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)
Yanbu Al Sinaiyah (Saudi Arabia) · Saudi Arabia
Awesome show of colours and wonder amidst desert sands
American Fork · UT, USA
About a dozen objects flew in a diamond formation (from our perspective) from the north overhead to the south.
Carolina Beach · NC, USA
I shined my bright headlights on it!
Hibbing · MN, USA
we saw a strange light in the sky so we pulled over to the side of the road and watched in amazment as it moved with lighting speed
Rockford · IL, USA
Huge Orange Shaped sphere hovering about the ground about 3 feet.
Redmond · WA, USA
orange blimp in night sky, redmond Wa
Seattle · WA, USA
Low flying Orange Blimp over Lake Washington (Seattle, Madrona Park Beach)
Bacolod City (Occidental Province) (Philippines) · Philippines
Daylight "disc" ? Over Negros Island, Philippines, by amateur astronomer working on Observatory dome
Revere · MA, USA
Dancing Lights in sky as a child.
Weaverville · NC, USA
UFO IN ASHEVILLE N.C. 1987
Evansville · IN, USA
I was a junior in college at the local university. It was some time in March just before midterms. I was sound alseep and suddenly aw
Nambour (Australia) · Australia
((HOAX??)) There was a big cone in the sky and it was scary and I was scared.
Ghent · WV, USA
It was scary!
Medford · NY, USA
Similar to lights over Phoenix
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
Bright light takes off into the skys over Scottsdale, AZ in 1987
New York City (Bronx) · NY, USA
St. Patrick's Day 1987 - Lights over the Bronx, NY
Apache Junction · AZ, USA
On March 23rd 1987 at 0055 a object broke up above us to the left of salt river dam, and we heard a crash near weaver's needle.
Angeles City (Philippines) · Philippines
March 1987 Clark Air Base UFO Incident
Utuado (Puerto Rico) · Puerto Rico
Flowting light that changed size and came on and off and dissapeard with out a sound in the blink of an eye.
East Helena · MT, USA
Triange hovers over highway, moves at increasing speed over highway then disappears
Lucas · TX, USA
Car in the clouds.
Traverse City · MI, USA
I can't belive how close I was to the aircraft.
Laurel Springs · NJ, USA
I was walking down Adams drive when all of a sudden a huge rectangular type ship blasted across the sky. It came back around and hover
Norwell · MA, USA
My friends and I believed we were being observed or monitored by someone and ran home, then we witnessed a very bright light
Polk City · FL, USA
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