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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Irmo · SC, USA
2 witnessed 2 identical glowing objects in the sky over Irmo/Columbia, SC, at ~9:30pm.
Goshen · IN, USA
Walked out of my house in the country, and seen a ball if light.It was lower than normal for anything which would make sense to see
Lansing · MI, USA
Orange orbs in triangle shape in night sky. ((anonymous report))
Selah · WA, USA
ORANGE LIGHT OVER FIRING CENTER RD, APPEARED TWICE
Napa · CA, USA
Large reddish orange light that dropped many more lights out of it, and some smaller same colored lights shot out the top.
Salt Point State Park · CA, USA
Darting in irregular manner orange orb.
Birmingham · AL, USA
I saw a black oval shaped large ufo go straight up through trees into the clouds. Seemed 1 mile away. ((anonymous report))
Marysville · OH, USA
Cigar shaped UFO spotted on the horizon in Marysville, Ohio
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Two lights seen high in the night sky with motion not typical of a plane and too fast for a helicopter.
Chappell Hill · TX, USA
Very large ball of slow-moving light traveling east to north, vanishes mid-air without a trace. No sound, no trail.
Orono · ME, USA
Diamond shape.
Iota · LA, USA
It was a very bright object, about 30 degrees above the horizon, flashing red, white, green, and I'm not sure, but I thought blue.
Ft. Myers · FL, USA
Bright lights UFO seen Ft. Myers. ((anonymous report))
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Sphere like craft with very strong red light emitting from its tail sighted traveling southwest to northeast near the PCH.
Clarksville · TN, USA
((NUFORC Note: No information provided by source in either of two similar reports submitted by anonymous party. PD))
Eau Claire · WI, USA
25000 a v-shaped invisible, cutting threw thin clouds flying really fast. I thought it was ducks flying in a v. ((anonymous report))
Fenton · MO, USA
I had just got back from getting lunch. Backed in the driveway and noticed a flash of light. It appeared out of nowhere it looked like
Roseville · MN, USA
L-shaped object with bright lights and was dead silent. ((anonymous report))
Dover · NH, USA
Circular a/c. green white and red lights. flipped on its side to expose diamondish triangular shape; size of a/c. ((anonymous report))
Sykesville · MD, USA
A gray flying saucer, with red running lights, flew a few feet over my house in Eldersburg, Maryland.
Dallas · TX, USA
Me and my buddy are fishing and we saw a reflection on the water and looked up and I passed over with out making a sound
Orlando · FL, USA
Eight spherical balls of light that what seemed like emerged from with in the clouds in the dark sky. They whipped back and forward acr
Marietta · GA, USA
UFO I believe is seen in one of several photos. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect the object is an insect, or hummingbird. PD))
Bradenton · FL, USA
3 orange lights in triangle formation. suddenly appeared over palma sola bay, moved in triangle formation. ((anonymous report))
Parsonsfield · ME, USA
I went outside and saw one red light. Zooming wildly, no apparent pattern.