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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Bay City · MI, USA
4 balls of light rotating in a circular motion for 30 minutes then vanishes
New Lenox · IL, USA
Bright white lights around the perimeter of a large object hovering about 50 feet(?) in the air
Henniker · NH, USA
Red lights in sky
Dry Ridge · KY, USA
I saw a very large low hovering gold lighted sphere that turned towards me, where I then saw red and green lights horizontally.
Wilton · CT, USA
Drone / Plane - did not look normal
Littleton · CO, USA
Blinding light
Fort Atkinson · WI, USA
The ufo travels East and as soon as sun starts coming up it goes faster then zooms straight up
Mckinelyville · CA, USA
Three circular bubble like objects, about 2-3 feet in diameter, hovering about 30 feet off ground, then swiftly moving west
Beecher · IL, USA
Circular lights, different colors/shapes in sky
New Philadelphia · OH, USA
Took my dog out at 745pm and noticed what I thought was a low flying satellite and realized there were two bright objects with no sound
Gig Harbor · WA, USA
I looked up to the sky seeing a bunch of “stars”, when I shortly realized they were moving, changing formation, and changing colors.
Mayfield heights · OH, USA
2 triangular shaped objects moving quickly, smoothly and quietly together
Camino Capistrano · CA, USA
Object moving erratically, color shifting from white, red, green and blue, emitting violet beam, blue halo, helicopter chases after it
St. Joseph · IN, USA
From 2nd floor balcony we could see the orb sitting in place over Lake Michigan.
Santa Claus · IN, USA
MADAR Node 114
Rosalia · St. John, Colfax area of the Palouse, WA, USA
Bright ball light, shape changing to triangular with red light at the point
Towsan · MD, USA
MADAR Node 31
San Diego · CA, USA
Instant cloud formation with red glowing craft behind it, stationary.
OH · USA
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Mt. Vernon · IN, USA
MADAR Node 119
New Orleans · LA, USA
A giant star with a red light which disappeared and reappeared
Bridgewater · MA, USA
Several odd things happening all in one experience
Visalia · CA, USA
I saw it flying above my apartment complex to the west of me, it had 2 rows of bright red and green lights , when I stopped and examine
Ville Platte · LA, USA
I was just looking at the Stars and I saw a large triangle passing over head going NE and there wasn't any sound
Charlotte · NC, USA
Saw a floating disk with a light and aura out of my plane window. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly a reflection of reading lights? PD))