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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Waco · TX, USA
Light shooting across sky, change direction, then fade with other
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Red star like orb with a visible shockwave that dissipated then reapeared as a red circular orb of light before dissipating completly.
Port St. Lucie · FL, USA
At first we saw three orange ovals in a pentagon shape formation . then they slowly started to fade. after i kept watching because i ha
New York City · NY, USA
Saw strange flying object hover over head for 10 minutes.
Greensburg · IN, USA
Bright strobing multi colored star like object.
Colorado Springs · CO, USA
I once studied architecture and instead became a gent. In the east-northeast of Colorado Springs in the Garden of the Gods area an eve
Metairie · LA, USA
I WAS WALKING MY DOG AND I SAW SOMETHING RED MOVING ON THE SKY, I THOUGHT IT WAS AN AIRPLANE BUT THEN I SAW THAT IT WILL PAUSE AND MOVE
Cartersville · GA, USA
Looking up towards the west I noticed an object that flashed from white to green to red. ((NUFORC Note: Possible star?? PD))
South Lake Tahoe · CA, USA
South lake tahoe in the sky over the high school, 3 triangle shaped white lights slowly moving together.
Sioux City · IA, USA
Silent Matte Black Square.
North Wales · PA, USA
I heard an extremely loud noise outside, and went onto my balcony to investigate. I saw an very very large green light headed my direct
Julesburg · CO, USA
Never in my life have I seen any aircraft that stays stationary and light up so brilliantly with no sound or movement.
Anaheim · CA, USA
That it was big and a different shape that disappeared before our eyes. ((NUFORC Note: Atlas V missile launch. PD))
San Fernando Valley · CA, USA
Glowing trail behind object, trail dies, becomes semi circle, disappears. ((NUFORC Note: Atlas V missile launch. PD))
Summerland · CA, USA
Craft with tail moving through the sky appeared to have a force field. ((NUFORC Note: Atlas V rocket launch. PD))
Riverside · CA, USA
Friend's phone call leads to mutual sighting of object with odd 'plume'.
Lakewood · CA, USA
Red streak moving across the sky.
Redondo Beach · CA, USA
Large bright red object flying at an even pace, leaving an enormous slender fluorescent-blue crescent wake. Seemed like it was skimming
Sherman Oaks · CA, USA
Orange and yellow ball shaped flying object changes rapidly while moving over Sherman Oaks, California.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Thought it was an airplane taking off but the angle went to far up and across the LA valley. ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch. PD))
Palm springs · CA, USA
The big, fast spacecraft glares in the sky but then disappeared in the clouds 5 min later lights we're moving in the clounds
Kailua (Kona) · HI, USA
I was watching tv with my husband and saw a circular item in the sky fly very low and very fast past our house. I said "what the h
Bremerton · WA, USA
Orange star-like lights above Bremerton, WA.
Pawtucket · RI, USA
4 oval shaped blue lights in the sky circling and in a pattern of coming all together. ((NUFORC Note: Advertising lights. PD))
Palm Coast · FL, USA
2 bright white lights size of headlights on a car with white light between them that weren't moving and then were just gone.