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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San Francisco · CA, USA
Man reports bright object "at 7 o'clock position from moon." (Possible planet?)
Fort Wayne · IN, USA
Man reports "bright object with flashing color" in southern sky. (Possible planet?)
Tulare · CA, USA
Woman repts. strange obj. w/ 3 bright red "laser-like" lights, which flickered in irregular pattern. Called local police, FAA.
Ann Arbor · MI, USA
Woman & friend witness "green ball of light" streak across sky, descend below overcast, & stop. Hovered, streaked off. Good rept.
Miami · FL, USA
Two young men witness a round, "cloudy white obj., 5 times diameter of brightest star," move from E to W overhead.
Cameron · LA, USA
Object at high altitude and moving extremely fast makes instant course reversal without turning.
Washington · UT, USA
A red glow lighting up low lying clouds. After a few moments the glow got more clear and about a dozen red lights in no noticable arran
Pawleys Island · SC, USA
Object spotted at boat storage.
Freeport · FL, USA
Man reports witnessing w/ 6 adults a "flashing red triangle" that appeared, disappeared suddenly in rapid sequence several times.
Toledo · OH, USA
Woman concerned by 4 indentations and burn mark on blacktop patio. (CUFOS investigates. Prob. due to deck chairs.)
Fall River · MA, USA
Two men driving on Rte. 195 witness bizarre obj. hover overhead. Brightly lighted, "size of DC-9 w/ 60 deg. sweep to wings."
Adair County · IA, USA
2 young men experience multiple sightings of bizarre, bright obj., which hover, streak, & land. Very bizarre; good report.
Cottonwood · CA, USA
Two boys report witnessing 2 bizarre yellowish-white objects fly overhead. Reported to local sheriff's office.
Cameron · MO, USA
Emer. crew w/ police witness bright obj. streak overhead, descend. Pursue on foot. 3 youth exp. obj. very close. Exclnt rept.
Oregon City · OR, USA
Couple witness multiple round, or oblong, lights in night sky. Positioned in circle. Seen to move south to north, then reverse course.
Raton · NM, USA
Two men installing TV dish witness strange obj. in clear sky. No visible wings, exhaust; silent. Very good view. Obj. drifted off.
Monroe · WA, USA
Two family members witness "red ball" fly across sky. Felt vibrations.
Kirkland · WA, USA
Young boy repts. witnessing strange light overhead at his residence. (Facts unclear; no follow-up rept.)
Snoqualmie · WA, USA
Young man driving E on I-90 witnesses streamlined, delta-shaped obj. streak across clear, blue sky. Excellent rept.
Florence · AL, USA
Man & son witness "round, green object, like circle inside circle" streak across sky, disappear. Very clear view. Good rept..
Farmingdale · NY, USA
Young man & wife see blue flash, then small disc hovering over their truck, but below overcast. Pursued it on foot. Good rept.
Sibley County · MN, USA
Older woman alerted by barking dogs. Sees multiple bizarre, bright, colored spheres floating across farmyard. 2nd sighting.
Portland · OR, USA
Man reports seeing bizarre sighting while aboard Flight #725 enroute from Denver to Portland.
Tumwater · WA, USA
Five young adults witness strange "point of light" in clear, blue sky. Moves slowly. Obj. responds to flashes w/ mirror. Good rept.
Batesburg · SC, USA
Young man witnesses "very shiny obj., like egg" in N sky. Very bright, silver light. (Former mil., very familiar w/ aircraft.)