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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Valparaiso · IN, USA
Green fireball in Northern sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possible meteor?? PD)) ((anonymous report))
Jersey City · NJ, USA
WOW NYC UFO SPOTTED ON WEBCAM !
Lake Orion · MI, USA
Cigar Shaped Craft seen in Detroit, Michigan
Carmichael · CA, USA
It was a small, quiet, blinking object; it's movements were very smooth, unlike a plane or a helicopter.
Carbon · TX, USA
Red orb.
Arlington Heights · IL, USA
Triangular Object dashed off into the sky. ((anonymous report))
Middle River · MD, USA
Small ball of light streaks across sky and disappears.
Somerville · MA, USA
light, non-blinking, solid, fast, trajectory towards the ground
Sharptown · MD, USA
6+ bright white/reddish lights flickering in night sky making different formations and patterns.
Antioch · TN, USA
Bright White Conical light crossing interstate.
Newark · DE, USA
Very large diamond shaped craft with lights on all 4 points, moving very slowly, then disappeared.
Waterloo · SC, USA
Object looked like a very bright stationary star. An aircraft with blinking lights approached. ((anonymous report))
Byron/Salem Corners · MN, USA
Bright light flashed and circled then disappeared
Brooklin · ME, USA
Bright satellite orbiting south to north over mid coast Maine, USA
Cordova · TN, USA
Flying saucer alien ship spotted in split sec, before disappearing behind the treeline.
Collegeville · PA, USA
Strange Lights in evening Sky. ((anonymous report))
Richmond · KY, USA
((HOAX??)) UFO richmond, KY ((anonymous report))
Eden Prairie · MN, USA
62 W, got off on the shady oak exit. I noticed a ring of clouded white lights just SW. ((NUFORC Note: Adv. lights from casino? PD))
Vernon · CT, USA
Triangular shape no noise. ((anonymous report))
Sacramento · CA, USA
There was an orange light flying in the sky that was changing direction very rapidly.
Portland · OR, USA
Bright circular light sat still for 20 minutes then proceeded to move back and forth and up and down. ((anonymous report))
Silver Lake · MN, USA
Perfect circle, no movement, outlined by 12 white lights, about 1 mile in diameter
Somerville · OH, USA
Strange bright lights seen in Ohio skies by Orion's Belt.
Berea · KY, USA
Red and green light hovering over Berea. ((NUFORC Note: Possible star? Sirius?? PD))
Seattle · WA, USA
((NUFORC Note: Witness provides no information about the incident. PD))