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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Portland · OR, USA
Orange fireball hovers over southeast Portland than disappears
Baltimore · MD, USA
Looked and saw 3 orange lights, small dots in the east, in a triangle formation. Went in to tell my family. Came back out with two of
Kure Beach · NC, USA
Small fireball seen for a few seconds off coast.
Waynesboro · VA, USA
Bright white light flying in circular motions over mountain.
Orlando · FL, USA
Saw a flashing light moving zig zag and moving fast for about a minute and a half then dissappeared.
Preston · CT, USA
We were hanging out around a campfire and this giant glowing orange light came over the tree tops and silently moved across the sky
Glen Rose · TX, USA
Strange bright orb that looks like a second sun in the sky, but lower than the sun.
Kennewick · WA, USA
White cigar shaped object seen moving from east to west
Alton · IL, USA
15 objects over Alton, Il.
North Berwick · ME, USA
9 dark orange orbs floating in eastern sky, in formation.
Potosi · MO, USA
I don't know how to really explain this but i will give it a try,, i was just finishing up cutting my lawn when i sit down as i do ever
Fort Wayne · IN, USA
Glowing object in sky,
New York · NY, USA
Red and green lights on something moving in one direction, stopped, hovered, changed directions, stopped again, then flew out of sight.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Brooklyn--8/21/13--Moving bright light vanishes.
Rhinebeck · NY, USA
6 traveling campfires going NW to NE the night of the Full Moon 8/21.
Nimishillen · OH, USA
I was walking my dog when a light with no sound was coming straight at me, I turned my flashlite on it stopped and looked at me !
Sebring · OH, USA
We saw multiple triangles and a few disks. Some had flashing lights, some had bright solid lights. One had red arrows that blinked an
Staunton · VA, USA
4 lights traveling in a clockwise circle coming together at a central point,over and over again. (NUFORC Note: Adv. lights?? PD))
Holiday · FL, USA
UFO with bright red light on the right and bright green light zooming from point to point and then hovering.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Orange Orb does a doubletake.
Rodanthe (Outer Banks) · NC, USA
Red Orange lights exchange light pulses. ((NUFORC Note: Report submitted by former USCG officer. PD))
Stroudsburg · PA, USA
I was taking an evening walk and talking on my phone for better reception for my cell phone. I was looking west/northwest following the
Slingerlands · NY, USA
UFO.
Hinesville · GA, USA
Sounds, House Compression, Electrical Activity.
Fort Dodge · IA, USA
Bright white light disapeered away from the earth.