Disk UFO Sightings
8,198 Disk-shaped UFO sightings recorded worldwide since 1931, peaking in 2004 (337 reports); most commonly reported in United States.
- Total sightings
- 8,198
- Span
- 1931–2030
- Peak year
- 2004 (337 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Disk
1931–2030 · peak 2004 (337 reports)
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Burlington · NC, USA
A report from Burlington, NC in July 1973 described a large, clearly defined, saucer-shaped object hovering at treetop level, lasting 5 minutes.
Honolulu · HI, USA
UFO at Kam Drive-In Honolulu Hawaii
La Porte · TX, USA
A report from La Porte, TX in June 1973 described a saucer-shaped object with a glowing orange light that vanished behind a cloud in broad daylight, lasting 1 minute.
Wilkes-Barre · PA, USA
ufo abduction
Mechanicsburg · PA, USA
cars lined up for days along silver spring road articles were written in the newspaper (strange lights) i saw the ufo 50 ft away.
Vancouver (Canada) · BC, Canada
A report from Vancouver, BC, Canada in June 1973 described a disk-shaped object at an estimated altitude of about 200 feet, lasting 3.5 minutes.
Bridgeport · AL, USA
A report from Bridgeport, AL in June 1973 described two objects, one saucer-shaped and one cigar-shaped, at an estimated 3,500 feet moving toward Chattanooga, lasting 30 seconds.
Medaryville · IN, USA
A report from Medaryville, IN in June 1973 described a disk-shaped object recalled years later by three women who said they never formally reported it.
Ballwin · MO, USA
A report from Ballwin, MO in June 1973 described a huge, silent, metallic disk that hovered overhead, seen by the reporter and six others, lasting 20 minutes.
Upper Freehold · NJ, USA
A report from Upper Freehold, NJ in June 1973 described a large, disk-shaped, saucer-like object with red and green lights, lasting 3-4 minutes.
Calera (out-skirts) · AL, USA
A report from the outskirts of Calera, AL in June 1973 described a group of witnesses observing a disk-shaped object in the night sky, lasting 10-15 minutes.
Hinsdale · MA, USA
A report from Hinsdale, MA in June 1973 described a large disk-shaped object that appeared to spin, move forward, and then vanish, lasting 10 Minutes.
Jonesboro · AR, USA
A report from Jonesboro, AR in June 1973 described a disk-shaped object the witness recalled seeing as a child on a warm evening shortly before dark, lasting 2 minutes.
Gaithersburg · MD, USA
A report from Gaithersburg, MD in May 1973 described a disk-shaped object with sequentially flashing green lights around its perimeter, flying low, lasting 3-4 minutes.
Texas City · TX, USA
Bright Burning Light Half Oval Object and 2 1/2 hours of lost time Sighting in Texas City, Texas May 1973 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Madison · AL, USA
This is a definate government cover-up
Huntsville (Redstone Arsenal) · AL, USA
We were in the U.S. Army at the time and 18 years old.The night before we watched the Skylab as was reported on the radio to do a flyby
Lufkin (general area · east Texas), TX, USA
A report from the Lufkin, TX area in April 1973 described a family's reported encounters with glowing objects over several decades, involving three family members, lasting 15 minutes.
Levittown · NY, USA
A report from Levittown, NY in April 1973 described multiple glowing red, disk-shaped objects moving west, lasting about 5 minutes.
Houston · TX, USA
Perfect disk with lights on edge; one side red, one side green: no sound No clouds, disk blocked out stars, moving S.to N.
Reasnor · IA, USA
A witness in Reasnor, Iowa reported a disk-shaped object hovering silently above the clouds for about an hour during a daytime sighting in March 1973, according to the original account.
Glendora · CA, USA
An illuminated Saucer hovers over my back patio. The Object rises beyond a neighboring house to the South. After hovering for five min'
Colorado Springs · CO, USA
A witness outside Colorado Springs, Colorado reported a disk-shaped object during a two-minute sighting on Christmas Eve, 1972.
Ottawa (Canada) · ON, Canada
I have lived with this event my whole life and to this day even as a retired Military Air Traffic Controller, I remember the event like
Mosheim · TX, USA
A witness in Mosheim, Texas reported a classic, saucer-shaped disk object during a sighting lasting twenty to thirty minutes, dated around October 1972.