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)
Holden (Canada) · AB, Canada
Small white light makes 90 degree turn in sky.
Pismo Beach (NW of) · CA, USA
I walked out my girlfriend's front door back then in the early 80s and have never reported this I've told it to a lot of my friends and
Hamersville · OH, USA
Glowing red sphere with three white lights on the bottom in the formation of a triangle...
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
Slow flying, noiseless object with red strobes.
Reedsville · WV, USA
2 smaller spheres dropped out of 1 largers sphere. Larger sphere was pewter & 2 smaller sphere's were pewter! Samller sphere's manuve
Mt. Kisco · NY, USA
Large aircraft, size of 747, flying 1000ft, no sound, 10-25 MPH, flew over Mt Kisco NY and many people witnessed the event.
Dallas · TX, USA
Awoke after being asleep for an hour or so to a light coming from another part of the house. I lay very still while witnessing the ligh
Marieville (Canada) · PQ, Canada
first in the evening I spotted a star which seems to turn off the light. I saw the same thing at north west before I saw the disks. N
Cassopolis · MI, USA
Spherical Orb GlidingThrough the Sky.
Pulaski · VA, USA
Soundless triangular shape stops in midair at night and searchlight shines out into the air
Hastings · MI, USA
Rural South West Michigan
Plattekill · NY, USA
Large Round Liighted Craft hovering over a pond - summer 83 - intersection of Rt32 and New York State Thruway - Platekill NY
Citrus Heights (Sacramento Area) · CA, USA
Witnessing what I saw that summer day in Sacramento still leaves me in awe. My sisters and I saw an immense object hovering very close
Cookstown · NJ, USA
I believe my account above is complete & I herein swear to it's validity.
Quinton · VA, USA
Strange winged craft that shown a very bright light on us.
Hartford · CT, USA
fireball at night went under car on highway.
Katonah · NY, USA
Driving along Rt.22 approaching the old Cherry Street Bridge, we were the sole witnesses of a craft that hovered silently only 100ft. a
Shellsburg · IA, USA
Black v shape no sound verry slow and low
Bedford Hills · NY, USA
Observed a huge black bommerang shaped UFO the size of 2 football fields hovering & moving slowly over the prison.
Columbus (near · at Fort Benning), GA, USA
Army soldiers see object over Fort Benning, Georgia
Peoria County · IL, USA
In the summer of 1983, while driving home from work in a rural setting, I saw a huge reddish orange cigar shaped object that looked lik
New Haven · CT, USA
Object next to Tweed New haven airport at tree level. Viewed by most residents of Stewart Street
Van Nuys (Los Angeles) · CA, USA
Large (200') black triangle craft with white & blue lights & plumbing like under structure flew at 350 feet . Loud tonal/buzzing
Campana (Argentina) · Argentina
Old Contac Visual
Swayzee · IN, USA
Hovering green, blue, and yellow lights over a wooded area, landing, then taking off into the night sky.