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)
California (entire west coast) · CA, USA
lots of "them "are already here,I saw so. none below apply,was very clear shape,orange/red,in space
Schuylkill Haven · PA, USA
Triangular craft with bright white lights on corners was observed above building.
Gravesend (UK/England) · United Kingdom
The triangle shape with no sound.
Sterling · AK, USA
My friends & I were fishing at a lake(Paddle Lake) for a weekend on the Keni Peninsula in Alaska. The first evening Bob ******* & me wh
Elwood · NY, USA
Cheveron shaped ojects in V shape formation; daytime sighting, silent moving
New York City (Bronx) · NY, USA
BRIGHT WHITE LIGHTS SEEN IN THE BRONX IN THE 1980's.
Hinton Blewitt · Bristol (UK/England), United Kingdom
Triangular craft seen above me in Hinton Blewitt, England. 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Bahamas · Bahamas
Myself and another person witnessed two "ghost rockets" while onboard a ship at sea
Sandpoint · ID, USA
Day time sighting; UFO Saucer playing loud music.
Porterville · CA, USA
UFO sighting.
Manotowish Waters · WI, USA
an unusual light , no sound, changing colors, stopped and looked at us, hovering just on the water,left a trail of red after taking off
Caribou · ME, USA
Three of us saw a large object with a searchlight darting and traveling over fields in northern Maine.
Gaylord · MI, USA
Pinwheel with star like center.
Kansas City · MO, USA
I was getting ready for bed, when the house starts vibrating,
Bellingham · WA, USA
sphere? with connected orbiting strobe which changed colors. No sound
Dorintosh (Canada) · SK, Canada
Observed crop circles while being made........
Boalsburg · PA, USA
Saw A bright light dart across the sky.
Columbus · OH, USA
Football field sized gunmetal gray rectangular craft with bright lights and "windows" hovering silently 100 ft or so above parking lot
Eureka · MT, USA
Extra star in the Dig Dipper flew over the mountains North.
Dorset coast (UK/England) · United Kingdom
While sailing of the Dorset coast on a NE course towards Portland Bill, I saw a light in the sky that I can't explaine
Buckingham (Canada) · PQ, Canada
Red glow from object. Hovered over pond. High in the sky. Unseen source of light.
Wabeno · WI, USA
My brother and I saw a football shaped object hovering above the tree tops.
Beckley · WV, USA
Possible abduction from my room.
Logan · UT, USA
A brief description of three separate UFO sightings and encounters.
Cape Canaveral · FL, USA
Two bright objects in the night sky in Cape Canaveral, FL.