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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Sterling · VA, USA
Single point-source of light flying due north, changes direction to due east, then disappears suddenly.
Eucha · OK, USA
Lights that appeared and shadowed aircraft flew away from it. ((anonymous report))
Vandling · PA, USA
Formation of light. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect a "twinkling" star. Sirius?? PD)) ((anonymous report))
Slidell · LA, USA
Bright flashing object, multicolored flames. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Sirius?? PD))
Rochester/Byron/Salem Corners · MN, USA
Small colorful dot with circles around it, moving all around. Shortly after a bright green light. ((anonymous report))
Cherry Valley · MA, USA
Large almost silent cigar shaped craft appear from woods and fly only 20 feet above house before disappearing.
Orland · CA, USA
Eight round balls of light if you look at the picture video one appears not to be lit up
Willowick · OH, USA
On November 28th, 2017, at approx. 1:00 in the morning, I witnessed a bright, glowing, orange object hovering above the water.
Clifton Park · NY, USA
Metal sphere seen over a car dealership
Sturbridge/Warren · MA, USA
Rhombus shape craft with odd colored lights, seen east bound on the Mass Pike near 84.
Sacramento · CA, USA
There were 3 very dim lights in a triangular pattern, with a dark silhouette of a triangle surrounding it, flying near the power lines.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Silent, triangular craft over Brooklyn, NY.
Northwood · NH, USA
Low flying line of lights hovering as we drove west on rt 4. Triangle shaped object overhead. A light on each corner, under side was
Philadelphia · PA, USA
Saw a vertical line of light. It didnt seem to move much at first. It began blinking turned to the right and held a diagonal position f
Pittsburg/Antioch · CA, USA
2 black dots following commertial air traffic. ((anonymous report))
Batavia · NY, USA
Chopper chasing a round bright light over Batavia, New York!!!!!
West Jefferson · OH, USA
Mysterous Bright light and Cylinder.
Plymouth · MA, USA
Silver oval object, about 1 cubic meter in volume, moving erratically traveling East to West over Rte 3 near exit 5. Object moving abou
New Brunswick · NJ, USA
The craft released white air and was travelling vertically toward earth. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly contrails?? PD))
Newport News · VA, USA
Large triangle UFO with lights practically landed on a neighbors house. It was so low you thought you could touch it with a ladder
Morristown · NJ, USA
DIAMOND SHAPE LIGHTS OVER 287 SOUTH. ((anonymous report))
Keizer · OR, USA
Unidentified black triangle hovering parallel to River Rd N in Keizer for several minutes, then disappears.
Reno · NV, USA
MULTIPLE LIGHTS OVER RENO HEADING EAST
Lincolnton · NC, USA
I was outside w/ my mother on the 2nd floor balcony of our house. Two wobbling lights appeared in the sky and wobbled for twenty min.
Tylersport · PA, USA
This is to follow-up my original report of 11/30/17 of the I-BEAM shaped object {or capital "H" on its side with sparkling DI