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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Newport News · VA, USA
Was walking my dog around 32nd Street and Newport News seen a big circle appear in the sky for other little circles came out of the big
Mastic Beach · NY, USA
Bright white circle shaped light quickly shot across water from S to N over the water then vanished. ((anonymous report))
Hendersonville · TN, USA
Very bright non-flashing red light traveling from north to south -----
Sun Prairie · WI, USA
It was the scariest thing I have ever seen. It was only a few seconds about 4 to 6 seconds. I was walking at 330 am an a green oval obj
Norwalk · CT, USA
I was looking up at the cross, when I noticed a strange mist in the sky above.((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch from Wallops Island. PD))
Silver Spring · MD, USA
A bright light & four round white lights in a large, square configuration. ((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch from Wallops Island. PD))
Williamstown · NJ, USA
2 moons appeared, quickly went away and then six appeared in a big circle. ((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch from Wallops Island. PD))
Fredericksburg · VA, USA
Was a circle of green lights followed by orange lights. It looked like there was an emission. ((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch. PD))
Silver Spring · MD, USA
Four round white lights in a large, square configuration seen through the clouds. ((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch. PD))
Brookville · PA, USA
Trucker reports witnessing a dramatic "cloud" of colored light in the E sky. ((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch from Wallops Island. PD))
Beaver · WV, USA
5 spheres over Beaver. ((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch from Wallops Island. PD))
Hampton/Newport News · VA, USA
9 unknown blue lights in formation above Hampton. ((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch from Wallops Island. PD))
Huntington · NY, USA
Glow behind clouds followed by four bright glow and fade circles. ((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch from Wallops Island. PD))
Huntington · NY, USA
A round glow hiding behind a cloud slowly faded and then four smaller... ((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch from Wallops Island. PD))
West Deptford · NJ, USA
4 round white orbs not moving in West Deptford, NJ. ((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch from Wallops Island. PD))
Stafford · VA, USA
4 lights (?) in square formation. ((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch from Wallops Island. PD))
Georgetown · DE, USA
Four bright lights appeared myself and wife witinessed in disbledisbleif. ((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch from Wallops Island. PD))
Milford · CT, USA
I have no reasonable explanation for what it was. It was the strangest thing. ((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch from Wallops Island. PD))
Massapequa · NY, USA
White/yellow motionless circles in sky Long Island, NY. ((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch from Wallops Island. PD))
Lindenhurst · NY, USA
Viewed six large circular bright lights that looked like explosions in space. ((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch from Wallops Island. PD))
Gloucester · VA, USA
5 rainbow colored orbs above my house. ((anonymous report)) ((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch from Wallops Island. PD))
Charlottesville · VA, USA
Green orb light balls at 4:31am in Charlottesville, VA ((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch from Wallops Island. PD))
Silver Spring · MD, USA
4 lights in a perfect square in sky. ((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch from Wallops Island. PD))
Goldsboro · NC, USA
7 Lights were seen illuminating sequentially over Goldsboro, NC. ((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch from Wallops Island. PD))
Staunton · VA, USA
Next to Venus is a giant orb of multi-color light. ((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch from Wallops Island. PD))