UFO Sightings in the 2000s
43,471 UFO sightings reported during the 2000s, peaking in 2008 (5331 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 43,471
- Span
- 2000–2009
- Peak year
- 2008 (5331 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
2000–2009 · peak 2008 (5331 reports)
Iron Mountian · MI, USA
silver saucer spoted by many over school playground
St. Louis (Kirkwood) · MO, USA
A saucer that glowed like the moon and was the size of the moon cruised over town at about 25 miles per hour from East to West.
Union Grove · AL, USA
At 8:40 pm a ball of light appeared for about 8 seconds over the trees in the pasture and then took off at a high speed into the sky.
Western Springs · IL, USA
What seemed to be a satellite, grew to full moon brilliance, faded out, then kept on trucking.
Sanger · CA, USA
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Seattle · WA, USA
Very unusual "aircraft"..???
Albany · CA, USA
Silent chevron shaped craft flying low over Northern California
Marksville · LA, USA
It was a triangle shaped object with lights, hovering over a small airport next to a casino.
San Francisco · CA, USA
Strange, hovering light in the San Francisco night sky - 5/7/02
Winnipeg (Canada) · MB, Canada
An experienced amateur astronomer photographed an unusual object in the night sky. It could not be identified.
Winnipeg (Canada) · MB, Canada
Two senior scientists witness peculiar glowing globe in night sky over Winnepeg. Unable to identify the object.
McMinnville · OR, USA
Me and my Mom saw a saucer with many lights hover by a house and trees then disappear with no trace.
Meriden · CT, USA
Bright object moving almost like a circuliar rocket.
Derby (UK/England) · United Kingdom
orange semi circle
Gig Harbor · WA, USA
Triangle shaped object seen west of Tacoma.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Low Flying Cigar shaped object with no lights at night followed by helicopter(s)
Oak Hill/Elmwood/Brimfield · IL, USA
Reddish/Orange Sphere in Western Peoria County
Sault Ste. Marie (south of) · MI, USA
bright light followed by illuminated trail
Hamilton to Winnipeg (at 28,000 ft. Enroute from) (Canada) · ON, Canada
3 objects seen at night by Airline crew at 28, 000 ft.
Fostoria · OH, USA
I saw this type and color in 1967
Sault Ste. Marie (Canada) · ON, Canada
Two balls of light with illuminated contrails flying in formation at a constant altitude and heading.
Knolls · UT, USA
ON I80 HEADED EASTBOUND--SALT FLATS AREA-- BEAMS OF LIGHT OR ENERGY COMING FROM A STATIONARY BRILLIANT STAR-LIKE SHAPE 200 FEET ABOVE
Thompson (Canada) · MB, Canada
CAT TRACKS JUMPING OUT OF NOWHERE AND TURNING INTO SIZE 9 HIKING BOOTS
Vernon Hills · IL, USA
STREAK OF FIRE IN AFTERNOON SKY.
Paducah · KY, USA
The observation occurred in bright daylight in the afternoon. I was traveling north in a vehicle at 5 mph and observed a meteor-type fa