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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Wyandotte · MI, USA
Red and white lights in the ESE sky.
Colton · OR, USA
While photographing the moon last night I captured unexplained light objects that moved in each frame but could not see without camera
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Did you see this one? Las Vegas, NV. ((anonymous report))
Redlands · CA, USA
Bright falling object falls in a direct line than maneuvers an L shape at tremendous speed
Glendale · AZ, USA
((NUFORC Note: Source of report provides no information; elects to remain totally anonymous. PD))
Mesa · AZ, USA
Witnessed 2 orange orbs being followed by a large helicopter like a Blackhawk. Flew directly overhead at approximately 500ft northbound
Valley Center · CA, USA
3 orbs or circles witnessed by 2 people.
Tampa · FL, USA
Large red object, at times appearing to break into two; no sound, then a helicopter came from the E and it shot off NW.
Lakehead · CA, USA
In the night , we were outside doing evp sessions when a light grabbed our attention and brought more smaller lights.
Goodyear · AZ, USA
((HOAX??)) The "UFO" was fairly large. It was about a mile wide and a mile tall. There was about 6 or 7 orbs in a V shape.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
2 large objects with many much smaller objects floating in the sky over Phoenix Sky Harbor airport
Rexburg · UT, USA
Massive transparent cylinder extremely high in the sky next to the location of the sun.
Denver · CO, USA
Bright object over downtown (East) Denver is observed twice, then the same thing appears in the West
Taylorsville · UT, USA
Witnessed a craft with 5 or 6 orange lights on the front and flashing blue and white lights on the sides; it hovered overhead.
Chandler · AZ, USA
Four, red white blue and green, glowing objects flew overhead. Did not make a sound.
Lava Hot Springs · ID, USA
Saw a set of 3 bright lights float, and then explode; in the N sky, looking from Lava Hot Springs, ID.
Madison · WI, USA
White orb seems to be circling around in the sky by the moon. Wasn't there earlier until now. It's no Airplane. ((anonymous report))
Charlotte · NC, USA
Round and round they went and in and out also. ((NUFORC Note: Possible advertising lights?? PD))
Anchorage · AK, USA
Trapezoid shaped object rising above trees leaving to the West over Anchorage
Anchorage · AK, USA
3 orbs in the shape of a triangle, morphed to a long thin line of light above treeline in Anchorage
Aliso Viejo · CA, USA
6 orange "orb-ish" lights in Aliso Viejo.
Cherry Springs Community · TX, USA
Object in picture taken in remote location in Texas
Volcano · CA, USA
Light above the tree line.
Wellington · FL, USA
Witnessed a circ. light travel S past moon, faster than an a/c, pause for a few min., turn around and head N. ((anonymous report))
Phoenix · AZ, USA
We saw 4 orbs moving away and at each other.the very strange thing was a plane circling around the area. ((anonymous report))