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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Geneva · NY, USA
Woman rpts a very bright stationary light in SE sky "below Orion's Belt" that looks "like a horseshoe." Alternating red, blue, white.
North Bend · WA, USA
Newspaper reporter calls seeking information regarding sighting of peculiar object over N. Bend on prior night.
Bothell · WA, USA
Father & daughter driving in car witness "beautiful electric blue" triang. shaped obj. in evening sky. Flipped on side, maneuvered.
Lynnwood · WA, USA
Five youth watching TV see a "black obj., w/ no lights" streak by apt. window. Later, saw beam of light over pond. Called 911.
Springfield · IL, USA
IL State Police/Morgan Co. Sher. relayed mult. repts. of peculiar, very brightwhite&blue flashes in sky. Seen by citizens, troopers.
Clayton · NM, USA
Nurse & daughter see 2 very bright objs. in a.m. sky, flashing red, white, blue lights in constant pattern. Both moved. Not stars.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Man, neighbor, 6 kids witnessed first three bright objs. in twilight sky, then two others streaked up to 1st 3. Not stars or planets.
Houston · TX, USA
Man & wife on freeway see round disc w/ red blinking lights streak by. Obj. flipped on edge. Wife saw door or hatch on bottom.
Jolliet · IL, USA
Man witnesses bright red streak of light travel from W to E in front of his car as he is driving N on highway.
Glen · NY, USA
Young woman & friend witness bizarre, round obj. w/ intensely bright blue/white lights. Pursued obj. in car; obsrvd. it on ground.
Pacific Ocean ((??)) (Puerto Rico) · Puerto Rico
The object made no sound, had colorful lights and moved in a zig zag motion 1000 times faster than the speed of light.
Upper Makefield · PA, USA
Two young girls witnessed extremely bright white, spinning lights overhead. Lts. turned blue, disappeared. Local power failure.
Boise · ID, USA
FAA employee observes six objects descend out of the night sky and explode into fragments very close to ground. Bizarre sight.
Las Vegas (western; I-40 · MM 264), NV, USA
Saw thick blue beam of light come down out of the sky accross a field and then back up again.
Greenville · NC, USA
Man witnesses 3 orange lights in triangular pattern hover momentarily, glide across sky, pause, pivot, the fade from view.
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
Man (pilot) & woman witness stationary bright obj. w/ strobe lights in NE sky. Regular strobing pattern. FAA radar negative.
Indian Heights · IN, USA
Man, other residents, witness bizarre cluster of lights--"red in middle, 3 white lights around it." Reported to flicker.
Schnecksville · PA, USA
Man & daughter witness triangular obj. w/ 3 very bright white lights on the corners, 1 red light in the cntr. Obj. circled their home!
Warren · MA, USA
A large beam of light in the back yard
California (Rte. 40) · CA, USA
Man w/ wife witness bizarre "grayish yellow light" streak almost vert. from night sky, go to horizon. (Awaiting written rept.)
Indian Falls · NY, USA
Too close for comfort!
Trinidad · Trinidad
Seismic ship captain reports damage to towed equip. by huge underwater obj.. Obj. rises from ocean, seen on radar for 10 min..
Seattle · WA, USA
Woman's attention drawn to very faint light over Puget Sound. Obj. grows brighter, then suddenly moves to W and disappears.
Longview · WA, USA
Woman, husband, son witness "star" that began to move, stopped, maneuvered erratically. Moved behind trees, winked out.
Bothell · WA, USA
Exp. UFO investigator, MUFON member, witnesses very bright bluish/white flash of light that lit living room. Descended rapidly.