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)
North Tonawanda · NY, USA
7 lights in a chevron shape not sure it was one object lighted or 7 seperate ones
Snohomish · WA, USA
Triangle of three lights in the night sky, stationary but rotating like a wheel.
Lola · KS, USA
It was right there, i could have gotten out of the truck and run up on it and hit it with a rock.
Wilkesboro · NC, USA
We were fishing at the spillway at W Kerr Scott Dam in June I can't remember the date 1985. There was a large hill directly in front
Stratford · NJ, USA
I was driving to work (night shift, RN)and saw a bright golden light on the western horizon, approximately 30 degrees above the horizon
Republic of Ireland · Ireland
fishin from a beach , an object out on the water had a large light no sound repelling lead weights
Sebastopol · CA, USA
Hi Peter My sister and I called you a week or so ago- we were wondering about Jupiter in Sonoma County ( Sebastopol) Because of all o
Sydney (NSW · Australia), Australia
The object was round. roughly 30 feet across, it had 2 main lights like driving lights which were on beaming directly into the night s
Casselberry · FL, USA
Huge low hovering craft with different rectange shapes on it.
Old Faithful · WY, USA
Dark object sighted over Old Faithful
Ft. Huachuca · AZ, USA
huge triangular craft floating in the night sky moving in a circular direction before heading in a northern direction.
Tulsa · OK, USA
Silver disk in the afternoon Tulsa Ok.
Gainesville · FL, USA
It was cigar shaped (looked like an airplane with no wings), as long as a football field, made no sound, had a large light near the fro
Houston (outside of) · TX, USA
Object passed over, caused vehicle power failure and animal agitation
Coronado · CA, USA
Two objects sighted in outer atmosphere, joined in formation then shot out into space.
Wallingford · CT, USA
the object huverd about 900ft. no noise thousands of lites took off out of site in secounds no noise.
Grayridge (outside of; 1/2 mile S.) · MO, USA
June 5, 1985 Two men watch a saucer coming toward them in the short distance .
Seward · AK, USA
While traveling from Anchorage to Seward, Alaska, a "typical" flying saucer whizzed directly over my Chevy Blazer coming from the other
Route 7 · NY, USA
oval object with no sound or lights that blocked out stars as it moved from horizon to horizon
El Paso · TX, USA
Slow moving metallic saucer during firing excercises circa 85
Conway · AR, USA
Light Sphere, Alien Greys came from the Light Sphere and ran towards house and entered building.
Stokes · NC, USA
I think I was about 9yrs old, and my brother 5yrs old. We lived on farming land. We were out playing at the edge of the field one day w
Kalamazoo · MI, USA
Possible mass vehicle abduction
Lacombe · LA, USA
On a sailing trip across Lake Ponchartrain we spotted the craft having above land
Panther · WV, USA
saw 1 object, round at the bottom, ovel maded on the top,light around edge,grayest black. no sound at all very close to it.it was just