Sphere UFO Sightings
8,990 Sphere-shaped UFO sightings recorded worldwide since 1939, peaking in 2014 (656 reports); most commonly reported in United States.
- Total sightings
- 8,990
- Span
- 1939–2030
- Peak year
- 2014 (656 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Sphere
1939–2030 · peak 2014 (656 reports)
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Kent · WA, USA
Boeing testing a flying saucer
Lambertville · MI, USA
Near Lambertville, Michigan in May 1966, a witness reported a sphere-shaped object resting on the ground, observed over a period of about two hours.
Beltsville · MD, USA
Near Beltsville, Maryland in May 1966, a witness reported a green sphere-shaped object speeding across the sky, observed for about two minutes.
Warren · NJ, USA
3 lights in the night sky merge briefly into one light-only to separate into 7 or 8 as they move away from each other in a circle.
Wanaque Reservoir · NJ, USA
Near Wanaque Reservoir, New Jersey in January 1966, a witness reported a sphere-shaped object in the sky, part of a series of sightings reported in the area; duration uncertain.
Middletown · NY, USA
Near Middletown, New York on the night of the Great Northeast Blackout of November 9, 1965, a witness reported a brief sphere-shaped sighting lasting about one second.
Colonial Heights · VA, USA
In Colonial Heights, Virginia on October 1, 1965, a witness reported a sphere moving erratically up and down and side to side in the blue sky, over about two minutes.
New Rochelle · NY, USA
knew they came and went all stoped talked to my brain or? ((NUFORC Note: Report from retiree. PD))
Jefferson City · MO, USA
Near Jefferson City, Missouri in the mid-1960s, witnesses reported a silver sphere that descended and then rapidly ascended as a military jet approached, over about two minutes.
St. Louis · MO, USA
Near St. Louis, Missouri on August 1, 1965, witnesses reported an orange sphere pursued by an F-4 military fighter jet, making abrupt maneuvers at extremely high speed over about two minutes.
Virden · IL, USA
12 year old sights Virden, IL UFO
Hollis · NH, USA
In Hollis, New Hampshire around August 1965, witnesses reported luminescent sphere-shaped objects in the sky on several nights running, over about five to seven days.
Aurora · OH, USA
In a wooded swamp near Aurora, Ohio on August 15, 1965, witnesses reported a glowing red sphere hovering 15 to 20 feet above the ground, observed at close range for two minutes.
Lowell · IN, USA
Near Lowell, Indiana on August 15, 1965, witnesses reported a hovering ball of white light that could travel quickly and turn instantaneously, observed for about half an hour.
Charleston · SC, USA
Near Charleston, South Carolina on August 20, 1965, witnesses reported a fiery sphere making six abrupt 15-degree course changes within about 30 seconds.
Aurora · OH, USA
It was late, arond 10 or 11 pm, us guys were near a swamp at the rear of Aurora Lake looked up saw a Red Glowing Orb hovering 15 to 20
Highland · MI, USA
In Highland, Michigan on July 24, 1965, witnesses reported a sphere-shaped craft large enough to see clearly with the naked eye, observed for about two minutes.
St. Louis (just outside of) · MO, USA
silverish SPHERE 1960s St Louis
Beijing (China) · China
Witnesses in Beijing, China reported a sphere-shaped object in the sky on June 1, 1965, observed for about five minutes before it left the area.
Rochester (approching) · NY, USA
My wife and I were driving from Brockport to our home in Rochester, NY in the evening when we spotted three bright discs hovering in th
Toledo · OH, USA
Near Toledo, Ohio on June 1, 1965, witnesses reported chasing a sphere-shaped craft emitting a beam of light onto rural roads before it disappeared into the night sky.
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
A witness in eastern Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania reported a slow-moving, bright orange, spherical object that accelerated eastward, reportedly followed by fighter jets, lasting five minutes, June 1965.
Oklahoma City · OK, USA
Big, bright light coming at us.
Fountain Valley · CA, USA
Round orange object with a tail traveling down from the, that stopped in midair and hovered, then disappeared toward the east
Guernsey · WY, USA
Three witnesses in Guernsey, Wyoming reported a round, silver, spherical object hovering overhead, in a sighting lasting about one minute in May 1965.