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)
Yuma/Tacna · AZ, USA
roundes craft with lights around the outer rim. No sound came from it, it stood in the sky before us revolving slowly. We felt we wer
Muir · PA, USA
Seen a huge disk above out house.
Dallas · TX, USA
3 lights in trianglular formation over nw dallas
Lincoln · MO, USA
Seen a craft, lots details; windows panels etc.
McNeill · MS, USA
Cigar shaped object, whose ends rotated and blinked lights, the ends separated from main object and shot up quickly above the main one.
In flight (location unknown) · CO, USA
In March of 1988 my 16 year old son was traveling from St. Louis to San Francisco by airplane. He was using an old 110 instamatic came
New Brighton · PA, USA
First looked like a plane in trouble. Then changed to a play jack shape with clustered balls in center and at end of each spoke.
Shell Beach · CA, USA
At 3:00AM May 22nd from a viewing point in Shell Beach, California: An apparent burning object was rushing through the sky at a tremen
Powhatan · VA, USA
Triangle craft with one large softwhite light on wingtip each and multi-color nose lights in a oblong area.
Quinton · VA, USA
It was late and I decided to go upstairs to bed while my husband stayed downstairs to watch tv. My children were all in bed upstairs in
Cessy (France) · France
HBCCUFO CANADIAN REPORT: Two orbs and 1 humanoidish figure.
Yuma · AZ, USA
Perceptions in reality.
Rock Hill · SC, USA
Rock Hill, SC - 1988- circle of flashing lights slowly appeared, one light at a time, then, flashing faster and faster, zoomed out of s
Wataga (near) · IL, USA
SAUCER SHAPED UFO WITH DOME ON TOP.STOPPED IN FRONT OF MY CAR.HOVERED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS.THE OBJECT MADE A GREENISH BLACK BOILING CLOU
Gallup (~10 miles west of on I-40) · NM, USA
Driving west on I-40 just after dark, saw lights strobing over median of hwy. Thought it might be a helicopter, but there was no noise
Dolly Sods · WV, USA
Strange Lights in Dolly Sods.
Klondyke · AZ, USA
demonds coming out of earth
New York City (Yonkers) · NY, USA
YONKERS, NY
Ossining · NY, USA
My mother Leyda, says something told her to look out the window, and she says she looked out.few seconds later she calls me to the wind
Pleasantville · NY, USA
Event reported over Briarcliff Manor and Pleasantville New York. Extremely large craft. Multiple colored lights.
Houma · LA, USA
walking home i saw a gray saucer in the sky!!!!!!
Brooklyn Park · MN, USA
In Brookyln Park MN, late at night, a silver matalic cylindrical object, floated past our window.
Indian Springs · AL, USA
Huge craft hovering over a residential area...
Huntsville · AL, USA
Bell or thimble shaped object rises out of Guntersville Lake and follows pair into Huntsville.
Little Fort (near) (Canada) · BC, Canada
4 days of missing time while working in a remote area.