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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Cleveland · TN, USA
I saw lights at first believed to be a plane, but did not move in the sky at all, just flickered. ((NUFORC Note: Star? PD))
Spartanburg · SC, USA
Strange multi-colored flashing lights in the sky above Spartanburg, SC. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Sirius? PD))
Lake Kiowa · TX, USA
Orange UFO - rectangular shape like a box - transparent - no noise. ((anonymous report))
Reading · OH, USA
A bright orange fireball with a faint blue tail came up from the eastern horizon. As it flew over our house it it started to fade.
Goleta · CA, USA
White orb that turned into cross like light.
Cairo · IL, USA
Falling star that evolved and grew in size and color, to end in a brilliant green ball of trailing light. ((NUFORC Note: Meteor? PD))
Ossian · IA, USA
Very large, bright green object with tail streaking across night sky in southern Winneshiek County, Iowa. ((anonymous))
Chicago · IL, USA
A fireball, moving east to west, was a solid mass with a long, trailing tail. It was blue, green,and red. Colors were vivid and very vi
Pea Ridge · AR, USA
Bright green very low fireball.
St. Robert · MO, USA
Sat outside in my backyard when a huge bright green glowing discshaped ufo flew right across the house down the street.
Hilton Head · SC, USA
I was walking with my grandpa at night on the beach when all of the sudden 3 objects came into view. ((anonymous report))
Gallatin · TN, USA
((HOAX?? DATE UNKNOWN)) Several lights move in erratic fashion across the sky, then converge to one ball of light then disappear.
Liberty Township · OH, USA
Fireball appeared in the sky falling towards the earth, then it got bigger and flashed from white to green vanishing over a house.
Wickenburg · AZ, USA
I live in an airpark a few miles northwest of the town of Wickenburg, AZ. I have a game camera set up to monitor traffic.
Milford · DE, USA
((HOAX??)) Object was oval black in color; did not see lights, if any. ((anonymous))
Sullivan · WI, USA
Four white and translucent oval objects in the sky in V pattern over Sullivan, Wisconsin. ((anonymous))
Lewis Center · OH, USA
Thinking at first was either a balloon or then based under the unusual movement of the object we were thinking drone. ((anonymous))
Pataskala · OH, USA
Silver object seen by 2 witnesses.
Reading · PA, USA
White craft seen almost following me.
Sacramento · CA, USA
10 round red (like fire) lights flying in line traveling up then fading out of view.
Wethersfield · CT, USA
Object being chased by two other fighter jets. ((NUFORC Note: No other reports. PD))
Dederick · MO, USA
I looked up and saw some stars moving. We then looked over our chicken coop and saw something moving.
Rosamond · CA, USA
Blue lights in the sky
Rochelle · IL, USA
Camping at campsite with three others. Object red in color with flame center or orange center traveling East to west approximately 900'
Seaside · OR, USA
Fast moving flame balls, heading SxSW at a clip faster than helicopters.