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)
Goldsboro · NC, USA
Driving home at night, saw lights that I thought were landing lights of an airplane, stopped my car, lights didn't move, huge object.
Lincoln (approx 3 miles east of · on Hwy 193), CA, USA
Silver,heart shaped craft flew left to right in front of my car.
Overland Park · KS, USA
Followed object in my car for 13 blocks it stopped hung in air for 3min. then went opposite direction and was gone.
Juneau · AK, USA
Deep black sphere about 1 meter diameter emits paralyzing orange beam
Haughton · LA, USA
my sister and i saw a silver disk @ 90 ft long with a red vert stabilizer fly silently over our house tree top high, no sound & slow!
New York City (Staten Island) · NY, USA
Three UFOs disguised as "Clouds"
San Elizario · TX, USA
Recalled ufo sighting.
Chesterfield · MI, USA
I cant say what shape It was.It was to big . 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Agawam · MA, USA
ufo reported by channell 22,in northhampton massachusettes
Sarona · WI, USA
Large glowing, pulsating pink ball of light, hovered above the road, flew up, then made a series of loops, then disappeared out of sigh
New Bedford · MA, USA
strange craft, erratic movement, no blinking lights or sound
Issaquah · WA, USA
I was five years old. I was sleeping on the couch in the living room with my mother. I woke up late at night, stood up in the room, an
Rocky Point · NC, USA
Triangle over Rocky Point, NC
Fontana · CA, USA
THE OBJECT I OBSERVERD ON THAT HOT SUMMER DAY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WAS SAUSER SHAPE. GRAY, SILVER IN COLOR AND MADE NO SOUND BUT TRAV
Spring Valley · CA, USA
Objects floating in sky, thought to be birds at first. Very before pattern, when I reviews the footage inside I was shocked to see some
Elgin · IL, USA
A circular object with alternating flashing lights
Chicago · IL, USA
Silver metallic disc observed at Roseland little league baseball field.
Fort Stockton · TX, USA
A black light dome, with some kind of movement within.
Collingswood · NJ, USA
I was lounging in a pool back sometime in June of 1982. When I looked up at the stars and noticed a bright star shooting up, down, left
Highland Springs · VA, USA
Bright green Triangle flying over the tree tops.
Harpursville · NY, USA
Large triangle shaped ship approx 40 to 50 ft tip to tip hovering over bridge
New Ross · IN, USA
Spherical on one side, diamond on the other with the axis of rotation along the flat diamond side.
unknown · CA, USA
The sphere's that observed us on the beach, may have also scrammbled the event memory.
Terre Haute · IN, USA
In June, I witnessed a bight object on a clear night moving east to west, then vanish out of sight in 3 seconds
Gold Coast (Australia) · Australia
this i clearly remeber and I am a focased business man in Australia