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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Seattle · WA, USA
Woman, cousin, and neighbors witness large, very bright obj. descend rapidly in SW sky. "1/2 size of moon." Large tail, left trail.
Stanwood · WA, USA
MUFON member captures streaking disc, or "cigar," on video tape. Obj. appears to transform into sphere. Convincing tape.
Deming · NM, USA
Man sees TV coverage of obj. over Salida, CO (27AU95). He and many other bus riders W of Deming, NM, saw same object!
Lynnwood · WA, USA
Couple witness a large blue-green obj. streak downward in eastern sky. Looked "like comet w/ tail." Expected explosion, but none.
Aurora · CO, USA
Mother & daughter hear strange "rattling" sound. Witness small saucer-shaped craft descend "like feather." Red & yellow lights.
Hazel Dell · WA, USA
Man reports witnessing strobe light in sky, then go dim. (Tumbling satellite?)
Bellevue · WA, USA
Two men witness "round object w/ flame trail" descend out of sky. Color was "white w/ slight fire color." Very large.
Lynnwood · WA, USA
Man witnesses 5 very luminous, "crescent-moon shapes" pass overhead.
Vancouver · WA, USA
Son wakes mother; both witness clump of bright, white lights overhead in formation. "Like clump of stars." Obj. streaks off.
Shelton · WA, USA
Man witnesses strange "green flash, about the size of a nickel." (At arm's length?) Flash may have had a "white outline."
Sacramento · CA, USA
Woman watching satellite, sees small, round ball moving across the sky. Ran around corner of bldg. to follow obj., but was gone.
Crescent Lake · WA, USA
Several family members see very peculiar flashing, lights in night sky overhead. Yellowish, white color. Zigzagged, disappeared.
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
Man reports witnessing unusual object against mountains to E of city. (Facts unclear)
Bothell · WA, USA
MUFON member observes w/ binoculars "ivory-colored object, wingless" descend into trees in vicinity of FEMA facility.
Woodland · WA, USA
Husband & wife witness strange, bright light in night sky. Other reports in area for same night. (Facts unclear.)
Phillips · WI, USA
Field and woods light up by a red light that has no source. Light seems to scan area for about a minute. Object turns lights on and lan
Woodland · WA, USA
Woman & daughter witness strange, very bright, green obj. streak in E sky. "As big as moon." Seen twice by others previous week.
Redwood · CA, USA
Couple witness very bright light in W sky descend, disappear from sight. Appeared to have multiple different, discrete colored lights.
Lacey · WA, USA
Woman awakend from deep sleep "by explosion." Saw flash of bright light in "upper right part of bedroom window." Couldn't move.
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Many individuals report multiple objects in formation moving, zigzagging in sky above city. Had red, green, & white lights.
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Couple witness very bright obj. streak overhead to SW horizon. 1/4 size of moon. Very fast. White in center, yellow fringe.
Moosehead Lake · ME, USA
USAF crew chief (ret.) & 2 nephews witness huge cigar-shaped obj. move across sky from E to W. Had strange, triangular lights.
Kalamazoo · MI, USA
2 women driving 15 miles SE of city, encounter huge disc hovering almost motionless. Red, white, blue lights. Pain, marks on skin.
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Young man reports large obj. moving over city, dips below trees nearby, changes colors. Other smaller objects nearby.
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Boy reports seeing two large obj. w/ red, green, and white lights maneuvering overhead, making sudden sharp turns.