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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Cherry Hill · NJ, USA
Dentist, 2 lifeguards, and others see same black dot that had been seen 3 wks. earlier. (See 27JN95 event.)
Birmingham · AL, USA
Woman & son encounter 3 "double sets of headlights" hovering in sky. Moved to left of car; silhouette visible. Shot beam of light.
Sacramento · CA, USA
Sqare obj w 3 white lights and blue nose light seen by residents of neighborhood. Caused houses to shake.
Pacific · WA, USA
Man sees bizarre cluster of 5 lights in straight line. Center 3 strobed. Obj. moves north, dips below trees. Turned w/o banking.
Port Orchard · WA, USA
Daughter wakes parents, all 3 witness bizarre craft w/ colored lights hover nearby. Chased w/ car. Obj. zigzags, disappears.
Vista · CA, USA
Mother & son see 4 pairs of paired lights hovering motionless in formation. 5th craft streaks up, hovers. Near Camp Pendleton.
Renton · WA, USA
Man (pilot, astronomer) witnesses very bright obj. moving fast across sky. Disappeared from sight behind trees.
Bellevue · WA, USA
Young man & girlfriend see strange, round obj. hovering outside apt.. Feel peculiar sensations when they walk outside on porch.
Santa Clara · CA, USA
Tennis instr. & 2 others witness 4 tiny metallic-looking "cylinders" maneuvering dramatically overhead. White, blue, red. Streaked.
Springfield · IL, USA
Man & mother report small, glowing, cigar-shaped obj. moving slowly across sky. Accelerated suddenly, streaked off.
Redding · CA, USA
16 people observe 4 bizarre cigar-shaped, metallic-appearing objects fly slowly S to N over home. No wings, tail, or engines!
Snake River · ID, USA
12 passengers on tour boat see "manta ray" pass directly overhead. Delta-shaped wings appeared "to ripple." Strange black color.
Mooresville · NC, USA
MY LIFE IS CHANGED BECAUSE OF THIS!! ((anonymous report))
Olympia · WA, USA
Group of 5 (?) people witness "shooting star" streak across sky, then stop. Second "star" began to move. (Not all facts clear.)
Tooele · UT, USA
Orange lights near the Tooele Army Depot.
Arlington · IL, USA
Man repts. seeing "whole sky light up." Flash appeared to be from very high up, very bright, stationary, and cast shadows.
West Seattle · WA, USA
Woman repts. seeing highly reflective, small obj. maneuvering in sky. Appeared "to have energy around it."
Marion · SD, USA
Woman w/ nephew & niece witness "long, white thing w/ a red tail" streak from E to S horizon. It was shaped like rocket.
Mason City · IA, USA
Woman repts. seeing peculiar star zigzagging across sky. Fifth sighting in a week.
Belleville · IL, USA
Man repts. seeing "silver cylinder" moving in sky. (Facts not complete.)
Beaverton · OR, USA
Woman repts. hovering light over nearby field. Hovered, changed colors, moved very slowly. Later, saw 5 lights in formation.
Riverside · CA, USA
Man repts. seeing peculiar bright, white light, apparently hovering over mountains to east. Descended, then rose up.
Rochester · NY, USA
Two men driving on major hwy. witness a strange triangle overhead w/ red, green, & yellow lights directly overhead. Flew slowly.
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Man & neighbor witness bright, white light maneuveririg erratically in sky overhead. Bigger than star, he thought.
Belmont · CA, USA
Man & wife rept. strange, moving light in sky. Looks like "three headlights in a row." Not an airliner or helicopter, they report.