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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Ticonderoga · NY, USA
UFO buzzed B-47.
Exeter · NH, USA
UFO Incident Exeter Newhampshire 1957
Smith's Ferry · ID, USA
A witness near Smith's Ferry, Idaho reported a disk-shaped object passing within a few feet of a truck cab, an incident later attributed by the Air Force to a lost missile, in August 1957.
Chesapeake · OH, USA
A silent,spinning daylight disc.
Long Beach · CA, USA
Witnesses in Long Beach, California reported three disk-shaped objects stationary in a triangle formation in daylight, appearing distorted by a heat-mirage effect, for about two minutes in July 1957.
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
Witnesses in Salt Lake City, Utah reported five silver, saucer-shaped objects flying from over the lake toward the Oquirrh Mountains and Dugway, over about 15 minutes in July 1957.
El Paso · TX, USA
A witness in El Paso, Texas reported a silent disk-shaped object that vanished from the sky in a blur, over about five to seven seconds in June 1957.
Glens Falls · NY, USA
A witness near Glens Falls, New York reported disk-shaped objects at close range moving very slowly, observed for three to four minutes in June 1957.
Hartford City · IN, USA
flying sausers are as real as real gets
Norwalk · CA, USA
A witness in Norwalk, California reported a disk-shaped object hovering about 20 feet above the ground for about eight minutes in June 1957.
Barker · NY, USA
Six children and one adult near Barker, New York reported a saucer-shaped object at dusk in 1957; two of the children reportedly saw it again in daylight the next day.
Dublin (Ireland) · Ireland
ireland: night of sputnik sighting
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Witnesses in Los Angeles reported five to seven gray, saucer-shaped objects flying in a V formation, in a mass sighting involving roughly 200 people, for about 15 minutes in March 1957.
Mt. Vernon · IN, USA
A witness in Mt. Vernon, Indiana reported a luminescent disk-shaped object leaving a trail as it moved from east to north on a clear night, over seven to eight seconds in October 1956.
Colorado Springs · CO, USA
Mid-Aug 1956--One very large & close saucer/disc and 3 smaller discs off in the distance sighted by many people in Colorado Springs.
Sacramento · CA, USA
A witness in Sacramento, California reported a slow-moving, circular disk object that left a silvery contrail before disappearing, observed for about seven minutes in July 1956.
East Hampton · CT, USA
Witnesses reported saucer-shaped objects over Lake Pocotopaug near East Hampton, Connecticut for about two minutes in the summer of 1956.
Yellowstone Park (near South entrance) · WY, USA
A young child reported watching three disk-shaped objects approach from the back seat of a car near Yellowstone Park's south entrance, Wyoming, over about 60 seconds in July 1956.
Sugarcreek · OH, USA
I drove right underneath it with my truck. There was a bright light emitting from the bottom of the saucer. As soon as I went underne
Quonset Point · RI, USA
A witness near Quonset Point, Rhode Island reported rows of saucer-shaped lights connected by beams of light, rising straight up together, over about 20 minutes in June 1956.
Salem · NJ, USA
A witness in Salem, New Jersey reported losing time before finding themselves in the backyard and seeing five disk-shaped objects nearby, in an incident lasting about an hour in June 1956.
Cincinnati · OH, USA
glass like,you could see threw,craft was 20 feet in front of me,as i stepped closer, a ramp out of the side of the craft opened up and
New Brunswick · NJ, USA
Witnesses reported four disk-shaped objects flying over the city of New Brunswick, New Jersey for about ten minutes during the summer of 1956, according to the original account.
Bowie · MD, USA
Witnesses in Bowie, Maryland reported an unusual disk-shaped object seen from multiple vantage points for about 15 minutes in March 1956.
Veigus Island · FL, USA
It was a saucer shaped object.