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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Allendale · KY, USA
In 1959, a witness in Allendale, Kentucky, reported a light moving very fast across the sky, an event that reportedly lasted about five minutes.
Sidney · OH, USA
Saw a bright light shining down. Pulled over to the side of I75 and watched it about 5 min. before it took off very quickly heading ea
Buffalo · WV, USA
In 1959, witnesses in Putnam County near Buffalo, West Virginia, reported two lights colliding or merging in the night sky, with debris said to be found the next day.
Columbus · OH, USA
In 1959, a witness near Columbus, Ohio, reported red-orange lights motionless over Lockbourne Air Force Base; one light vanished and another sped away within minutes.
La Mesa · CA, USA
At first we thought it was a falling star. Then we realized it was coming in side ways from the east over the freeway (125) and it was
Mississippi (rural) · MS, USA
In 1958, a witness in rural Mississippi reported a bright light pacing their car before speeding off at extreme velocity, an encounter lasting about six minutes.
Riverside · IL, USA
In 1958, a witness in Riverside, Illinois, near Chicago, reported strange lights and described encountering figures nearby, an event lasting about ten minutes.
Bellevue · WA, USA
In 1958, a witness in Bellevue, Washington, reported a light appearing at dusk from the southeast, arcing down near the eastern horizon before moving northwest for 20 minutes.
Snellville · GA, USA
I was in traffic on hwy 78 E into Snellville, right past the intersection of the lake Lucerne near Home Depot. There was a sparkling li
Woodland Hills · FL, USA
summer night in 1958. i was 10. i was standing next to a big oak tree looking towards the san franando valley. i beleive it was to the
Timpson · TX, USA
In 1958, a witness in Timpson, Texas, reported multicolored round lights moving in circles around their residence, an event that lasted about one and a half hours.
Yonkers · NY, USA
venus' dark side...
Menlo Park · CA, USA
Saw noisless, extremely-low clear light slowly cruise past us and over hills, where "encountered" and newspaper-reported.
Oklahoma (rural) · OK, USA
In the summer of 1958 I was in far eastern Oklahoma with a small troop of Boy Scouts and a Scout Master. We were camped on the banks of
Pawnee · OK, USA
In 1958, a witness in Pawnee, Oklahoma, reported two star-like objects in the eastern night sky with a smaller light moving between them, over about 30 minutes.
Durham · KS, USA
In 1958, a witness in Durham, Kansas, reported two bright lights crossing the southern night sky within a few seconds after dark.
Corpus Christi · TX, USA
A witness reported a light-based UFO near the naval yard in Corpus Christi, Texas, observed for about ten minutes on November 10, 1957.
St. Paul · MN, USA
A witness in St. Paul, Minnesota reported a bright light apparently being chased by several military jets, over about 45 seconds in October 1957.
Houston (Ellington AFB) · TX, USA
A witness near Ellington Air Force Base, Houston, reported a small, extremely fast, silent light making a sharp turn before speeding away horizontally, in about three seconds in October 1957.
Indianapolis · IN, USA
Flashing light over Indiana
Temple City · CA, USA
Witnesses reported lights over Mt. Baldy near Temple City, California in 1957, described by ten observers, over about 15 minutes.
Denver · CO, USA
A supposed star, at a time before there were humanly created objects in orbit, which behaved very differently from the other stars.
Kansas City · MO, USA
car ingulfed in red light, missing time, father decessed now, mother now 75, sister now 44, and self now 54, light remained for what se
Mococa (Brasil) · Brazil
A light went on and off without pattern, on the west side of the sky moving northward (Taurus to Gemini). The light appeared for 2 seco
E. Los Angeles · CA, USA
A witness reported two bright white-and-blue, star-like lights near Mt. Baldy, east of Los Angeles, being pursued by jet fighters in 1957.