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)
Wildomar · CA, USA
Silent fixed wing craft without lights.
Japan · Japan
LARGE, WHITE UNMOVING CRAFT - POSSIBLY DAMAGED
Lebanon · TN, USA
triangular object hovering over power lines.
Greenbelt · MD, USA
Daylight spherical object projects vertical electrical blue column to four times its diameter downward while over NASA Goddard SFC..
Oak Lawn · IL, USA
1950's type style u.f.o ready and waxed
Placerville · CA, USA
8 objects flying in a figure 8 pattern..at a very high altitude..
Normal · IL, USA
Three of us saw 3 seemingly tumbling shiny objects move leisurely across the sky, holding in pattern briefly, then vanish to the east
Ticknall (near Derby) (UK/England) · United Kingdom
Cone shaped object with lights appearing to hover in the distance
Thorold (Canada) · ON, Canada
It had 3 lights, like a triangle. It Stopped n mid air for 5 miutes right over where we were playing football, then went NorthWest at s
Monroeville · NJ, USA
Bright orange lights silently andl slowly move high among the stars and then desend quickly and hoovered over my car...
Comstock · MI, USA
A saucer shaped object, traveling very fast, and with amazing ability to make sharp, smooth turns.
Oakland · CA, USA
While on field trip with astronomy class, sighted noiseless craft flying at a very high rate of speed while performing erratic flight
Alameda · CA, USA
Single object met up with two other objects and all 3 flew in formation. Unique strobe sequence.
Kincardine (Canada) · ON, Canada
four orange-red spotlight-like lights flashing in sequence for approx. 30 seconds over large lake at night.
Marietta · PA, USA
Slow and low flying triangular craft with lights some blinking with a slight engine sound
Nampa · ID, USA
Bright orange rectangles that turned into a blinking, hovering light, followed by a line of blue and red planes with triangles.
Grand Rapids · MI, USA
Spherical craft the size of a car with a bright red light hovered over the apartment building across from the Holiday Inn
Placerville · CA, USA
I saw 5 saucers above Placerville CA. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of twinkling stars?? PD))
Effingham · IL, USA
it flew across the sky and was gone in one second
Harlow · Essex (UK/England), United Kingdom
Craft vanishes after crossing the path of an aeroplane.
Malmesbury · United Kingdom
Malmesbury Aliens in Somerfield Area
Swanton · VT, USA
Teardrop contrail seen in west southwest sky in Vermont ((NUFORC Note: We suspect the object was a contrail. PD))
Chandler · AZ, USA
High altitude red star like light stationary of 5-10 minutes vanished without moving away.
Monticello · IN, USA
Three fireballs repeated approx. every 30 sec. apart just south of Monticello
Swedesboro · NJ, USA
v - shaped, orange lights, same as the nite before, hovered approx 50 feet above car - no noise