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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Badlands · SD, USA
On a clear night in the Badlands, South Dakota, witnesses reported two objects tracing a large circle in the sky before disappearing at high speed in June 1968, during a ninety-second sighting.
Chicago · IL, USA
I've have seen a real alien up close.
Yankton (Gavins Point Dam) · SD, USA
Blue sky black, beam of light, South Dakota camp rangers on blow horns "what you have just seen was a rare phenomenon of the weather.
Hillsboro · MO, USA
A witness in Hillsboro, Missouri reported encountering six humanoid figures, described as roughly seven feet tall with an olive-green color, during a sighting lasting five to ten minutes in June 1968.
Valparaiso · IN, USA
68 Grey Squares in Sky, I'll take you with me cuz you're my friend, 9 o'clock past bozo circus noon, scary man, doll burning
Valparaiso · IN, USA
1968, Grey Squares in Sky, I'll take you with me cuz you're my friend, 9 o'clock past bozo circus noon, scary man, doll burning
Da Nang (Viet Nam) · Viet Nam
Witnesses near Da Nang, Vietnam, reported a silent, slow-moving light that eventually accelerated away very quickly, during a ten-minute sighting in January 1968.
Jacksonville · FL, USA
A witness in Jacksonville, Florida, reported losing about three hours of time during an encounter in January 1968, without an initial sense that anything was unusual.
Toledos · Madalena (Portugal), Portugal
A witness recalled, at four years old, seeing an unidentified object just outside their home in Toledos, Madalena, Portugal, in December 1967, though further details were not recorded.
Fort Polk · LA, USA
A military formation at Fort Polk, Louisiana, reported an unidentified object during a sighting lasting five to ten minutes in November 1967.
Highway 71 between Clearmont · Missouri and Maryville, Missou, MO, USA
Noticed a semi-circular array of white lights with a pulsing middle light. Observed object in southern sky. Actually heard propulsion
Saratoga Springs · NY, USA
Two lights hover over my house silently and then begin to drift away rapidly gaining speed disappearing in a split second.
Blaine · WA, USA
UFO flyover during war games.
Silver Lake · OR, USA
Saw a small white light that increased dramatically in size, reduced to a small light, turned red and zip......it was gone.
Travis AFB · CA, USA
UFO AT TRAVIS AFB CALIFORNIA 1967.
Avon · CT, USA
((HOAX??)) Machines From Elsewhere: Robots and UFOs Avon CT September 1967.
Baltimore · MD, USA
A witness in Baltimore, Maryland, reported an unusual-looking object and described possibly losing track of time, during a five-minute sighting in September 1967.
Lackland AFB · TX, USA
Witnesses at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, reported a light that changed colors, appeared to release a smaller light, and made a U-turn, during a roughly one-minute sighting in September 1967.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
A property search and a "close encounter" with unknowns?
Downey (North American Aviation) · CA, USA
Witnesses near North American Aviation in Downey, California, reported a light in the sky exhibiting remarkable acceleration, during a sighting lasting several minutes in August 1967.
Oxford (UK/England) · United Kingdom
2 unidentified lights
Westford · MA, USA
It appeared to be a satellite until it descended over us at a low altitude and just hovered at 500ft until it ascended and continued on
Melbourne · FL, USA
Contact but not a vehicle sighting; 1967 evidence of collusion.
Azusa Canyon (?) · CA, USA
Witnesses near Azusa Canyon, California, reported a light or object that appeared to blot out stars in a patch of sky, creating what looked like a dark gap, during a sighting in August 1967.
Lansing · KS, USA
Witnesses in Lansing, Kansas, reported two sets of lights blinking alternately in the sky during a five-minute sighting in August 1967.