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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Portland · OR, USA
New Years Light Event at Portland International Airport.
Placida · FL, USA
Cigar-shaped glowing orange object silently moving steadily from south to north 100 yds away, suddenly disappears seen by six adults.
Cody · WY, USA
Very bright flash from south to north; disappeared long before north horizon.
Galt · CA, USA
I saw between 6 and 8 objects moving in formation across the night sky.
Shafter · CA, USA
Round balls maybe guards. Large silver disc. landing in the oilfield.
Boise · ID, USA
4-5 Floating, glowing orange globes
New York · NY, USA
Strange Blinking Lights moving across the sky in a group New York City sighting
Colorado Springs · CO, USA
White Sphere seen over mountains Colorado Springs
Rumford · RI, USA
Large star-like object with pointed spikes like green light-sabers that come and go. To L of moon. ((NUFORC Note: Venus? PD))
Coronado · CA, USA
New Year's Day Orange Flickering Lights Over Coronado, CA. ((anonymous report))
Bear · DE, USA
A bright, fire-like light and a small orb that protruded from it. ((anonymous report))
Owings Mills · MD, USA
Blue, bright light. Moving fast and circular movement.
Decatur · MI, USA
Very fast object traveling just above low stratus clouds.
Wakefield · MA, USA
Singular bright star in northwest boston sky every night. ((NUFORC Note: Possible celestial body?? PD))
San Antonio · TX, USA
BRIGHT OBJECT; GREEN LIGHT ON ONE SIDE; FLICKERED OUT, STARTED AGAIN UNTIL SHOOTING OFF.
East Orange · NJ, USA
3 big ball red/orange 2 white small . behind 2 red shapes which all was round. went slow then fast/myself my 7 yr old19 yr old cab d
Portland · OR/Vancouver, WA, OR, USA
Smaller round unknown and multicolored stat. figures in the sky and not a star. ((NUFORC Note: Sirius?? PD)) ((anonymous report))
Halethorpe · MD, USA
3 red lights flying in a trinagular pattern in the Halethorpe area.
Thousand Oaks · CA, USA
Object appeared about 15 ft. Long 7 wide. Jet black. Lost view as it went behind a tree.
Dickinson · TX, USA
White-green-orange "fire balls" forming triangluar formation's, etc..
Corona · CA, USA
3 orange hazy lights, possibly fireballs, seen over Corona, CA, and seen from Chino Hills, moving in very odd pattern slowly.
McMurray · PA, USA
Bight flashing lights underneath a heavy cloudy sky. Extremely bright and flashing. No stars visible tonight. This was large and was
Staten Island · NY, USA
Surprised a UFO that was hovering silently above me, then it shot away.
University Place · WA, USA
4 bright white lights chevron shaped pattern
Davenport · CA, USA
Five VERY SLOW moving aircraft at mid-day along the coast.