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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Norwalk · CT, USA
Very bright glowing light looked as if it was crashing into the ground, then vanished into the ground somewhere.
Bremerton · WA, USA
Witnessed a fast moving small blue light across sky to the horizon.
Peru · IL, USA
Illinois Valley green fireball.
Hilliard · OH, USA
I witnessed about 8 reddish glowing lights in the sky. They hovered in an oblong horizontal pattern and then shifted.
Deer Park · WI, USA
Red and white blinking lights that zig-zagged at a high rate of speed above Cylon Wildlife Area.
North Star · DE, USA
Loud, low noise near Newark, DE ...then 4 oOo shaped lights in sky above in formation....then the helios show up.
Bremen · OH, USA
6-8 orange red lights in a horizontal line flying above at low altitude, and low air speed.
Portland · OR, USA
I saw a triangular object with a light trail behind it move REALLY FAST through the sky.
Revere · MA, USA
Glowing ball of light as low as a landing plane, shooting across the sky as fast as a bullet.
Caldwell · ID, USA
Several rapid moving objects!
Granger · IA, USA
Was watching a movie in bed facing the window looking towards the eastern skyline when a streak of bright white light went downwards.
St. Cloud · MN, USA
It looked like a firework, but it didn't explode like a firework.
Wolcott · CT, USA
Slightly oval bright white light about the size of a full moon traveling at an extremely high rate of speed. Happened very quickly.
Paris-Winchester · KY, USA
Strange urge upon awakening during early morning hours to find a colorful light orb the size of a softball outside my window.
Grand Rapids · MI, USA
3 bright white lights in the shape of a triangle - same distance and same size - then formed a straight line and moved east.
Appalachia · VA, USA
Truly amazing bright white light moving across the sky, stopping, and taking off again.
Largo · FL, USA
Strange orange, red, green, and white lights + meteor.
San Rafael · CA, USA
Falling object appeared to tumble in the sky.
Marysville · CA, USA
Round light coming down in an angle then half way down disappears.
North Smithfield · RI, USA
Watching 2 sets of lights in sky when the 1st set flashed, became one single light & shot straight to the ground.
Berkeley · CA, USA
About 10 points of white light, moving in a random pattern.
Clancy · MT, USA
Clear sequence of 5 photos captures 2 UFOs approaching our camera! ((NUFORC Note: Possible white birds? PD))
Henderson · NV, USA
Small, bright orb traveling swiftly from East to West, then straight up in to the clouds.
Lewiston · ME, USA
Star sized object moving very fast across sky.
Scituate · MA, USA
Medium-large sized cigar-shaped object blinked into view very clearly much close than the many planes nearby. Lit up a yellow-white.