. ((anonymous report))
Fair Oaks · CA, USA
Metallic sphere hovering over edge of Folsom lake, California.
Boise · ID, USA
Three black objects spotted rising south into the evening sky.
Cliffdell · WA, USA
Reddish orange and whitish fireballs with lights inside of them by our campsite.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Round, white, non-blinking light traveling from the SW to the NW.
Cliffdell · WA, USA
Reddish orange and whitish fireballs.
Nappannee · IN, USA
Red light over small town of Nappannee.
North Hardeeville · SC, USA
Me and my daughters witnessed a sudden a circle bright orange object came through the trees shining.