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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Peoria · AZ, USA
Round bright white light with large aura/haze surrounding the light completely. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Bluish-green plume of smoke or exhaust then gone.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Bright single white light seen for 2 minutes in West Phoenix. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Bullhead City · AZ, USA
Highly visible diffuse blue light with obvious darker blue spectra. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Oak Lawn · IL, USA
Helicopter Chasing White Light. This is the 2nd time reporting this. 5/8/2012 now 11/7/2015
Tucson · AZ, USA
Bright white light spot lighting up a cloudy area turned to green lighting cloud. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Hurley · NM, USA
I noticed this light in the middle of darkness. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
It hovered for several minutes then left a beam of light and a large mushroom cloud.((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Tucson · AZ, USA
Large light approaches/retreats silently. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Roosevelt · UT, USA
Large light in the sky with smoke. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Green Valley · AZ, USA
Gigantic, glowing, sphere of light. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Huge extremely bright rays of blue turquoise colored lights that changed pattern. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Kuna · ID, USA
Saw a big white circular shape with something like a rocket coming from it.
Lake Havasu · AZ, USA
A missile shaped object came out of no where. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Muskegon · MI, USA
Silent, dark object in the skies above Muskegon, MI.
Fresno · CA, USA
object spraying a substance and had blue light. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Gila Bend · AZ, USA
BRIGHT FLASH IN SKY NORTH OF GILA BEND JUST EAST OF THE 85 NORTH. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Chandler · AZ, USA
Unidentified craft with possible military escort. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly the U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Kingman (45 mi. E; I-40) · AZ, USA
I took pictures if you want them.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Flishlight pointing to earth from behind the black silk night
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Old photos from about 6 months ago. ((NUFORC Note: Photo of missile launch from U. S. Navy submarine. PD))
Coolidge · AZ, USA
White light fading to blue. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Pearce · AZ, USA
It was a large area of grey with a white sphere in the center. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Honolulu · HI, USA
Solid unidentified Light streaking across the skies, high-speed, leaving a trail before disappearing.
East Northport · NY, USA
White blue tinge light circulating erratically in sky for over an hour. Above the clouds not coming from ground