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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Vancouver · WA, USA
Extraordinarily bright, metallic, cigar shaped object moving with unchanging speed and direction disappears into trees.
Brooklyn · NY, USA
Two fast-moving black shapes
Long Beach · CA, USA
Black rectangle Box floating up to the clouds and then when in-and-out of clouds no noise looked almost like it had some kind of force
Marion · NC, USA
When what is naked to the eye reviles through photo
Marion · NC, USA
When what is naked to the eye reviles through photo
New York · NY, USA
streak of light, approx 1000 ft in the air, travelled a distance of approx 500ft toward the ground, zig-zagged, then shifted direction
Redmond · OR, USA
Glowing oval UFO see drop in altitude very quickly, then hover over town.
Duxbury · MA, USA
Object rose completely vertically to a point and continued completely horizontally until abruptly vanishing.
Monroe Twp · NJ, USA
10-12 Orange Glowing slanted oval shaped objects in formation seen with no sound.
Oyster Bay · NY, USA
2 lights were seen moving at incredible speeds in night sky for sustained period of time.
East Haddam · CT, USA
Low lying bright light moves over farmland in East Haddam, CT.
La Selva Beach · CA, USA
Looking at stars over Monterey Bay. Saw a very bright red light moving erratically near another white star. Appeared to be dancing in
Brooksville · FL, USA
Me and my friend were outside smoking and I looked up and said look at that!it was 3 lights flashing,in sync but was spread out to for
Farmington · UT, USA
Came from the North flying South just above the clouds in flight pattern never seen before and fast that anything on earth ascended up
Honolulu · HI, USA
V Shaped bright light object flying unusually in the sky without a beacon light
Spanish Fort · AL, USA
Two stars move, one transforms into a triangular object. It moves multiple times, then rockets off through the earth's atmosphere
Temecula · CA, USA
My fiance and I while stargazing saw a small circular light moving downward and flashing, then it split into 2 while stopped, then a 3r
Pocatello · ID, USA
((NUFORC Note: Witness provides no information. PD))
Fargo · ND, USA
Bright Red light spotted over interstate.
Columbia · NH, USA
I was looking outside up at the night sky from my bedroom window. I saw a bright, white light and 5 rays come off the light. Then this
Chandlers · AZ, USA
Oval shaped white "lightcraft"/orb seen passing above Downtown Chandler.
Irmo · SC, USA
MADAR Node 95
Manchester · CT, USA
MADAR Node 151
Strawberry valley · CA, USA
Giant Flying fire ball that disappeared
Sardinia · SC, USA
The object was 20 to 30 ft from tip to tip and was all white. Its appearance surprised me as it sat motionless hovering