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)
South Nags Head · NC, USA
While walking on beach, two teenagers witnessed football-field-sized triangular craft over water from distance of approx. 50 feet.
Houston · TX, USA
Enormous triangular craft. No lights, no noise.
Garden City · SC, USA
6 equal size round amber colored lights equal distance apart, stationary for at least 2 hours.
North Platte · NE, USA
Massive UFO at Union Pacific Bailey Yard.
Columbia · AL, USA
"I don't know what the hell that is"
Plevna (Canada) · ON, Canada
Unidentified Black Sphere
Levittown · PA, USA
Low flying, large triangle having fun, playing with us.
Tarryall Reservoir · CO, USA
Friend saw and alerted me and my wife to an object that moved eratically in the sky.
Hamilton · OH, USA
Disk hovered over Hamilton. I viewed from Rt 4 on a hill overlooking the city. Blinking white lights.
Kelseyville · CA, USA
All craft were spotted in lake county, california in a span of about 20 years
Friendship · NY, USA
massive silent object.
Mechanics Town (Breyside Camp) · NY, USA
was 9 years old,attending breyside camp, woke up one night to a bright light, i walked out of the cabin, saw disk shaped object, stared
North Bay (Canada) · ON, Canada
A very close encounter near North Bay, Ontario. It was totally silent and so close I could have hit it with a rock.
Riverton · UT, USA
Noticed a green light coming from the West Mountains directly over Kennecott copper mine.
Groveland · IL, USA
1985 GROVELAND, ILLINOIS UFO - FLYING SAUCER
Brook Park · OH, USA
Round silver disc shape, low hovering over our car. I was a kid, maybe 7 or 8 driving in backseat with my grandma, my brother and grand
Los Alamitos · CA, USA
Goodyear Blimp turns into UFO.
Marysville · WA, USA
7/85 2030 looking eastward bright silver object hi in atmosphere moved at incredible speed no contrails
Magnolia · NJ, USA
1985 ufo over Magnolia Public School
Great Neck · NY, USA
Giant UFO sighting on Long Island in the mid 1980's
Golden Pond (near) · KY, USA
On July 4, 1985, my ex-husband and I took our kids to the Land Between the Lakes in Kentucky. I believe it was around 3:00 p.m., and we
Hardy · AR, USA
it shaped like a tryangle an it zig zaged across the sky at mindboggling speed stoping on a dime .
Peekskill · NY, USA
Triangle shaped Orange colored translucent object hovered near Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant emitting a loud whooshing sound.
Yosemite National Park · CA, USA
saw a formation of three lights hovering over a cliff with a beam from the largest light
Kona · HI, USA
The green light was brighter than any nav light on an aircraft or boat.