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)
Wenatchee · WA, USA
Flying plane stops, changes shape, and then crashes
Destrehan · LA, USA
Walking home from football practice one evening I was looking up at the clouds and saw a cloud and out of the cloud flew a black circul
San Bernardino · CA, USA
The alien in my room
Laramie · WY, USA
Silent lighted craft flies over house, witness later discovers body marks.
Laramie · WY, USA
Witness is lured out of house, silent craft glides overhead, more body marks are discovered.
Bourbonnais · IL, USA
Large craft 2000 feet above ground
Montgomery · IL, USA
This happened 15 years ago. I had just finished helping my girlfriend move into her new home, and was heading home myself. I was travel
Izmir (Turkey) · Turkey
A driver in Izmir, Turkey reported seeing a light emerge between clouds in 1989, stopping the car to watch the fireball for about 20 seconds.
Fort Lauderdale · FL, USA
turning into the street,we saw in front of us a huge yellow globe,it was about 200' ahead. decided to go around the block to get abette
Hilo · HI, USA
7 lights observed around Mauna Kea, HI
Ohio City · OH, USA
Huge craft with lights moving slowly about 20-30 feet off the ground
Liberty · NC, USA
Large triangular object with white lights along the side. Silent
Miami to St. Paul (approx. 20 minutes North of) · IL, USA
UFO Encounter on an Airline Flight approx. 20 minutes northwest of Chicago.
Santa Rosa (23 km. south of) · CA, USA
First off, I am a very skeptical person. At the time of the sighting, I was a California Highway Patrol Officer for 6 years and very g
I-10 (in the desert) · TX, USA
While in between two other 18 wheel trucks going 60 mph, I lost thirty minutes and the third truck did NOT see me, when he caught up to
Ovid · MI, USA
3 spherical object formationwatched in night sky.
Vila Velha (Brazil) · Brazil
Curiosamente, passados tantos anos deste avistamento e, tendo vivido uma outra experiência muito mais forte que essa e numa fase da vid
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Phoenix Lights? Seen from the Air. ((NUFORC Note: Reported by a military navigator. PD))
Clackamas · OR, USA
I know "ancient history" is frowned upon,but here goes.I've been around aircraft(experimental or otherwise) all my life,and nothing com
Dry Creek · OK, USA
Very bright light moving from South to North, stopped car and stood in middle of road watching huge craft appear.
Fort Lewis · WA, USA
A large number of circles flying in several arrowhead formations flew by at a very high rate of speed and altitude.
Sweetwater · TX, USA
We know we weren't the only ones to see it, but there was never any media reports about it.
Dexter · NY, USA
large saucer shaped object with many colored lights, very close to me
Dexter · NY, USA
Object was at tree level, approximately 200 feet in diameter and made no noise.
Dexter · NY, USA
craft was close, silent, brightly illuminated, and appeard to be examining the local airport.