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)
Del Rio · TX, USA
Sighting in Del Rio, Texas
Arlington · TX, USA
a object entering the area at a 45 degree angle, turning the sky a bright green. The object slowed down and finally went level and lig
Newcastle (Canada) · NB, Canada
I already reported and was asking to send more detail, but lost email address. I was operating a crane for Canadian National Railroad b
Woodside · CA, USA
We saw 6 or 7 different colored lights moving insanely fast and zig-zagging over the Pacific Ocean and Half Moon Bay.
San Carlos · CA, USA
I observed a ball of light trailing Space Shuttle, then watched in astonishment as it streaked behind the hills.
Pensacola · FL, USA
strange lights moveing in a circle
California (rural) · CA, USA
For days the news reported the comming of a meteror shower. At approximately 11:00 PM, my wife and I retired to the south lawn. Lying o
Krivaj (a village near Kutina) (Croatia) · Croatia
Two fireballs making manouvers around each other in the sky and then separate.
Wilmington · DE, USA
Transluent like figure walking, early morning.
Poland · Poland
Night into Day.
Winnipeg (Canada) · MB, Canada
1st - Brassy Metalic Hockey Puck Disc with black port holes and honey comb underneath.
Seoul (South Korea) · South Korea
Silver, upside down T-shaped flying object hovering low slowly and quietly then flew away in about 3 minutes
Winslow · AR, USA
triangle shape ,redlight allaround the edge. hull looked like a grown carbon , as it passed over sound and wind stopped till it finish
Prineville · OR, USA
Small silver pyramid object just above the power lines observed for about fifteen minutes in the mid 80's
Thailand · Thailand
Three U.S. Navy personel witness triangular shaped object in day time sky outside popular Thailand tourest area.
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
UFO seen in St. Pete, Fl
Tampa · FL, USA
My two children and their friends ,playing on a swingset in our backyard,in tampa fl. called to me , "come outside mom nd see the ufo's
Trenton · TX, USA
Red glowing object seen over small town several years ago.
Forestville · CA, USA
My encounter with a Flying Saucer hovering over the moutains of Northern Californa in 1985.
Michoacan (Mexico) · Mexico
dark gray with lights around it
Bemidji · MN, USA
Triangular shaped object seen over rural road
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Phoenix, Summer of 85 Sighting in apartment complex
East London (South Africa) · South Africa
The sphere looked as if it was going to hit the house!
Arnprior (Canada) · ON, Canada
Childhood sighting of round lighted object.
Reno · NV, USA
A silver Ball hovering over McCarran Blvd near Idewild park