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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Hayward · CA, USA
saucer through telescope seen.
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
Numerous objects (6+) moving in various directions being pursued by military crafts it appeared, nighttime above Scottsdale, AZ.
Gardner · MA, USA
Orange/red orb. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Mars?? PD))
Ione · WA, USA
Bright object moves west to east above Jupiter.
Townshend · VT, USA
Brightly illuminated elongated object moving in a graceful zig zag pattern. Continued moving South and light faded. No sound.
Weaverville · NC, USA
We saw several orange lights in the western sky NW of Weaverville, NC, around 930 Sunday night, August 5th.
Plantsville · CT, USA
Bright light that was moving slower than a shooting star, faster than plane, turned, left a trail, and then disappeared in space.
Islip · NY, USA
I saw a craft low flying quickly from my window, I went outside it was right above me::: flashing circle like red, blue and green light
Ellensburg · WA, USA
3 orange light with a fog around it and another with a disc shape with the lights white. ((anonymous report))
Washougal · WA, USA
It can slowly through the gorge about eye level with the Cape Horn Lookout. It had four orange light on the top of it, one in each corn
Philadelphia · PA, USA
Long, black, rectangle.
Fairfield · CT, USA
Witnesses had seen multiple objects in the sky that clearly move and pulsate, but not aircraft.
Bismarck double ditch · ND, USA
At Double Ditch with a friend we were star gazing and noticed two lights running paraell to each other and they flared brightly.
Spokane · WA, USA
((HOAX??)) Two white cigar-shaped craft close together. ((anonymous report))
Norwich · CT, USA
Bullet shaped object of chrome out of control.
Newington · CT, USA
MADAR Node 106
Norris City · IL, USA
MADAR Node 115
Morrow · OH, USA
MADAR Node 127
Primghar (close to) · IA, USA
Two golden cylindrical distant objects far above the wind turbines
Primghar (close to) · IA, USA
Two cylindrical golden objects moving slowly far above wind turbines IOWA.
Buhl · ID, USA
A tiny white elliptical object, illuminated by the sun at -6 magnitude at first, was observed 20° upper left of Venus at dusk.
Minneapolis · MN, USA
Saw a HUMONGOUS UFO very low downtown moving through the skyscrapers
Cambridge · MD, USA
Have pictures. To naked eye looks like a campfire with different colors. Intensity of light brighter than stars-- more like LED lights.
Green · OH, USA
((HOAX??)) I live by an airport, so I normally see planes all the time. Fast-blinking red/yellow light. ((anonymous report))
Poinciana · FL, USA
((NUFORC Note: No information provided by witness, who elects to remain anonymous, and who provides no contact information. PD))