UFO Sightings in the 1980s
2,718 UFO sightings reported during the 1980s, peaking in 1989 (333 reports); most often described as disk.
- Total sightings
- 2,718
- Span
- 1980–1989
- Peak year
- 1989 (333 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Disk
1980–1989 · peak 1989 (333 reports)
Kent · CT, USA
Huge, soundless, V shaped craft seen in Kent,CT.
Quitman · MS, USA
Circular craft outlined with white lights left perfect ring of fire behind
San Diego · CA, USA
Point Loma,Ca, Daughter and I was standing on our balcony, when a white object appeared out over ocean. We first thought it was a helic
Baker City · OR, USA
Two humanoid shapes visible inside lit window of craft.
Utah/Idaho border north of Tremonton Utah · UT, USA
I saw a six story high, one block long flying saucer sitting on the Utah/Idaho border that silently disappeared when my car approached.
Grand Junction · CO, USA
F.A.A. gives false report of UFO over Western Colorado
Wallops Island · VA, USA
Black cilinder with a crome colored "strap" arond its middle, cylinder stood on end, No lights and nothing supporting it
Idaho Falls · ID, USA
12'x8' rectangle emmiting blinding lights riding my car bumper until i stoped.
Mentone · CA, USA
one night it was clear in the sky and along the crestline mountains we saw a red flash and then a rectangle light stationary for half a
Aurora · CO, USA
Triangle consisting of 3 red lights. Shot straight up, then stayed in same position for 30 seconds, then finally descended diagonally u
Mosinee · WI, USA
A 5 red light V-shaped object firing out white objects.
New York City · NY, USA
Weird collection of lights hovers over Manhattan in April 1989 then glides away
Tupelo · MS, USA
Very bright egg shaped object and some missing time.
Walnut Cove · NC, USA
Triangle three white lights one red in the middle moving slowly.
Dubai · Dubai
Green bright light flash
Phoenix · AZ, USA
29 white lights travelling the same speed and trajectory. ((Starlink satellites))
Port Townsend (10 nm so.) · WA, USA
Sighted WW II barrage balloon at 1500' AGL (no lights) which accelerated rapidly as I approached in my light aircraft.
Kingsport · TN, USA
Flying saucer with multi-colored lights near Kingsport, TN.
Krasdnoyarsk (Russia) · Russia
Let's Liquidate the Myth of the UFO! The last issues of the Russian newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda published a series of five articles
Fort Worth · TX, USA
A bright blinding light followed me for Several miles
Marshall Creek (Rte. 209 · west 1 mile of Marshall Cr. jxn.), PA, USA
Witness reports seeing a disk.
Bedford Hills · NY, USA
Saucer westchester 1988
Poughkeepsie · NY, USA
V-shaped formation on Vassar College campus
Yakima · WA, USA
5 blue lights flying in file. Made perpendicullar turn with no sound.
North Vernon · IN, USA
Just a few weeks before I graduated high school in the early months of 1989 I was on my way to pick up a friend at his apartment comp