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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New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
A report from Brooklyn, New York City, NY in October 1973 described five to six star-like lights moving in single file across the sky, lasting 1/2 Hour.
Elyria · OH, USA
I was on my way to school in 1973 when something strange happened. 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Laguna Beach · CA, USA
A report from Laguna Beach, CA in September 1973 described an unidentified object seen near the Coast Highway, lasting 1 hour.
Vancouver Island (rural) (Canada) · BC, Canada
A report from rural Vancouver Island, BC, Canada in September 1973 described neighbors on a road trip who reported an unexplained loss of several hours' time, lasting 7 hours.
Baldwinsville · NY, USA
A report from Baldwinsville, NY in September 1973 described a bright light at low altitude seen by four teenagers during the early evening, lasting 15-20 minutes (?).
Appleton · WI, USA
Object seen: circular orange glow at back of laboring hum like deisel or electric motor sound. 3-4 lighted globes ejected object w/ora
Schwetzingen (Germany) · Germany
A report from Schwetzingen, Germany in August 1973 described a light traveling horizontally at high speed that made a sharp 90-degree turn upward before disappearing, lasting 60 seconds.
San Diego · CA, USA
A report from San Diego, CA in August 1973 described an intense noise overhead that reportedly shook the ground, lasting 2 minutes.
Titusville · PA, USA
A report from Titusville, PA in July 1973 described an unexplained circular indentation, 10 to 15 feet across, found by the witness's grandmother in her yard.
Alabama (rural) · AL, USA
A report from rural Alabama in July 1973 described an extremely bright light in the sky near a power plant, lasting 1 hour.
Powell · WY, USA
A report from Powell, WY in July 1973 described three round, fireball-like objects passing overhead, traveling from south to north, lasting 30 seconds.
Nags Head · NC, USA
A report from Nags Head, NC in July 1973 described a pulsing green light hovering low over the ocean horizon, lasting 5 minutes.
Milwaukee · WI, USA
A report from Milwaukee, WI in July 1973 described an object that flew directly over a car at night without making any sound, seen by four witnesses, lasting 1 hour.
Unknown
while watching jaws I saw what looked like a falling star started to srceen capture it notices lights orbs
Oak Harbor · WA, USA
alien in the woods
Khada (Gujarat) (India) · India
It had been long time 1973 India Gujarat state village Khada.that time, we were sitting out side in open space and notice 2 militar
Los Alamos · NM, USA
I just read the siting report that you attributed to 1973. A friend of mine told me a story about how he and a group of very smart
Ocala · FL, USA
Unknown flying object circled home at high rate of speed creating a vacuum and making a high pitched whistling/whooshing sound.
San Luis Obispo · CA, USA
A report from San Luis Obispo, CA in May 1973 described an object that made a sharp 90-degree turn at high speed before appearing to vanish upward, lasting 5 minutes.
Atlantic Ocean (USCG Cutter "Spencer") · Unknown
A report from the Atlantic Ocean, aboard the USCG cutter Spencer in May 1973 described an unidentified object reported by crew members; further details were not recorded.
Santa Fe (near · on highway), NM, USA
A report from near Santa Fe, NM in March 1973 described an unusual episode a motorist experienced while driving at night; no object shape was described, lasting 10 minutes.
San Clemente · CA, USA
An anonymous witness in San Clemente, California reported noticing unusual, cat-like eyes on a figure encountered during a roughly one-minute event in February 1973.
Lake Okeechoobee · FL, USA
2 WHAT looked LIKE stars STARTED to MAKE right AND LEFT ANGLES and GO real FAST seemed that they went around the earth and then stopped
Port Elizabeth (South Africa) · South Africa
WE WERE CAMPING OUT NEAR SARDINA BAY 65 MILES FROM P.E. IN A PARTY OF ABOUT 12 OTHERS, MY DAD NEEEDED SOME GEAR FROM HOME I WENT WITH
Crescent City · CA, USA
A witness in Crescent City, California reported high-pitched tones during what they believed was an unidentified object encounter, in a brief thirty-second sighting in the early 1970s.