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)
Mt. Gilead · OH, USA
3 objects circles ,figure 8 , R/L, up/ down unreal speed no noise stop in place triangle formation
Knoxville · TN, USA
Saw one large ship during the day around noon hovering over the trees, it look like Battlestar Galactica but it was grayish with multic
Palm Springs (outside of) · CA, USA
Lost four to five hours
Aswan (Egypt) · Egypt
Sky show of approximately 30 ufos 'cavorting'for 1 hour over Nile river at Aswan,Egypt.
Oak Lawn · IL, USA
A silent motion drone craft appeared in my house. It was similar to a top and the color was similar to amber .
Julian (near; bordering Cuyamaca Forest State Preserve) · CA, USA
My husband and I experienced 2 glowing orbs (1 red at one end 1 blue at the other with us in the middle) approximately 50-100 yards apa
Lubbock · TX, USA
2ft Square , 5 Sided Black Box
Hayward · CA, USA
Father in-law was outside smoking. He observed something in the sky, he then called out for us to come out and tell him what he was see
Lafayette · LA, USA
A sighting of four bright objects seen performing unusual maneuvers with no apparent change in speed.
Manistique · MI, USA
I looked up and see a for Marion of lights in the sky. ((Starlink satellites))
Marysville (Plumas Arboga Road) · CA, USA
We saw a 3 foor diameter glowing sphere hover over water, land and then straight up to the sky.
Kleinmachnow/Berlin (Germany) · Germany
Ich wurde beim Fernsehen gestört,als plötzlich ein grelles Licht in mein Zimmer schien,meine Tochter und rannten nach draussen... WIr s
Birmingham (UK/England) · United Kingdom
One cube and one sphere (one red the other was black) over the Lickey Hills, stayed equidistant as they travelled in the air.
Marbela (Spain) · Spain
mijas costa spain sphere 8 mins 1986 four of us saw this object ,a clear afternoon
Middle Smithfield Township · PA, USA
While watching Letterman, I heard and "felt" a low hum. I muted the TV, and could still hear the sound. I opened the sliding glass doo
Auckland (New Zealand) · New Zealand
Strange glowing Orb hovering in front of 12 year old boy!!
Delray Beach · FL, USA
Saucer with white gassy bottom approaches beachgoers at night and zips in, and zips away...silently.
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
I seen a being made of light in 1986,and never knew what it was.
Midway · GA, USA
Blue light in clear sky with unbelievable speed
Location unknown · AZ, USA
White hovering sphere becomes three colored spheres. ((anonymous report))
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Stationary black triangle over LAX area during crowded morning traffic on highway 405, Los Angles
Alamo · NV, USA
trapazoid object with cluster of smaller lights following in the same direction
Van Nuys · CA, USA
This was, an-honest-to-goodness solid object, not my imagination. Really! I wish I had had my camera.
Kemayan (Malaysia) · Malaysia
Sharp turning flying object with orange light in Malaysia. Year 1986 Feb 9th.
Fort Leonard Wood · MO, USA
This is the same craft that was show on the program sighting where the whole town had seen it and was told it was a ilumantion shell .