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)
Severn · MD, USA
myself and another person witnessd what appeared to be a glowing boomerang fly directly overhead of us with no sound or lights.
Apache Junction · AZ, USA
RED GLOWING SPHERE FLIES NEAR GROUND IN ARIZONA DESERT
Val-d'Or (Canada) · QC, Canada
UFO sighted by 5 in woods, it had multi-coulored, flashing lights and went from a horizontal position to a vertical position while obse
Colorado Springs · CO, USA
Sphere light UFO seen near Pulpit Rock, CO.
Allegan · MI, USA
pure white orb with tubular tail hovered over allegan dam
New Rochelle · NY, USA
triangular shaped craft with 3 white lights and on red blinking light
Fairdale · WV, USA
very bright changing color lights coming from window
Gary · IN, USA
I Saw An Alien Face To Face
Merritt (near; rural) (Canada) · BC, Canada
Silvery dot makes two fast jumps before disappearing behind mountains.
Oxford (UK/England) · United Kingdom
A Sphere in the sky that disappeared in a matter of seconds the size of the Moon
Chilton · WI, USA
It was exactly the shape of a boomerang with small towers at each end and one larger in the middle. It flew very slowly and rotated.
Milan · OH, USA
Perfect formation of discs shoots off to West
Chard Town · Somerset, United Kingdom
Lights scanning our town
Princeton · SC, USA
CLOSE 100FT UFO VISIT
Boise · ID, USA
8 lights in two rows, separate two groups of 4, rotate form diamonds and head off across sky.
Ontario · CA, USA
I seen a real off the 10 freeway in ontario
Gary · IN, USA
A lime green light throughout the whole house and the air stone surged with power throwing water 2 feet in the air.
Wyoming · MI, USA
Shiny metallic sphere, between softball and basketball size, held still then moved very fast, completely silent
Meridian · MS, USA
Silver cylinder craft flying silently, lower than normal air craft, rotating as it flew, with writing on the side (could not read it)
Tucson · AZ, USA
SLOW-MOVING FIREBALL REPORTED SEEN IN TUCSON, ARIZONA IN BROAD DAYLIGHT
Teller · AK, USA
Oval shaped craft with red green and white lights with windows,that had a grayish beam coming down- us
Kentucy Lake area (over) · KY, USA
Flying at extreme alt and speed a shock wave could be seen from the light glow from the serface of the craft and v shape out line of th
Shelton · WA, USA
Gigantic Kingdome shaped craft with orb over front yard
Tampa · FL, USA
i was looking up at 12 oclock, with city light polution around, saw star sized lite going s. for aprox. 7 sec. 90 to lft. 3sec. n. 4se
Odessa (Ukraine) · Ukraine
A strange looking UFO.