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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Oakley · CA, USA
Woman (anonymous) repts. seeing large, flashing light above her car. Obj. had red and white, sporadically flashing lights on it.
Renton · WA, USA
Woman calls to report a large flash in the night sky. (No follow up rept.)
Prince Rupert (Canada) · BC, Canada
Man takes 4 photos and video of "parachute" shaped object receding slowly to NW.
Prince Rupert (Canada) · BC, Canada
Man's dog begins to bark; man sees "parachute" descending. Suddenly, object flashes bright light several times, then just disappears.
Palm Springs · CA, USA
Couple witness huge, oval-shaped bright light. Obj. was partially transparent; lights on inside. Obj. released smaller red lights!
Garland · TX, USA
4x adults, children, witness 5x bizarre objs. pass overhead at high speed,separated by 40 sec. intervals. 3x pulsing lights on bottom.
Cascade Mtns. · WA, USA
Man calls to report that son had witnessed a blue-green orb hit side of mountain. No sound. Follow up visit reveals no damage.
Santa Paula · CA, USA
Couple in jacuzzi witness approx. 8x bright objs.in night sky. Two of objs. flare up, the group begins moving, then all disappear.
Redmond · WA, USA
2 craft seen. 1st like plane w/ 5 colored lights, strobe on 2nd. 1st craft ascends till it seems as a star. 2nd cont's across sky.
Clinton · CT, USA
Witness saw 4 white objects. 2 were zigzagging back and forth, in a N to S and S to N direction. Other 2 intersected each other.
Baltimore · MD, USA
Man views "huge" cigar shaped craft thru binoculars. Obj wavers revealing more saucer-like structure. Lit by moon. No lights.
Unknown
((HOAX??)) I had an alien abduction happened to me in about 1996.
Chicago · IL, USA
Witness reports UFO's over city all week. FAA indicates multiple reports. Closest appeared oval shaped, metallic w/ strobe.
Morris · MI, USA
Woman sees delta-shaped ship w/ convex bottom & 3 prominant lights over house. Ilumnats entire yard w/ light beam.Frightened by it.
Fagle · ID, USA
Woman & daughter see very brilliant light w/ "little lights spinning out of it." 1st obj. appears to land, 2nd arrives! Police.
Cortero · AZ, USA
Woman & son gardening see blindingly bright metallic disc in sky. Moves from W to E of them, rises vert. Very visible; NOT an a/c.
San Bruno · CA, USA
Man sees peculiar stationary white light. Green light drops vertically from white light, becomes red, disappears. 1st obj. moves off.
San Francisco · CA, USA
Many repts. of massive "greenish-white" obj. traveling SE to NW, descending. USCG overheard on scanner to use term, "Quicksilver."
Tampa · FL, USA
Man & son witness two bright objects in SSE sky. Very bright, with "ring of light" around one of them. (Possible twinkling stars?)
Fresno · CA, USA
Couple witness "huge black thing" over parking lot in downtown Fresno. Emitted steam or smoke in three directions. Many lights.
Snelling · CA, USA
Couple see large disc in N sky "w/ white, yellow, blue lights going in a circle around it." Larger than clenched fist at arm's length.
Tempe · AZ, USA
Man sees two bright lights moving very strangely. "Too slow to be meteorite, too fast to be satellite."
Coos Bay · OR, USA
Woman hears dogs barking. Sees an "immense, creamy white light," blinking irregularly drop into nearby valley. Light continues.
Gardena · CA, USA
Woman sees an "orange-yellow light w/ long tail." Light suddenly dims, emits smoke, reappears as amber white light.
Cocoa Beach · FL, USA
Young couple witness cluster of 6 objs. over Cape Kennedy. Very high alt. Objs. were shiny, suddenly turn dull black. Move E to W.