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)
Tampa · FL, USA
cylindrical shaped object with rotating display
Orlando · FL, USA
Old photo recently found with object in it
Colfax · WA, USA
Sighting near Colfax, WA in the mid 80's and another in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Mississauga (Canada) · ON, Canada
Incredibly close sighting in broad daylight.
Elmendorf AFB · AK, USA
Observed red-diamond-shaped object with C-90 telescope on tripod. Object was motionless at an altitude of approximatiely One Thousand
Bowling Green · KY, USA
SOMETHING AIRBORNE HIT & DAMAGED OUR U-HAUL
Douglasville · GA, USA
Ok, all my life I have thought about this moment in my life. I know I was 4, and that month we had a eclipse, I think the same day, or
Wakefield · MA, USA
UFO OR WATHER SATELLITE ? MY HEART TELLS ME =UFO
Rouyn Noranda (Canada) · QC, Canada
Bright light sphere 10 feet diameter
Mobile · AL, USA
A single round object traveling due west stopped and another similar object emerged and flew southwest. First object continued west.
Sierra Vista · AZ, USA
Silent delta wing aircraft
Rio Del Mar · CA, USA
Approx 1984 during a winter month, I was driving NE on Rio Del Mar Blvd in Rio Del Mar CA (Aptos, Santa Cruz County) with 3 housemates.
Parker City · IN, USA
Orange/Red lights in sky
Paramus · NJ, USA
Driving north at night (summer?)somewhere between 1980 and 1984, probably closer to the latter year on Route 17 north, probably between
Perry (rural highway · S.R.22), OH, USA
Two polygonal cylinders hovering near S.R. 22 communicating with strobes
Bandon · OR, USA
oregon coast rectangle football field sized white square lights
Ka'anapali (Maui) · HI, USA
light came down from space one by spinning around, swarmming like bees for about a half hour arranged into a formation of vertical ...
Ferriday · LA, USA
My girl friend and I were leaving Ferriday La. about 10:00Pm. one night and just as we got even with the rest area about 3 miles out of
Tolland · CT, USA
The triangular thing was slowly gliding just above the tree, (about 3 stories high) during the summer of 1984. It also was the size of
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Watched for about ten minutes a small balloon-shaped object that seemed to maneuver over a parking lot
Ravenna · MI, USA
I would never have thought I would have so amazed by an object in small town USA in the middle of the night.
Clayton · OH, USA
saw 2 ufo's,lost 6 hours time.
Spalding · NE, USA
Observed bright light at close range, amasing movement, then hovered and my vehicle quit and lost all electrical system.
Burgettstown · PA, USA
I was watching the tonight show and Dave Letterman was just coming on. I was laying on the couch, and out our front window I saw someth
Ashville · OH, USA
The sighting happened near Ashville Ohio in mann's trailer park.It was hot out ,the moon was bright and in the summer time June or July