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)
Berkshire · NY, USA
Chevron shaped craft flying towards north-western sky between Binghamton and Ithaca, New York.
Stony Point · NY, USA
large triangle object above hudson river
Lovell · ME, USA
Black Triangle over Lake Kezar in Lovell Maine in the Late 1980's
Lawrence · KS, USA
I was on my way home, from picking up my son up at the theater.
Belleville · KS, USA
Triangular craft descends into the water
Morganton · NC, USA
Large Silver Levitating Ball
Brooklyn · NY, USA
Black disc hovers floats while spinning forward over and over again - looks like plate or garbage can lid caught in a weird wind gust
Los Angelas · CA, USA
Saucer shaped u.f.o at close range
Loveland · CO, USA
Cigar Shaped Lighted Object
Waterford · MI, USA
1989 bright light high in the sky still then vanishes, felt like I had lost track of time.
Blyth (1hr outside of · before Tonopah, NV), AZ, USA
AT 70MPH IN THE SLOW LANE ON HYWAY 10EAST AT 1:30AM ABOUT 1 HOUR AND A 1/2 OUTSIDE OF BLYTH ARIZONA JUST OUTSIDE OF MY DRIVER'S SIDE DO
Destin · FL, USA
Several red balls of light flying in formation over the gulf of mexico with no sound at high speed.
Beardstown · IL, USA
seen 2 gold circular shaped lights in northeast region of sky. The first light slowly dimmed out, and then a second gold light jus
Daytona Beach · FL, USA
Blue Green fanning light covered entire night sky at the same time as power outage. Daytona summer 1989
Mansfield · OH, USA
Ball of light enters van twice and dissolves through door and occupants experience missing time.
Sea Isle · NJ, USA
UFO sighted in sky on access road to sea isle city
Defiance · OH, USA
A LOW FLYING TRIANGLE SHAPED CRAFT WAS OBSERV FLYING VERY SLOW WITH MINIMAL NOISE CAUSING ALL THE POWER IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO GO OUT.
Fire Mountain · NV, USA
12 year old sees two objects on a camping trip at fire mt 1989
St. Clair Shores · MI, USA
Was looking Northwest. Observed a spherical object fly from south to north. Shere color was either black or dark grey, and appeared to
Guayanilla (Puerto Rico) · Puerto Rico
UFO sighting Guayanilla Puerto Rico 1989 “los Indios”
Avilla · AR, USA
large triangle with three red lights and made no sound hovered in place, then escorted off by approaching military jet.
Heacham (UK/England) · United Kingdom
2 equilateral triangular shapes formed by white lights at each point, spinning slowly directly above us, all sound around us stopped
Fresno · CA, USA
Bright craft observed by two teenagers in fresno ca 1989
Finland · Finland
Suddenly a big, bright red circle appeared to the sky!
Cape St. Claire · MD, USA
An extremely fast zig-zag of light in the North sky.