UFO Sightings in the 1980s
2,718 UFO sightings reported during the 1980s, peaking in 1989 (333 reports); most often described as disk.
- Total sightings
- 2,718
- Span
- 1980–1989
- Peak year
- 1989 (333 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Disk
1980–1989 · peak 1989 (333 reports)
Monrovia · CA, USA
Diamond or Pyramid shaped craft sighted in Los Angeles County, in the fall of 1988
London (UK/England) · United Kingdom
Too big to be a balloon - i haven't been able to completely forget it. Would really like an explanation.
Orono/Bangor · ME, USA
Delta shaped craft seen over UMO (1988?) Oct 15 - very quiet and still to slow moving
Missouri (rural; location unspecified) · MO, USA
Man views lighted blimp-like object float over house. Many UFO reports that night.
Pilot Knob · MO, USA
I did not actually see this myself, but my mother did. I was 10 years old in 1988 and I remember my mom running in the house saying she
Belle · MO, USA
Lights on a huge craft slowly going overhead. (Official explanations unacceptable)
Loveland · CO, USA
Boomerang craft, silent, no lights, walking speed
Odessa · TX, USA
Driving at night on loop saw circular blinking lights.
Masfield · OH, USA
We saw a blue/white light in the same spot for nearly 2 hours, then it shot off to the north at amazing speed
Big Spring · TX, USA
Looking out at the night sky I caught out of my peripheral vision a streaking pastel green shooting star.
Barnhart · NH, USA
large craft followed and observed my friend and i.
Winnipeg (Canada) · MB, Canada
Triangular shape lands in a manitoban field. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly not a serious report. PD))
Philadelphia · PA, USA
Oval shaped moon colored object that darts in and out of the clouds above my house,
Tinker AFB · OK, USA
5 chevron shaped craft glowing gold flew over tinker airforcebase in oklahoma
Charlotte · MI, USA
It was green, floated in the air and landed about a houndred yards away from me. I tried to duck down. I sat there staring at it for ab
Spokane · WA, USA
A huge, sharp 'V' formation of apprximately 25 to 30 round white disks flies slowly over a suburban area
Holmes/Pawling · NY, USA
Flyimg V seen over whaley lake/pawling.no ultra lites this time
New York City (Queens) · NY, USA
Sphere coming out from the Moon
Interstate 10 · LA, USA
At night I saw a large pulsating light at low altitiude, at first stationary, and then flying away at enormous speed.
Green River · UT, USA
Top shaped object /light sitting in the night sky right in front of me
Miami · FL, USA
They disappeared behind the only cloud in the sky.
Rimini · SC, USA
ONE NIGHT BACK IN 1988 OF OCTOBER MY SON AND I WAS LEAVIN MY PARENTS HOUSE.IT WAS AFTER 11:00ONE NIGHT, AS WE WERE GETTIN IN MY CAR I
Miami · FL, USA
we decided to report this after watching some ufo tv program with a person having the same experience.
Collinsville/Granite City · IL, USA
Sphere of light from Collinsville to Granite City
Tacoma · WA, USA
TWO CIRCULAR OBJECTS, CIRCLING AROUND EACH OTHER, SOMTIMES GOING SO HIGH, AND SOMETIMES TOO CLOSE, IN SOUNDLESS UNUSUAL SPEED.COMPARING