UFO Sightings in the 2000s
43,471 UFO sightings reported during the 2000s, peaking in 2008 (5331 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 43,471
- Span
- 2000–2009
- Peak year
- 2008 (5331 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
2000–2009 · peak 2008 (5331 reports)
Aomori (Japan) · Japan
from Aomori (north of Honshu island to Muroran (Hokkaido island), 3 strong orange lighted twinkling spots, like hanging or floating in
Newport Beach · CA, USA
Ball of light at high speed. ((NUFORC Note: Possible meteor. PD))
Aberdeen (UK/Scotland) · United Kingdom
3 stationary orange lights above city of Aberdeen
Palos Verdes · CA, USA
Circular Flying Craft with glowing tube of light around perimeter seen less than 1000 yards away.
Nashua · NH, USA
3 red lights on semi-circular craft moving VERY FAST on 10/30/08 at ~8:30pm in the SE sky over Nashua, NH.
Cisco · TX, USA
4-6 orange/amber lights fading in and out
Laurel Hill · NC, USA
Three red light in triangular shape being followed by two helicopters.
Jensen Beach · FL, USA
Two round, soundless lights flying from the ocean to the west.
Pound · VA, USA
A "Flying Triangle" spotted along the VA/KY border. Large, bright, silent object seen going SSW
Abilene · TX, USA
Lights over Abilene, TX
Philipsburg · PA, USA
Lights appearing abnormally in the night sky
Saint Marys · WV, USA
A V-shape formation made up of approximately 8-10 lights.
Mendota · VA, USA
Sighting of an anomalous object for 5 hours. ((NUFORC Note: Probably a sighting of Sirius, I suspect. PD))
Hialeah · FL, USA
((HOAX??)) An air plain flying on top of the ufo.
Jeffersonville · IN, USA
Bright, flashing object see overhead in Jeffersonville.
Monticello · KY, USA
orange orb ball of light in the sky. ((anonymous report))
Flemingsburg · KY, USA
triangular, flat, with orb shaped compartment in the back of the craft
Aurora · OH, USA
On October 31, 2008, we think we have found a possible oval ufo. ((NUFORC Note: Sirius?? PD))
Franklin · TN, USA
Black triangular, round or rectangular object in broad daylight or sunset.
London (UK/England) · United Kingdom
The object was slowly moving across the Heathrow fight path over Richmond in Surrey. It was a dark object but it was also changing sha
Ovid · MI, USA
Sphere shaped object flying at an incredible speed during the day
Mountain Brook · AL, USA
Six U.F.O's heading to the same spot blasted by over our heads.
Cambridge · MA, USA
Maybe nothing, maybe something?
Spokane · WA, USA
After 10 minutes there was no sign of the object in any direction from where we first observed it.
Moline · IL, USA
Two seperate orbs pass slowly over my house.