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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Beaverton · OR, USA
Man's dog suddenly starts acting very bizarrely, threatens to bite him. He takes dog outside, witnesses bizarre light hover, leave.
Bessemer · AL, USA
Man, wife, 2 children, driving down long hill, see bizarre cluster of lights, "like Christmas tree in the sky." Multiple witnesses.
Auburn · CA, USA
Young girl w/ friends witness bizarre "triangle w/ 3 red, dim lights," streak across sky. Strobed bright light. Scared, nauseous.
Johnson City · TN, USA
Young couple witness 2 "huge" objects pass overhead. Had no wings, 20 lights (est.) per side. Very visible; "hummed." Good rpt.
Hollister · CA, USA
Man calls to relay sighting of "very large white light in sky." Obj. developed "tail like comet." Other observers. Called police.
Brunswick County · ND, USA
Sheriff's office calls to rept. that deputy, 20 mi. SSE of Wilmington, is looking at peculiar, bright white, strobing light.
Prince of Wales Island · AK, USA
Man rpts very large, circular obj passing slowly across N sky from W to E to horizon. Dia. of full moon! Burning material ejected.
Siletz · OR, USA
Woman & 3 witnesses rpt stat. obj flashing white, green, red lights. Zigzags dramatically. (Reptd. 02NO95 obj. not visible in sky.)
Greenwood · CA, USA
Man & wife see very bright obj do "loop" then see 3 more objs. Got other witnesses, saw 11 objs! Seemed to "shoot at each other."
Auburn · WA, USA
Woman repts. a "white, round meteor," viewed from Rte. 64. Viewed to north approx. 25 deg. above horizon.
Antelope · CA, USA
broken trangular patterned lights
Ellisville · MO, USA
Woman repts. "4 lights, then 6 lights, look like bright street lights in the sky." Criss-crossing, dancing motion. (Adv. lights?)
Kodak · TN, USA
Man & wife witness very bizarre obj. moving erratically in sky. "It looked like an airplane, but it wasn't (one.)" 1 blinking light.
Seattle · WA, USA
Woman rpts peculiar bright obj. in NW sky, 45 deg. above horizon. (Reported 02NO95 obj. was not present on subsequent nights.)
Startup · WA, USA
Woman witnessed apparently round obj. w/ 7 lights on rim, alternating red & white. Lights gave impression they were "circling."
Tacoma · WA, USA
Man sitting in hot tub sees "satellite" in E sky. Obj. suddenly accelerated dramatically, made zigzag turns, departed very fast.
West Hartford · CT, USA
Passenger in car noticed "haze" that appeared to be divided into 3 "sections" w/ bright light in center. Changed shape, became disc.
Frankfort · IN, USA
I was a teenager and sleeping. I had school the next day. It must've been about 1-2AM when it felt like my room was shaking and my room
New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
Two males leaving concert in Central Park witness strange moving light close to E. horizon. Moved very precisely, turned, vanished.
West Simsbury · CT, USA
West Simsbury Late 1995 Nightmare Imp Woods Alien Misinterpreted.
Virginia Beach · VA, USA
Man & wife witness twinkling light to east. It "drifted left, moved, then disappeared." (Possible star?)
Colorado Springs · CO, USA
Man repts. witnessing a "bright star" in night sky, with white, red, green, blue colors. Began to move, then suddenly disappeared.
Mercer Island · WA, USA
Young woman repts. seeing large object--"10 times the size of an airplane"--above. (Facts unconfirmed. No written rept.)
Boise · ID, USA
Three adults witness what appears to be "a straight line of 5-7 lights" hovering motionless in sky. Definite, distinct colors.
Portland · OR, USA
Man relays radio repts. about large, bright object, "diameter of full moon," seen over W OR. Vis. through overcast, beeping sound!