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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Fish Canyon · CA, USA
Helix flight pattern at zenith
Palm Beach · CA, USA
Witnesses near Palm Beach, California reported multiple bright lights high in the sky, resembling illuminated light bulbs, briefly observed in June 1954.
Hawthorne · CA, USA
A witness in Hawthorne, California reported a distant, stationary light in the sky for several minutes before it suddenly departed at great speed, in June 1954.
Santa Monica · CT, USA
A witness near Santa Monica, Connecticut reported a very bright light zig-zagging rapidly across the sky before zooming straight up, within a few seconds, in January 1954.
Vallejo · CA, USA
Witnesses in Vallejo, California reported lights in the sky initially mistaken for shooting stars, observed for about an hour in August 1953.
Washington · D.C., DC, USA
Four witnesses in Washington, D.C. reported a ball of light emerging from the sky, circling a passing airplane, then shooting off out of sight within three to five minutes in July 1953.
Hamilton · OH, USA
Silent bright light passes overhead.
Vicksburg · AL, USA
The object moved in an erratic motion.
Miami · FL, USA
Frozen stiff by light watching me 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Miami · FL, USA
dislike for nuclear weapon testing
Bay St. Louis · MS, USA
It was the July 4th weekend, Bay St Louis MS was deserted, the nearby Movie theater and bar were closed early, and the locals had left
East Palestine (Outside of) · OH, USA
A witness outside East Palestine, Ohio reported lights moving in and out of a thunderstorm, observed for about five minutes in July 1950.
Florence (??) · CO, USA
The move classic Rio Grand , in the sean between John Wayne and Ohair where he gives her flowers UFO moves in from uper left to right b
Lackland AFB · TX, USA
Witnesses at Lackland AFB, Texas reported lights racing across the sky and making sharp 90-degree turns, observed for one to two hours in October 1949.
Mill Valley · CA, USA
3 lights appeared, manuevering rapidly and at impossible flight angles, changing formation until winking out after little more than a m
Grays · SC, USA
I am not sure of the exact date or time of this event but it took place in the early morning hours somtime in the late 40's to early 50
Ojai · CA, USA
UFO sighting in Ojai, CA in 1948
Ritzville · WA, USA
By car to Prescott, AZ. We were crossing a desert (I can still see the whole picture) when to our R, we saw a light rise.
Henrietta (south of; Route 66) · OK, USA
A witness south of Henrietta, Oklahoma, near Route 66, reported a bright light lasting about 30 seconds in the sky in August 1947.
Cleveland · OH, USA
It was about 2:15 in the morning when my wife woke me from a deep sleep and began to complain of stomach problems. As I was getting out
unknown · LA, USA
A witness in Louisiana reported a light resembling an airplane at midnight that appeared to corkscrew upward into the atmosphere, observed for 10 to 15 minutes in 1943.
France (over · somewhere), France
light next to my b-17
Fontana · CA, USA
A witness in Fontana, California reported a cylindrical light appearing overhead with no sound, observed for five to ten minutes in August 1937.
New York Worlds Fair · NY, USA
A witness at the New York World's Fair reported a lighted, amorphous, cloud-like shape in the sky, observed for about 30 minutes in April 1933.
South Long Lake · MN, USA
Sighting from October 1932.