Unknown UFO Sightings
15,584 Unknown-shaped UFO sightings recorded worldwide since 1941, peaking in 2020 (1216 reports); most commonly reported in United States.
- Total sightings
- 15,584
- Span
- 1941–2030
- Peak year
- 2020 (1216 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Unknown
1941–2030 · peak 2020 (1216 reports)
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Watkins Glen · NY, USA
Six teenagers on hill witness a BRIGHT ball of fire w/ a green/yellow trail streak across the sky. Covered 110 degrees in 3 seconds.
Grandview · MO, USA
Multiple residents see 2x large triangles w/ lights & fireball behind it fly over, call 911. Police choppers respond; neg.. Loud. TV.
Big Flats · NY, USA
Woman relays that man & son had witnessed a dramatic reddish-yellow light in the night sky.
Arcadia · CA, USA
2x young men see large triangular obj. w/ lights on corners. Dips, rises, several times, then STREAKS to W. Had "shimmering effect."
Middleville · MI, USA
Woman sees bright "fluorescent glowing green" obj. streak across the sky in dir. of airport. Size: 1" at arm's length; round. BRIGHT.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Airline pilot reports peculiar object near Gorman VOR in California.
North Port · FL, USA
Man & wife witness large white light in distance. Grows larger, descends, passes directly overhead. Big disc. Dog, cats VERY upset.
French Camp · CA, USA
Fem. empl. of sheriff's off. on way to work sees large, round obj. w/ bright lights rotating, moving in W sky. Very prominant, strange.
Stockton · CA, USA
Woman, daughter,3x other cars witness LARGE, spherical obj. rotating in night sky. 100x BRIGHT lights. Changed rotation dir.
Kingsville · OH, USA
Woman & daughter witness 3 lights circling in sky above car; follow car for several miles. Suddenly wink out. (Advertising lights??)
Poway · CA, USA
Couple sees "a bunch of bright lights, flashing" in the night sky. "It looks like a walnut." Cluster reptd. to move across the sky.
Bismarck · ND, USA
Nat. Weather Serv. meteorologist repts. peculiar, round, orange obj. in S sky. "Like orange of space shuttle exhaust." Not star.
Adelaide (South Australia) · Australia
Aust. Hotline: Callers rept. several "soft white balls of light" heading E, then turn W, then speed off to N.
Perth (Western Australia) · Australia
Aust. Hotline: Callers rept. a "large, bright cigar-shaped" obj. travelling from N to S. Length: 1" at arm's length; 20+ miles dist.
Monterey · CA, USA
Man returns to site of previous sighting 26OC96. Sees 3x cyl.-shaped objs.in triangular formation, streak overhead; then 8x more.
Canberra (Australia) · Australia
Aust. Hotline: A number of intense orange fireball lights travelling fast over Canberra. Go E to W, then turn to NW.
Alice Springs (NT · Australia), Australia
Aust. Hotline: Callers report 4x " intensely bright orange fireball lights" heading W. 10x photos. Police witness, submit report.
Graham County · NC, USA
Police report--Possible twinkling star.
Seattle · WA, USA
Woman reports witnessing a distinctly green flash of light, followed by a second identical flash. Very strange in appearance.
Bellevue · WA, USA
A young man repts. seeing a "star" in the N sky move horizontally, and then suddenly drop vertically very fast. Very prominent.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
3x youth playing baseball see "polygon, or square shaped" object in night sky. Strobed blue, changed color. (No written report.)
Shreveport · LA, USA
IT WAS DARK I WAS DRIVING AND IT LOOKED LIKE A PLANE WITH A SMALLER OBJECT FLYING RIGHT UP TO IT AND ROTATING AROUND IT.
Salida · CO, USA
Aerospace engin. sees very bright, metallic-silver obj. streak across sky from NE to SW. Horiz. to hor., 2 sec.. Flames released.
Vashon Island · WA, USA
2x young boys see 2x streaks of white light, "as wide as my thumb at arm's length," STREAK across 160 deg. of sky in 1 sec.
Kirkland · WA, USA
Mother, son, grandmother witness peculiar lights in S sky. White, blue, then red. Moves across sky, slows, stops, then STREAKS off.