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)
New Lenox · IL, USA
1989 Sighting 2 main ships many small (USA, Illinois)
Sheridan · MT, USA
a rollercoaster exploding star evrywidely twisting outword & back into one very bright orangeishred light ,then it was gone.
Houston · TX, USA
Bright green - blue sphere silently moving parallel to freeway.
NASA shuttle DISCOVERY · Near Earth Orbit
Intercepted NASA transmission describing alien spacecraft confirmed by reversed speech
Tulsa · OK, USA
Witnessed with a friend, a large, rectangular object hovering at sundown in Tulsa Oklahoma.
Rockfish · VA, USA
Triangle up close. Uncharacteristic thoughts in my mind.
Woodstock · GA, USA
Dark circular low flying object near Woodstock Ga
Waldorf · MD, USA
very large oval -mushroom shaped metallic object,moving up and down very fast, then up close moving very slow,with a tube looking obj
Mahogany Hammock (Everglades Park) · FL, USA
Orange/gold colored glowing metallic disk, 1/4 mile away, only 50-100 ft above ground, slow moving, no sound, no navigation lights.
Mont Alto · PA, USA
Huge oval shaped craft which had an amber glow quietly flew at tree top level over my friend and I.
Chicago · IL, USA
February 1989 Roger's Park Chicago Northside 10PM -12:15AM Very Bright Lights/Bell Shape Craft
Kenosha · WI, USA
Three large white lights on the underside of an mini van sized ufo at approximately 150 feet away for about ten minutes.
Savannah · GA, USA
Siting of Vee shaped craft in Savannah GA (1998-9?)
Shiocton · WI, USA
Object was silent with a soft yellow glow to it traveling in a straight line at incredible velocity.
Vanport · PA, USA
Cone shaped craft, size of small car, approx 50 feet above ground. Shot up in sky when I started running.
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
I've came across sightings of a alien form flies and walks on the ground it's clear it comes in several differen
Eastern border (West of · on I-70), UT, USA
An unknown shaped object about the size of a locomotive engine moving at very high speeds without lights. It was "hugging" the highway
Memphis · TN, USA
On sequential nights during the month of January, 1988, I witnessed from 2-4 bright amber lights hovering or slowly moving in the weste
Wagoner · OK, USA
My friend and I who were both 16 at the time were driving to her house on state highway 51 westbound. We were going to be late for curf
Philadelphia · PA, USA
An object followed my car parallel to me then stopped when I stopped & observed me for 5 minutes.
Bünde (Birdwood Barracks) (Germany) · Germany
Two red lights circling around a solid dark mass hanging sationary in the night sky.
Fort Collins (north of) · CO, USA
Stationary brilliant variable white light masquerades as planet Mercury.
Jackson · NJ, USA
I wonder now why we both didn't make a big deal about it
San Diego · CA, USA
Intentional formation of lights
Shotts (UK/Scotland) · United Kingdom
Low flying object over a small town in Central Scotland. Completely silent.