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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Madison · WI, USA
White orb over Lake Mendota, Madison, WI. ((NUFORC Note: Lens flare, caused by photographing the Sun. PD))
Clarksville · TN, USA
Objects were flying behind the clouds in an Erractic pattern slow but Erractic like someone was Moving 3 big flaslights in the sky It w
Santee · CA, USA
Large circular pattern of at least 20 bright white indiviual lights in the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Venus? PD))
Bend · OR, USA
27+ lights in formation quickly moving across sky synchronized.
Manalapan · NJ, USA
I witnessed a light in the sky that was stationary. 2 hours. The light changed shape at least 3 times. ((NUFORC Note: Venus. PD))
Clinton · TN, USA
I saw a circular object with around 10 lights in a circular patten around it,. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect the star, Sirius. PD))
Village of Caledonia · WI, USA
Ball of light that changes shape. ((NUFORC Note: Probably Venus. PD))
Carmine · TX, USA
At 9:48 pm around Feb 5th a Orange solid glowing basketball size object was flying 30,000 feet or more moving at a constant speed.
Chicago · IL, USA
Red glowing ball moving south then went slowly strait up and stopped before it came back down slowly twice, started flashing before it
Puyallup · USA
2 Bright Blue Flashes with sound.
Athens · MI, USA
Red/White triangle, and "helo" rotor sound,
Lancaster · PA, USA
Emitted a bright white light. ((anonymous report))
Redway · CA, USA
Flash of green light in the sky right before the power when out.
Oak Lawn · IL, USA
Oak Lawn, Illinois, Bright greenish/white floating ball of light came from the sky like a projectile leaving behind a red trail.
Minneapolis · MN, USA
Fast moving ball of light over Mississippi River in Minneapolis.
Reynoldsburg · OH, USA
Green fire. ((NUFORC Note: Reported by the news media as a bright meteor. PD))
Whitehall · MI, USA
Green comet? Over west Michigan. ((NUFORC Note: Reported by the news media as a meteor. PD))
Port Orchard · WA, USA
I was pulling out my drive way the sky lit up a blue/green color for 4 sec then it happened again about 1 minute later.
Portland · OR, USA
Object is in high orbit, many different patterns of movement. It appears to have thrusts of some kind going out in all directions to he
Panama City Beach · gulf, FL, USA
I saw suddenly 2 lights appear as I looked into saw in a distance 2 lights and then another 3 lights that then appeared to be 5 or so t
Salisbury · MD, USA
Very Large "parentheses" shaped craft In Salisbur,y MD.
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
Object with two lights moving erratically after green fireball dissipated.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Mile marker 149 I-40 on the outer west edge of Albuquerque, NM. ((NUFORC Note: Other reports. USAF craft being shipped? PD))
Arnold · PA, USA
Orange glow over western PA.
Huntington · WV, USA
Recorded 3 different orange balls flying from same direction. No sound and disappeared after flying so far. ((anonymous report))