Light UFO Sightings
28,033 Light-shaped UFO sightings recorded worldwide since 1932, peaking in 2014 (1839 reports); most commonly reported in United States.
- Total sightings
- 28,033
- Span
- 1932–2030
- Peak year
- 2014 (1839 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1932–2030 · peak 2014 (1839 reports)
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El Centro (a few miles west of) · CA, USA
orange nocturnal light
Bermuda NAS · Bermuda
A report from Bermuda in October 1973 described a fast-moving object first detected on a radar scope, then visually observed outside, lasting 20 seconds.
Fayetteville · NC, USA
Missing Time and Military Helicopter.
Chazy · NY, USA
Exact location: 44 deg 52' 33.74" North, 73 deg 28' 52.99", thanks to GPS and Google Earth (didn't have either back then). Macadam Road
Montgomery · AL, USA
A report from Montgomery, AL in October 1973 described lights that appeared from nearby woods and seemed to follow a moving vehicle, lasting 15 minutes.
Mt. Vernon · IN, USA
UFO stops a train near Mt. Vernon. ((NUFORC Note: Report submitted by Mr. Francis Ridge, experienced UFO investigator. PD))
Loomis · CA, USA
It looked like a faint star to began with. one that as redish in color, and was just sitting there within a group of other stars that w
Salina · KS, USA
A report from Salina, KS in September 1973 described a light that appeared to trace a perfect square shape while moving across the night sky, lasting 30 seconds.
Yellville · AR, USA
I think I saw and investigated a UFO water-stop.
Erie · PA, USA
War of the Worlds
Perth · NY, USA
Bright orange glowing stationary object
Wolf Lake · IN, USA
A report from Wolf Lake, IN in July 1973 described a distant light initially mistaken for an airplane that the witness later concluded was not one, lasting 2-3 minutes.
Folkston · GA, USA
I left home in Macclenny Fla and drove north on rt. 23/121 into Georgia around 2am I came to a crossroads just out side of Folkston Ga.
Landis · NC, USA
UNKOWN BRIGHT LIGHT-1973 NORTH CAROLINA
Fredericktown · MO, USA
One of my most unusual encounters
Clearfield · PA, USA
Daytime large ball of light shoots into the middle of the sky and stops for a few seconds then shoots off over the horizon at 120 deg.
Whitesburg · KY, USA
A report from Whitesburg, KY in June 1973 described a star-like light that flashed different colors, hovered, and then moved horizontally, lasting 20 minutes.
West Allis · WI, USA
A report from West Allis, WI in June 1973 described a bright light that hovered before making a fast, right-angle turn upward, lasting 2-3 hours.
Brownfield · TX, USA
A report from Brownfield, TX in May 1973 described a silent, bright, hovering light seen for miles along a desolate highway, lasting 90 minutes.
Cold Lake (Canada) · AB, Canada
Strange lights
Winston-Salem · NC, USA
A report from Winston-Salem, NC in March 1973 described a fast-moving light that made an abrupt 90-degree turn before vanishing, lasting 15 seconds.
St. Augustine · FL, USA
A witness in St. Augustine, Florida reported a white light merging with a brighter white light before both ascended straight up, during a sixty-second sighting in March 1973.
Fort Rucker · AL, USA
A witness at Fort Rucker, Alabama reported a red light that appeared to pass directly through their aircraft cockpit, during a ten-second sighting in February 1973.
Japan · Japan
I was stationed at Yokota AFB and and somewhere in the first couple days of the new year we came to catch a C-5 and two 141s when they
Farmington (SE of · deserted area, Hwy 44), NM, USA
A large bright light apeared seemingly from nowhere.It followed my 18 wheeler for 1-2 min. then disapeared as quickly. It wasn't a pr.