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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Paulden · AZ, USA
A bright light heading towards me; then looked like it exploded. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Eagle Mountain · UT, USA
Unnatural bright light emitted from the sky, illuminated the hill side blue. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Chippewa Falls · WI, USA
2 Reddish orange glowing/flickering orbs
Campbell · CA, USA
Cone of light, bright blue contrail and symmetrical vapor cloud. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
All over · CA, USA
Light shining, all over California, Nevada, and Arizona. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
West Salem · OR, USA
A white ball shaped light moving at a super high hate of speed 200 feet above ground. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Kingman · AZ, USA
Sudden bright white/blue light in the sky seemed to have a dome of of lighter color.((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Escondido · CA, USA
Bright lite object. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Bright white light – brighter and further north than incoming airlines flights. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
South Phoenix/Laveen · AZ, USA
Bright light shining out of cloudy patch in night sky over South Phoenix. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Litchfield Park · AZ, USA
White light with smoky aura in SW sky then disappears and replaced with blue light. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Santa Cruz · CA, USA
Stratospheric Blue Light Beam tracking Orange Sun Ball. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Arizona City · AZ, USA
Red to white "flare" that emitted a fog. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Phoenix · AZ, USA
A blue streak/hazey to the southwestern side. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Peoria · AZ, USA
Very bright in the sky through clouds glowing haze around it hard to make out. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Eagle Mountain · UT, USA
4 Witnesses see U.F.O in Eagle Mountain. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Gallup · NM, USA
Strange controlled beam of light emitting out of the sky. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Buckeye · AZ, USA
Bright light appeared through what seemed to be fog on a clear night. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Goodyear · AZ, USA
Radiating Clouds. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Lindon · UT, USA
The light looked like a giant spot light, but much bigger and brighter.((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Pie Town · NM, USA
large light in western horizon bright and unusual. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Buckeye · AZ, USA
Strange blue light above the western horizon lasting 45 minutes. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
AZ · USA
What looked like a portal opened up over central AZ rt know. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
San Tan Valley · AZ, USA
Giant light lit up sky and dimmed away. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Kuna · ID, USA
Light with cone shaped mist. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))