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)
Portsmouth · NH, USA
Large silent black cigar shaped craft sighted over Pease AFB
Fort Wayne · IN, USA
UFOs seen in Ft. Wayne Indiana and in Dayton Ohio on the same night in 1987
Jackson · WI, USA
3 reddish orange objects spotted in formation.
Las Cruces · NM, USA
Las Cruces lights.
Kerens · TX, USA
while facing E/NE saw a red ball just at the horizon. the object then streaked across the sky leaving a green laser looking tail that w
Pleasant Hill · CA, USA
Close Encounter With Low-Flying Glowing Orange Orb
Omaha (near) · AR, USA
Silent huge triangular ship flies right over highway 65 North.
Panorama City · CA, USA
Purple glowing spiral shaped object that hovered and slowly rotated silently.
Hewlett · NY, USA
LILCO Lot Sighting
Bartlesville · OK, USA
Flying Saucer Sighting Date: Thursday, September 3, 1987 Time: Between 7:30 and 8:00 PM Location: Outside a mobile home residence.
Conway · AR, USA
Heard a rumbling in the sky and then saw a yellow streak just above the treeline.Looked to have a yellowish color. With either red writ
Unknown
on september 1987 a craft was over my home about 100 feet above. I could see occupents inside and went to get mmy binnoculars. When I
Olongopo City (Philippines) · Philippines
Philippine naval base sighting of a ufo/uso with binoculars in hand
Liverpool · NY, USA
Cigar-shaped object with three white lights above LongBranch Elementary School, Liverpool, NY
River Hills (Milwaukee Suburb) · WI, USA
Saw a stationary and noise-free formation of five lights that looked like a Mack Truck in the sky, with two large white lights almost l
Yankton · SD, USA
silent isosceles triangle shaped mirage-like UFO with no lights
Tulare · CA, USA
Not a light in the sky, this was 30 feet off the ground and we watched it for 20 minutes, it was covered up.
Spokane · WA, USA
saucer overhead,hover 150 feet,no noise,within 100 yds,amber lights around edge one on top, viewed with 7-21 pwr binoculars,started rot
Lima · OH, USA
I saw a battleship size ufo that was outlined with lights but was transparent at the same time.
Santa Fe · NM, USA
Groups of bright shiny lights in the sky moving around during the daytime.
Milton (Canada) · ON, Canada
Lottery win
Alvarado · TX, USA
Hey, it's Following Us!
Indianapolis (150 miles SW of) · IN, USA
I saw a redish colored orb that was "observing lighting show thunderstorms" & it displayed 2 amazing climbs and a huge burst of speed.
Little Rock · AR, USA
Never have seen anything like it before...or since.
Live Oak · FL, USA
Green balls of light come from outdoors and enter house