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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Rio Rancho · NM, USA
Two events seconds apart at right angles from each other - flashed across the sky.
Pickerington · OH, USA
Bright light traveling at a high rate of speed going east to west.
Silver Spring · MD, USA
Metallic triangle with red lights.
Cumming · GA, USA
Glowing white ball of fire over why 53 traveling north. ((NUFORC Note: Possible Orionid meteor? PD))
Mismisburg · OH, USA
Lights in sky separating and forming back to one. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly advertising lights? PD))
Tarrytown · NY, USA
Slow moving dark craft near Tappan Zee Bridge in NYC.
Towson · MD, USA
2 white oblong objects hanging in sky at high altitude near Towson on a clear afternoon. ((NUFORC Note: Aerostats, probably. PD))
Milwaukie · OR, USA
Clackamas, OR. howeverying flying object, with lights and fast disappearance.
Ellicott City · MD, USA
Two white rectangular objects hovering in sky just before sunset Two white rectangular objects about 20 - 25 degrees above the eastern
Happy Valley · OR, USA
Egg shaped objects with a flame-like tail, three in triangle formation, video link included
Butler · PA, USA
Large bright white lights hovering over Rt 8 in Butler. Seemed to be no flashing lights, just steady very bright white light.
Vancouver · WA, USA
Red and Green lights zig-zag in East Vancouver on Oct. 23, 2015.
Salina · UT, USA
Bright ball of light shooting south to north in front of me <100 ft above.
Aiea · HI, USA
Three red lights in triangle formation up in the sky, a little to the right of the direction I was headed in while driving from Pearl C
Patchogue · NY, USA
A bright white light came over the treeline in a SW direction, then quickly changed direction going NE, looped around, then hovered.
Lewisburg · TN, USA
Red glowing orb was in southern sky and went slightly west, turned white and then quickly faded into nothing.
Seal Beach · CA, USA
Ball of fire falling from sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possible Orionid meteor?? PD))
Idyllwild · CA, USA
Green fireball in sky observed from idyllwild mountain highway. ((NUFORC Note: Possible Orionid meteor?? PD))
Yountville · CA, USA
Bright green orb/fireball traveling straight down to earth. ((NUFORC Note: Possible Orionid meteor?? PD))
San Rafael · CA, USA
Large green orb falling from high in sky until no longer visible driving south bound 101 20 miles north of san francisco.
Avocado Heights · CA, USA
The light flashing from the sphere were changing color as it hit the ground.
Chihlowie · VA, USA
I have been followed by a triangular UFO every night for the past week beginning on Wed Oct 23, 2015, I am terrified.
Forest lake · MN, USA
Bright light and very loud boom, two times in the same general area.
McDonough · GA, USA
Gold/green ball of light (oval shape) descending eerily out of nowhere over our house No impact heard or seen.
Medford · MA, USA
Was outside looking at the constellations with a friend. We were observing Orion’s Belt and trying to locate Venus when I look to my le