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)
Somerset (UK/England) · United Kingdom
Multiple experiences lost time and ufo sighting
Big Bend National Park · TX, USA
2 park rangers disappear and reappear 45miles away in 15 minutes
Clear Lake · CA, USA
Landed UFO with 3 aliens.
Peoria · AZ, USA
3 spherical objects hovering close together in the sky then leaving area
Leeds (UK/England) · United Kingdom
orange ball of light moving slowly through the sky.
Harlan · IN, USA
Harlan, Indiana mayhurst drive disc shaped craft with multi-flashing colors of light going around counter-clockwise on side of craft..
Katy · TX, USA
Black triangle over Katy Texas in mid 1980s.
Paterson · NJ, USA
Back in 80's while our family lived in Paterson by the Eastside HS area. I remember walking to the store with a friend of mine. It was
Dunollie · Greymouth (New Zealand), New Zealand
Fluorescent green sphere travelling very fast along the baseline of local hills near Greymouth
Eustis · FL, USA
I was driving my 8 year old son from daycare back home on 441 about 2 miles norh of Eustis, FLorida one spring evening in 1985. I was d
White Plains · NY, USA
A nighttime sighting of an arrow or triangle shaped craft, which moved very slowly, almost hovering, with no noise.
unknown · AZ, USA
Alleged Drill or non-drilll for military base UFO approach
Alvordon · OH, USA
Large red light slowly and silently approached us parallel to the country road we were on shot off very rapidly to the north.
San Diego · CA, USA
Man driving car with nephew enveloped in white light of high quality. Man observed no shadows even under dashboard. Man could not look
Sterling · VA, USA
Unknown object in sky, over Sterling VA in the early 1980s
I don't know · MO, USA
A orange round ball next to a bush on the ground.
Harrisburg · NC, USA
Ultraviolent,High velocity,silent light emitting no vapor trail or atmospheric turbulence related vapor.
Milwaukee · WI, USA
This was many years ago but this is what I can remember. I walked up to an open field it was a nice clear day.
Santa Cruz · CA, USA
This took place at the campus of UC at Santa Cruz ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of YO-3A?? PD))
North Miami · FL, USA
3 Large circular objects over North Miami
Fallbrook · FL, USA
I was driving home into the apartment complex that had an entrance ramp at about a 45% degree looking up towards the sky and I saw a br
Grand Island · NE, USA
I was a hovering sphere over the corn field near my house.
Lanett · AL, USA
It came, it saw , it left but where did it go or come from?
Wiseman's View (Brown Mountain) · NC, USA
A large bright light like the moon. But down in the woods.
Orlando · FL, USA
Triangle shaped dark craft hovers and then flys off at phenomenal speed