Light UFO Sightings
28,033 Light-shaped UFO sightings recorded worldwide since 1932, peaking in 2014 (1839 reports); most commonly reported in United States.
- Total sightings
- 28,033
- Span
- 1932–2030
- Peak year
- 2014 (1839 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1932–2030 · peak 2014 (1839 reports)
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Japan · Japan
I was stationed at Yokota AFB and and somewhere in the first couple days of the new year we came to catch a C-5 and two 141s when they
Farmington (SE of · deserted area, Hwy 44), NM, USA
A large bright light apeared seemingly from nowhere.It followed my 18 wheeler for 1-2 min. then disapeared as quickly. It wasn't a pr.
Ireland (not sure which town) · Ireland
A witness in Ireland reported a light descending from the sky, joined by two smaller lights, before all three ascended together, during a roughly five-minute sighting in December 1972.
? · AL, USA
ufo over mountians,two men went missing
Winding Stair Camp Ground · OK, USA
We could see the very bright white light outside our camper but no shadows only objects in the light and carbled lanquage
Trinidad · CA, USA
A witness in Trinidad, California reported a light initially thought to be a satellite that changed directions too quickly for normal orbital motion, during a ten-minute sighting in November 1972.
Convoy · OH, USA
Bright object followed close behind our car. It was above the road, then up in the air hovering Made no sound. Vanished!
Greenville/Florence · SC, USA
A witness in the Greenville/Florence area of South Carolina reported being followed at night by a bright light while driving, in incidents involving a car and a truck, each about five minutes.
Lago Vista · TX, USA
A witness in Lago Vista, Texas reported numerous star-like lights moving together in formation, at a distance, during a sighting lasting over thirty minutes in September 1972.
Rensselaer · IN, USA
One evening about an hour after sundown in 1972, approximately half-way between Rensselaer and Francesville, Indiana, an elderly friend
Ponca City · OK, USA
Four lights like a radio or TV tower sits sationary for awhile then moves horizontil, lights remain at an equal distance apart, like th
High Island · TX, USA
Multiple witnesses near High Island, Texas reported lights landing and beaming down, in formation and individually over several nights, reportedly affecting phones and cars, around August 1972.
Milwaukie · OR, USA
Witnesses in Milwaukie, Oregon reported an unseen, low-flying object emitting a beam of light on the ground that moved toward them, during a five-minute sighting in August 1972.
Sayreville · NJ, USA
A witness in Sayreville, New Jersey reported three luminescent green lights dancing in the sky with no definite shape and too high to make out any craft, in August 1972.
Houston · TX, USA
I have seen three things in my lifetime that I am sure were not from this planet. The three things I saw were things in the sky that
Medford · OR, USA
A witness in Medford, Oregon reported a light beam that extended and retracted with no visible source, during a ten-minute sighting in July 1972.
El Paso · TX, USA
A witness in El Paso, Texas reported a large object described as a mothership releasing a smaller craft before disappearing, during a twelve-minute sighting in July 1972.
El Salvador · El Salvador
A witness in El Salvador reported a light initially resembling a satellite that made right-angle turns, zigzagged across the sky, and then shot away rapidly, during a six-minute sighting in July 1972.
Stoke-on-Trent (UK/England) · United Kingdom
A witness in Stoke-on-Trent, England reported a bright light darting around a small patch of sky with very precise movements, during a thirty-minute sighting in July 1972.
Wayland · MA, USA
A witness in Wayland, Massachusetts reported brilliant lights about 100 feet directly overhead on a silent night, during a ten-to-twelve-minute sighting in July 1972.
Mojave (vicinity) · CA, USA
Craft must have been setting on ground when we arrived. We were on vacation and were headed home from Northern California. We had pulle
Oxford · MI, USA
A witness in Oxford, Michigan recalled, from childhood in 1972, seeing lights in the woods and describing an encounter with an unidentified figure, over a period of several hours.
Austin · TX, USA
A witness in Austin, Texas reported lights traveling across the sky at high speed, one of which stopped and grew brighter, during a five-minute sighting in June 1972.
Johannesburg (South Africa) · South Africa
Witnesses in Johannesburg, South Africa reported a pulsing orange light over a nearby lake during a ten-minute sighting in June 1972.
Texas City · TX, USA
My sighting was along time ago and some details are hard to remember.One summer nite i was takeing my sister to pick up some clothes fr