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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Apple Valley · CA, USA
HUGE craft with 3 lights, moved very slowly and made NO sound.
San Diego · CA, USA
Saw a spotlight type of light that rotated towards us then expanded outwards. ((NUFORC Note: US Navy missile launch. PD))
Escondido · CA, USA
Flying object with long fiery tail and blueish green spherical cloud. ((NUFORC Note: US Navy missile launch. PD))
Carlsbad · CA, USA
White dot with growing orb of white then greeish-blue gas emitted from craft.
San Juan Capistrano · CA, USA
Driving through neighborhood to find parking. Spotted greenish/blue/whitish light. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Rohnert Park · CA, USA
Fiery flying funnel! ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Newberry Springs · CA, USA
Strangest meteor I have ever seen. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Thousand Oaks · CA, USA
Bright obj. with a bright white trail was crossing the sky, emitted a beam. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Petaluma · CA, USA
Silver Conical Craft with Exceptionally Bright Light over Petaluma, CA. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
San Ysidro · CA, USA
White bright light with green aura. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
San Jose · CA, USA
low flying craft emitting a triangle shape of lighted blue haze. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
San Jose · CA, USA
High altitude light with plume changes direction and is viewed for 10 minutes. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Palm Springs · CA, USA
Palm Spring Canyon Light. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Redlands · CA, USA
big bright white light followed by blue band. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Lomira · CA, USA
Strange ball of light. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Ozena · CA, USA
Fireball burst leaving a blue trail of matter. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Overton · NV, USA
White plume (not con trail) coming from craft west of Overton, NV. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Oxnard · CA, USA
Bright turquoise glow in W sky; a white light and white sphere-like obj. appeared. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
San Jose · CA, USA
White ball of light emits white cone of light with a green stripe inside of it. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
San Diego (Mission Valley) · CA, USA
Started as a bright white light with no noise; burst outwards into a dense foggy halo. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Walnut Creek · CA, USA
Bright light emitted from circular shape. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Laguna Beach · CA, USA
Extremely bright white light came into atmosphere over ocean; object the exploded. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Las Vegas · NV, USA
We saw this very bright light in the sky that didn't move and the light showed a haze. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Danville · CA, USA
Cone shape ascending SW direction, upward...similar to rocket type vapor trail. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Gilroy · CA, USA
Looked like a spot light high up with a blue green light beam in the center. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))