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)
Tryon (north of) · OK, USA
Large, silent, triangular object with huge beam of orange light coming from the underside of the craft viewed by several witnesses.
Carlsberg · WA, USA
The craft ,shapped like a saucer with spinning lights,hid behind a barn when I turned to follow it
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Apparent UFO crash into our airspace.
Roswell (West side) · NM, USA
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Yukon · OK, USA
bright light off I-40 and Mustang Rd in Yukon, OK
Vaughn · NM, USA
Flashing Lights Surround MY PU TRU:CK
Long Beach · CA, USA
Erratically flying object seen at night on beach in Southern California
Cluj (Romania) · Romania
Spherical, red lightning, no sound, small hazardous movings but still "under control". With a "shy" companion.
Harvard · MA, USA
Bright silver craft witnessed by many people. Sorry no police that I know of,but one correction officer.That would by me.
Dolly Sods Wilderness Area · WV, USA
Witnessed "military"; C-130 releasing dozens of parachutists to meet with cigar-shaped UFO.
Oakvale · WV, USA
Being followed by something unknown.......
Darlington · LA, USA
Blade sound passes overhead while photographing wildlife at night.
Riverside · CA, USA
Unidentified patch of light in the night sky
Atlantic Ocean · Atlantic Ocean
The craft was visible at different positions for about 20 seconds at a distance of 3 to 4 miles to 4 to 500 feet.
New York City (Staten Island) · NY, USA
looking up clear as day a huge bright light, that resembled a mini sun.It was huge and I didnt see any particular shape or colors other
Mansfield (outside of) · OH, USA
Ball of light enters van, in Richland county,Ohio
Atlantic Ocean (middle) · Middle of the Atlantic Ocean
The light clearly lit up the bow of the vessel, where no light should have been, in the middle of the Atlantic.
Detroit · MI, USA
Oval shape craft seen in cloudbank tilting back and forth.
Polpero · Cornwall (UK/England), United Kingdom
At approximately 14.00 hrs whilst playing a game of table tennis outside, i looked almost directly into the clear sky above me. As some
Monroe · WI, USA
Orange light in distance made intstant 90 degree turn upwards and zoomed away at impossible speeds.
New Castle · DE, USA
Silent and hovering.
Ft. Stewart · GA, USA
ONE UFO OVER TANK RANGE AT FORT STEWART GA.
Rachel (Highway 318) · NV, USA
Red Craft, Highway 318, possibly Nye Conty, NV 1am August 1988, traveling at a high rate of speed smoothly.
North Hampton · NH, USA
It was just above the tree line near the my street entrance. It had three large windows and a figure in the center window.
Tecate · CA, USA
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