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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Tampa · FL, USA
(Star) Spherical light moving through the sky in irregular patterns. ((anonymous report))
Brigham City · UT, USA
Brigham City Utah sighting of black object in sky at 8:50 PM 7/13/18
Barre · VT, USA
Orange lights fly by central Vermont, July 13th. ((NUFORC Note:
Palm Springs · CA, USA
Object changing size and shape. To naked eye, it looked like a stick figure of a five pointed star.
Swansea · MA, USA
Small purple light arching across sky at dusk in Swansea.
Arcadia · OK, USA
Large rectangular slow moving craft over farm
Van Buren · MO, USA
My girlfriend and I were laying facing up in our tent camping at Watercress Campground. My girlfriend said she saw a falling star. I di
Portland · ME, USA
A group of adults witness two lights, moving rapidly overhead, which quickly swap positions.
Columbus · OH, USA
My neighbor and I were sitting in his front yard located near the Westgate area of Columbus, Ohio when I noticed a golden orange light.
Lincoln City · OR, USA
Came out of business into parking lot - walking to my pickup. Looked past it and over a motel to the west, (maybe beyond - it over ocea
Lincoln City · OR, USA
Lincoln City, Siletz Bay, and Town of Siletz, OR - late night diamond shaped objects in sky, with red and blue lights....
Providence · UT, USA
Many blinking stars throughout the sky. After several minutes some of the stars would fade, then become brighter. ((anonymous report))
Pawhuska · OK, USA
2 aircraft side by side 1 was orange orb shape other was cargo jet flying low and slow.
Lake Mx Kenzie · TX, USA
I was on Lake McKenzie looking at the stars when I felt something and turned to look and saw a form moving in cloud that was bright lik
Sterling Heights · MI, USA
Bright Orange Light. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Mars. PD))
Atlantic Beach · FL, USA
Bright reddish color. Stayed in position for awhile. Photos of it enlarged, had perfect triangle shape. ((NUFORC Note: Mars? PD))
Cresent Lake - Middle of the Mission Mountain Wilderness - F · MT, USA
On a backpacking trip for the weekend. Camped right on Cresent Lake in the middle of the Mission Mtn. Wilderness - Flathead Nationa
Medford · OR, USA
Hovering disc shape craft floating about 200 ft in the air
Pilot Rock · OR, USA
Buzzed by a white egg shaped object south of Pilot Rock. ((anonymous report))
Watsonville · CA, USA
MADAR Node 105
Seattle · WA, USA
Stationary Object With Extension Emerging Retracting High Above SeaTac or Boeing Field.
LaPlace · LA, USA
Pentagonal lights/very large black craft.
Bradford · IA, USA
Strange sound.
Pilot Rock · OR, USA
Glowing red orb with smaller blue orb trailing behind traversing sky at high rate of speed.
Seaside · OR, USA
Coming back from Stargazing. Then up off in the distance we saw, what appeared be, 3 balls of soft light.