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)
Mission (Canada) · BC, Canada
I just read a few reports on formation sightings and one report is almost identical to mine. (("Starlink" satellites??))
Cambria · CA, USA
A single, silent flash of light, like a lightening strike, seen through trees towards the West over Pacific Ocean.
Katonah · NY, USA
Red Sphere seen in middle of day
New Orleans · LA, USA
My story is short but True . This sighting occurred while fishing in the Mississippi river , in the spring of 1983 , probably April.
Williamstown · NJ, USA
ME AND MY BROTHER WAS LOOKING UP ONE NIGHT WHEN WE SAW A BRIGHT STAR, THE STAR WAS STANDING OUT BECAUSE IT WAS SO BRIGHT. AT FIRST IT L
Matsqui (Canada) · BC, Canada
Matsqui BC, April 1983(best guess)21:00hrs moving east to west along Fraser River and passing Mission
Brisbane (QLD · Australia), Australia
A brilliant blue-white light performs amazing acrobatics for an hour and a half over the city of Brisbane.
Rincon (Puerto Rico) · PR, Puerto Rico
Two bright object, one in pursuit of the other
Wyoming (various towns) · WY, USA
Wheatland-Douglas 1983 CattleMutilations UFO's seen.
St. Robert · MO, USA
we are not alone some one is hiding something........................... 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Colesburg (Cape Provence) (South Africa) · South Africa
In late April 1983 a friend and I were travelling from Cape Town to Johannesburg.In the early hours of the morning we were in the Karoo
Prince William Sound · AK, USA
Seeing the sparks coming three to five feet above the ocean and all around the boat
St. Croix (U. S. Virgin Islands) · U. S. Virgin Islands
A HUGE LIGHT FLOATING OVER OUR HOUSE IN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.
Oshkosh · WI, USA
Same Triangular Shape Seen Back in 1983.
Oshkosh · WI, USA
Triangular Object in 1983 exactly like one reported here May 2003 from Kirkland, WA
Blythe · AZ, USA
Ball of fire that split into two, moved in and out at light speed, formed as one again and landed on the ground. 500 Lights On Obje
Lehi · UT, USA
"Clear , Jellyfish" type object
Sandpoint · ID, USA
Outside in our front yard, we heard a craft overhead. It sounded like music was coming from it. There were lights, and it seemed disc
O'Fallon · IL, USA
Disk seen hovering over residential area in O'Fallon, IL
London (UK/England) · United Kingdom
A strange object but no cigar
Mt. Pleasant · MI, USA
Grid/cage like light event in the evening sky
Phoenixville · PA, USA
20 ft. diameter sphere 50 yrds. away red grid pattern light over entire sphere
Milpitas · CA, USA
They were bright round objects huffering over the water
Yorktown Heights · NY, USA
I was standing in the back yard of my parents house when I noticed, coming from the north a triangular set of seven lights all white in
Overbrook · KS, USA
Slow-moving, low-flying, HEXAGONAL-shaped craft, MASSIVE and SILENT over rural area near Overbrook, Kansas, March 4, 2002