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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Conway · AR, USA
Five yellow lights hovering in formation.
Sutherlin · CA, USA
I was driving home from work tonight going N and it was very dark and there was light fog. On the right side of the freeway.
Seattle · WA, USA
Cigar shape with wings, the wings were, one on top of the craft the other on the bottom. It looked on fire or all lit up.
Cedar Falls · IA, USA
Red/Orange sphere seen descending over Cedar Falls/North Cedar.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
We watch a orange light on the E side of town move from L to R. We then saw it drop what looked like a long line.
North Hollywood · CA, USA
Facing SE from 2nd floor apt. Facing Studio City/Burbank. Glowing turquoise circular light.
Santa Clarita · CA, USA
Very large UFO chased away with fighter jets numerous times
Hendersonville · NC, USA
Very bright object in the sky with faint red light at the top, not a star. ((NUFORC Note: Venus? PD))
Bradenton · FL, USA
Unexplained Sighting Over BRADENTON, FL *January 14th, 2016 7:20 a.m *
Jerome · AZ, USA
4 unknown objects in the daytime sky appear in a photo, though they were undetected at the time the photo was taken.
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Plane trailing behind gray smoke coming from unseen object.
Philadelphia · PA, USA
Flashing red/ green light, circling in sky. NE Philly. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect the time is wrong, but will check. PD))
Antioch · IL, USA
Formation of orange spheres in sky.
Antioch · IL, USA
Seen in the E sky heading N at least 50 or more moving not in a flight path pattern bright red sphere shapes.
Burbank · OH, USA
I saw a rather large fireball in the sky that did not move for around five minutes.
I-495 North (driving on) · MD, USA
Triangle UFO over Maryland Highway 495N.
Florence · SC, USA
Neon light 'dripped' from the sky like a huge droplet.
Conway · SC, USA
Bright blue green orb went across sky , then arced down. The obj. disappeared in the middle of a clear sky with no obstructions.
Marion · IA, USA
Burning fireball traveling fast over Marion, Iowa, towards the northeast.
Marion · IN, USA
Triangle shaped ufo over I-69 Marion exit
Dayton · TN, USA
I saw a bright green, cigar-shaped object streak across the sky and veer off course.
Mount Airy · NC, USA
((HOAX??)) Blue light over Mount Airy, NC.
Desert Center · CA, USA
White plastic, like a wastebasket trash bag, floated up from side of freeway 12-15' from the backside of truck. ((anonymous report))
Road · TX, USA
Diamond in the sky.
Carson City · NV, USA
I was training horses (4) when they all stopped to look in to the south east sky @about 50 degrees, then a loud blast ( like a air-brak