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)
Las Vegas · NV, USA
First encounter happened some time in the early 1980's. My boyfriend (at that time)and i were leaving Las Vegas and had entered the des
West Palm Beach · FL, USA
A beam of light that resolved into 40 to 50 flying disks, outside of our atmosphere, with stars seen through their formation.
São Paulo (Brazil) · Brazil
A solid, "Yo-Yo" shaped craft with lights seen in São Paulo, Brazil in 1983. Followed by weather phenomenon.
Tilden · TX, USA
South Texas non illuminating ball of fire
Oceanside · NY, USA
At first it was 2 lights, separate, but moving together. They both faded out, 1 lit up again. ((Starlink satellites?))
Crosby · TX, USA
Several unexplained incidents reported by family and friends in Crosby Texas during the early 80's.
Seattle · WA, USA
An orange ball over Seattle left a stream of fluid along its path. Looking through the fluid the stars behind it were greatly magnified
Glidden · IA, USA
Saw star like object fly stright horizontal and vertical lines with 90 degree angels at all turns.
Springfield · VT, USA
saw triangle over head lights on points, whirring sound
Wright-Patterson AFB · OH, USA
A green fireball the size of a full moon was reported at an estimated altitude of 1,000 feet over Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, in 1983, lasting about 20 seconds.
Madill · OK, USA
Hwy 99, Madill Oklahoma toward Hwy 377 toward Texas state line
Nyack (near; I-80) · CA, USA
Nyack CA in Dec. 1982, cigar shape, lasting about twelve minutes
Pickering (Canada) · ON, Canada
A white object like a dinner plate was going on on to west side of our housem at a very high speed and there was no smoke behind it
Boone (west of) · NC, USA
I saw what appeared to be a large boomerang shaped craft with pale blue lights along the leading edge.
Huntington · NY, USA
no sound, flaming ball of fire, moving iratically
Beatty · NV, USA
Close up sighting of self luminous sphere shrouded in a vaporous cloud
Sanford · FL, USA
I WAS COMING HOME IN DOWNTOWN SANFORD FL. WITH MY WIFE AT THE TIME, WHEN A LITTLE HISPANIC BOY WITH A DOG ON A ROPE CAME RUNNING AROUND
Kingsport · TN, USA
Triangular craft with multicolored lights
Kansas City · MO, USA
It came upon a light,on christmas morn.
High Point · NC, USA
Object appearing to fly in formation with airliner before radically maneuvering away from it.
East Texas River · TX, USA
Four witness huge craft in East Texas.
Ft. Leonard Wood · MO, USA
FROM OCT - NOV FT LEONARDWOOD, MO ABOVE PT FIELD LARGE DISKSHAPED OBJECT NO LIGHTS MOVING SLOW BLOCKING OUT STARS IN BACKGROUND,
Woolwich · ME, USA
Lifelong UFO's
Oxnard (between Port Hueneme and Point Mugu) · CA, USA
Phosphorescent green sphere, with no other surface characteristics.
Florida (off coast · FL, USA
light and multiple contacts in Bermuda triangle