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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Sioux Falls · SD, USA
UFO investigator relays rept.: his son and other children rept. witnessing 4-5 red objs. 4 miles W of city. Two objs. seen to land.
Cherry Hill · NJ, USA
Dentist witnesses small black dot very high in sky. Accelerates (against wind), streaks out of sight. Other witnesses.
Endicott · NY, USA
Man, driving down long driveway, sees bright light directed at his house. Witnesses bright light in sky. Obj. streaks off.
New Providence · NJ, USA
Dentist witnesses large craft w/ 15-20 windows or lights. Light beamed at ground; whooshing sound. Excellentt report.
Irving · TX, USA
Man driving S to Oakville sees obj. w/ tiny lights on bottom, flashing light on top moving N, suddenly reverse course. Good rept.
Tacoma · WA, USA
Man repts. two white lights, "like a star," move overhead to SE, fade from sight. Same thing next night. (Possible satellites??)
Lisbon · ME, USA
Young man looking out window sees very bright "star" drifting slowly across sky. Calls police. Two witnesses.
Klamath Falls · OR, USA
Man repts. bright obj. overhead, "brighter than Jupiter." Moves slowly to SE, enters haze at 15' K, disappears from view.
Port Angeles · WA, USA
Man repts. multiple sightings of up to 10 bright objects streaking overhead during 26-30JN95. Very bright, solid lights "like stars."
Canton · OH, USA
I was taken against my will
Olathe · KS, USA
A moon-sized circle of bright white light, like a mirror reflecting the sun by tilting, appeared in the distance
Zanesville · OH, USA
loud sound coming from water
Memphis · TN, USA
Woman reports that her grandfather, an American Indian, tells tribal stories very similar in nature to UFO reports.
Reno · NV, USA
Man reports up to nine bizarre, white objects flying strangely overhead. (Calls 2nd time to report they are birds.)
Amsterdam · NY, USA
Prof. trucker repts. sighting disc while driving on I-90. Was very bright, white light. Could see disc & dome. Good rept.
Huntington · NY, USA
Woman repts. strange obj. in daytime sky. Looked like face of clock w/ cross-bars, "like hands of clock." Drifted off behind trees.
Lebanon · OR, USA
Woman repts. seeing two large, bright objects, like "funnels of light," in eastern sky from top of Snow Peak.
Gresham · OR, USA
Man repts. very clear sighting of a very bright disc, below clouds flying from SW sky. Made zig-zag movements, flew off.
Cannon · NH, USA
Woman momentarily "blinded" by bright flash of light directed at her face. She & husband witness thin disc, streaks off FAST.
Massillon · OH, USA
Young woman & friend witness bizarre, red disc fly north in front of their car. Engine failed, radio acted strangely. Disappeared.
Emmelshausen (Germany) · Germany
There might be acctual different beeings.
Seattle · WA, USA
Man calls regarding sighting of triangular ship he witnessed over Univ. of Washington campus. (Reported in l993.)
Vista · CA, USA
Man repts. witnessing circular disc, 1/2 diam. of moon, moving very slowly across sky to W. Stopped, disappeared.
Columbia · MO, USA
Man repts. son's bizarre sighting of small humanoid creature in back yard. Reptd. in Acteon Journal, St. Louis UFO newsletter.
Palm Desert · CA, USA
Man repts. two "stars" that appear to be moving erratically. (Possible twinkling star, except for reported motion of objects.)