UFO Sightings in the 1990s
11,203 UFO sightings reported during the 1990s, peaking in 1999 (3180 reports); most often described as unknown.
- Total sightings
- 11,203
- Span
- 1990–1999
- Peak year
- 1999 (3180 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Unknown
1990–1999 · peak 1999 (3180 reports)
Philadelphia · PA, USA
Bright Light over I95 (Philly) which shot off at an incredible speed and angle.
Santa Clara · CA, USA
Tennis instr. & 2 others witness 4 tiny metallic-looking "cylinders" maneuvering dramatically overhead. White, blue, red. Streaked.
Springfield · IL, USA
Man & mother report small, glowing, cigar-shaped obj. moving slowly across sky. Accelerated suddenly, streaked off.
Redding · CA, USA
16 people observe 4 bizarre cigar-shaped, metallic-appearing objects fly slowly S to N over home. No wings, tail, or engines!
Snake River · ID, USA
12 passengers on tour boat see "manta ray" pass directly overhead. Delta-shaped wings appeared "to ripple." Strange black color.
Mooresville · NC, USA
MY LIFE IS CHANGED BECAUSE OF THIS!! ((anonymous report))
Olympia · WA, USA
Group of 5 (?) people witness "shooting star" streak across sky, then stop. Second "star" began to move. (Not all facts clear.)
Tooele · UT, USA
Orange lights near the Tooele Army Depot.
Romford (UK/England) · United Kingdom
Two pure white egg shaped objects joined by another .THEY FORM A TRIANGLE for a few seconds
Arlington · IL, USA
Man repts. seeing "whole sky light up." Flash appeared to be from very high up, very bright, stationary, and cast shadows.
Ocate · NM, USA
4 observers view 2 point of light above horizon moving erratically up and down. Darted off very rapidly. Miltary aircraft buzzed.
West Seattle · WA, USA
Woman repts. seeing highly reflective, small obj. maneuvering in sky. Appeared "to have energy around it."
Chula Vista · CA, USA
What I saw was huge it flew over my apartment complex it was bigger than the complex itself... it had so much detail that it scared the
Marion · SD, USA
Woman w/ nephew & niece witness "long, white thing w/ a red tail" streak from E to S horizon. It was shaped like rocket.
Gabicce Mare (Italy) · Italy
2 yellow spheric crafts over gabicce mare ( ITALY )
Rotterdam (The Netherlands) · Netherlands
3 saucers like disks travelling as triangle
Mason City · IA, USA
Woman repts. seeing peculiar star zigzagging across sky. Fifth sighting in a week.
Toronto (Canada) · ON, Canada
3 lights travelling as triangle then one corner sped off at right angle followed by other two; all vanish
Belleville · IL, USA
Man repts. seeing "silver cylinder" moving in sky. (Facts not complete.)
Buffalo · NY, USA
we saw a britly light sawser decend from the sky and hover about 30 feet from the ground.
Beaverton · OR, USA
Woman repts. hovering light over nearby field. Hovered, changed colors, moved very slowly. Later, saw 5 lights in formation.
Riverside · CA, USA
Man repts. seeing peculiar bright, white light, apparently hovering over mountains to east. Descended, then rose up.
Rochester · NY, USA
Two men driving on major hwy. witness a strange triangle overhead w/ red, green, & yellow lights directly overhead. Flew slowly.
Bakersfield · CA, USA
Man & neighbor witness bright, white light maneuveririg erratically in sky overhead. Bigger than star, he thought.
Belmont · CA, USA
Man & wife rept. strange, moving light in sky. Looks like "three headlights in a row." Not an airliner or helicopter, they report.