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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Barksdale AFB (Shreveport) · LA, USA
In 1952 I was stationed at Barksdale AFB in Shreveport La. about 6 AM this cigar shaped UFO, about 100 yds long, approached about 800
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
A witness recalled a relative's report of two unidentified objects over the Wasatch Mountains near Salt Lake City, Utah, in the early 1950s.
Atlanta · GA, USA
As I stepped from my car I spied a really wierd trail forming in the sky over the East side of downtown Atlanta. Being a photograher,
Birmingham · AL, USA
I was suddenly aware of most of the sky being filled with a white light. No sound. It moved away quickly (one to three seconds) with no
Crowder · MS, USA
Large circular area of cotton plants appearing "scalded" which subsequently died leaving bare dirt. No evidence of infestation found.
Sugar House · UT, USA
I am 72 and this started when I was 5-6 and continued through different parts of my life with different events. I have put it off becau
Roswell · NM, USA
Link to declassified, redacted, USAF document (March 22, 1950), which alludes to UFO recovery at Roswell, NM.
Mount Hope · WV, USA
One of first sightings in U.S. -- 1950s
Booneville · MS, USA
Returning home from a movie, we witnessed a large craft about 75 yards behind our house, hovering silently approx. 100 ft. high...
Jim Ridge · WV, USA
Wreckage was reportedly found on a dairy farm near Jim Ridge, West Virginia in 1948, in a rural case that was never officially resolved.
Dayton (Wright-Patterson AFB) · OH, USA
This is the recollection of my father, who is 92 years old and lives in an assisted living facility outside Washington DC.
Green Valley · WI, USA
A witness in Green Valley, Wisconsin reported five to seven white lights about a quarter mile away that made no sound before disappearing, observed for three to five minutes in August 1947.
Wexford · PA, USA
I have told this to people over many years. While on school vacation at my uncles junk yard one evening I noticed on the horizon at dus
Sioux Falls · SD, USA
A witness in Sioux Falls, South Dakota reported a narrow, light-colored, unidentified object in the sky on July 4, 1947.
Dell Rapids · SD, USA
A witness in Dell Rapids, South Dakota reported several round, silver, plate-like objects moving across the sky on July 5, 1947.
Roswell · NM, USA
Roswell dates vs. USAF Question
Unknown
Crash site photo album.
Roswell · NM, USA
Information
Minden · LA, USA
High altitude sighting in 1947
Oroville · CA, USA
I was only six, but I was playing jacks in front of my home, I looked up at the ball, and there they were..no noise..I know now, they w
Oakmont · PA, USA
a very brillant blue-white object coming towards us lowering above us and hovering over us a few minutes before shooting straight up
USA
Father US Air Force flew a UFO in 1947. ((NUFORC Note: Date of reported incident is approximate, and arbitrarily assigned. PD))
Warren · OH, USA
A witness in Warren, Ohio reported an unidentified object hovering silently about 100 feet off the ground for roughly three minutes in 1947.
Unknown
Member of 1946 elite secret military crash team describes UFO search, crash scene, and field test on sample
unknown · LA, USA
A witness reported a white light traveling upward into the sky around midnight in Louisiana, observed for 10 to 12 minutes in August 1943.