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)
Denton · TX, USA
Brilliant white "sparkling" light, like a 100,000 sparkler-sticks, appearing suddenly and moving silently across the sky above trees.
Oakhill · TX, USA
Stationary ball of bright light, changes color and moves rapidly across Texas night sky in 1984
Milford · CT, USA
We saw a sphere hovering at treetop level. It was huge and made no sound or reflection on the water below.
Joliet · IL, USA
Driving with Mom and saw a grey disk hovering over trees on the corner of our street
Glen Rose (Malvern) · AR, USA
This happened some years ago: I had taken my dog outside, it was dark, pm. I noticed what I thought was a star, the longer I looked, I
Burnsville · MN, USA
Enormous Rectangle object with rows of red and white lights
Proctorville · OH, USA
green disk in clear blue skies up above my car.
Cloquet · MN, USA
Myself, a friend, two 9-yr old children watched a pulsating craft hover over the St.Louis River in Cloquet, just at the edge of town.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
desert out of los angels duration 12 min 1984 3pm and clear skys 1500 meters ftom me bigger than house disapered fast
Cleveland · GA, USA
didnt seam to fly on air / had speed of light
Flower Mound · TX, USA
The glowing disc came from the South in the evening sky and silently moved North at a high rate of speed.
Winchester · VA, USA
I spent many hours looking at stars as preparation for navigation with a sailboat using a sextant
Barstow · CA, USA
I dont know what to say soom will see them soom wont.
Marlette · MI, USA
Plane like object with windows ,completely silent and travels so fast like the blinkof aneye.
Longview · TX, USA
Triangle object no lights no sound
Gainesville · GA, USA
((HOAX??)) I saw a U.S. jet chasing a large geen orb with controlled movements over my house and neighborhood. ((anonymous report))
Arlington · TX, USA
I have a childhood memory of looking out front window, and seeing a glowing, pink house floating in the sky. When I read the book Comm
Monahans · TX, USA
strange lightning
Southwest City · MO, USA
MISSOURI INVESTIGATORS GROUP Report: The witness noticed some strange lights.
Branford · CT, USA
Colorful section off egg-shaped craft 14 ft.
Lake Worth · FL, USA
Saw obj out window appx 0100. Enter E-W slow bright. Outside stared obj <5m. Time on clock, >1h. Hypn 5 yr later. Abduct, exam, unsettl
Elizabethtown (2-way highway en route to) · KY, USA
While waiting for grandpa to return from gas station, I observed a circular craft with an elongated oval ring, emmitting small lights t
Yelvington · KY, USA
VERY BEAUTIFUL. Could not believe what was happening. ******PLEASE CONTACT ME********
Magnolia · TX, USA
The object came out of the East and traveled along side the car just above the tree tops.
Auburn · NY, USA
5:30 AM PAPERGIRL WITNESSES HUGE, SILENT, GRAY, LOW OBJECT OVER HOUSE TOP ROOFS ON CITY ST.