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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San Diego · CA, USA
Driving home from class, looked up, and saw the orangish reddish lights flyung slow and lower than a plane would. Then the three lights
Lordstown (near; on I-80) · OH, USA
Travelling W on I-80 near Lordstown, OH, I suddenly saw a very bright light just south of the highway.It appears there is a milit
Maurice River TWP · NJ, USA
Two bright flashes of light in clear night sky. Probably 5 seconds apart of one another. The flashes of light strong enough to brighten
Jackson · NJ, USA
White light in sky south/southeast of Jackson, NJ.
Seymour · TN, USA
Intense ball of white light that changed shape from a ball to a line, to a pyramid in three minutes observed.
Blue Hill · ME, USA
Bright light with blue strobe hovering over Blue Hill Bay.
Chapin · SC, USA
My niece and I were on the front balcony she looked up and saw something huge in the sky. I turned around and to my amazement there was
Lake Wylie · SC, USA
15-20 bright, red-orange lights moving from horizon to horizon over an 8 minute period.
Oxford · AL, USA
Triangular shaped UFO spotted on HW 21 heading into Oxford, Alabama, tonight.
Scarborough · ME, USA
Blinking light, white, red, green. Moving up and down. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Sirius?? PD))
San Diego · CA, USA
I was sitting on my front porch when I witnessed two objects flying from south to north at an apparent high rate of speed at about 50-5
State College · PA, USA
Line of 10-15 lights west of State College moving south.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Driving on 95S, saw a triangle with an inverted bottom, outlined in chasing white lights. ((NUFORC Note: Former law enforcement. PD))
Windsor Heights · IA, USA
5 lights in chevron pattern, very low in the sky (maybe 250ft from ground).
Philadelphia · PA, USA
Dark half oval flying over house, then disappearing into the dark sky.
Eliot · ME, USA
Red light dropped straight in from sky to near horizon, and rapidly changed direction to south east - viewed from central Eliot.
North Riverside · IL, USA
Bee-like flying light like the sun "star color brightness" and size of the moon from my bed!
Auburn · WA, USA
Very bright light; looked like a plane and then As we watched it seemed to turn around. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Sirius? PD))
Hereford Township · PA, USA
There are 2 lights hovering just about the tree line. Upon flashing a spot light in the light balls directions, they seemed to approach
Carolina Beach · NC, USA
Reddish-orange lights sighted at Carolina Beach
Putnam · CT, USA
Very bright light just under the moon. ((NUFORC Note: Possible planet or star. PD))
Sarasota · FL, USA
Triangle bright light, hovering low altitude.
Arlington/Marysville · WA, USA
As a pilot I recognized these as aircraft landing lights, but they never moved.
Phenix city · AL, USA
I was heading to work around 05:50 when I spotted a different looking object in the sky. It looked nothing like an aircraft carrier. I
Hubertus · WI, USA
On my deck pre-dawn (dark) 6am 1/6/2016 observed planet-sized bright light quickly moving overhead and out of line of sight (house)