Unknown UFO Sightings
15,584 Unknown-shaped UFO sightings recorded worldwide since 1941, peaking in 2020 (1216 reports); most commonly reported in United States.
- Total sightings
- 15,584
- Span
- 1941–2030
- Peak year
- 2020 (1216 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Unknown
1941–2030 · peak 2020 (1216 reports)
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Lowell · MA, USA
Wilder St by UMASS Lowell, I spotted a very shiny, bright--white/yellow object in the sky...my husband and sister then saw it.
Valley City · ND, USA
4 similar sightings in one night over Valley City, North Dakota.
Minnetonka · MN, USA
Minnetonka light cause. ((NUFORC Note: We tend to agree with this person's assessment of the photos. PD))
Minneapolis · MN, USA
Source of halo of lights seen over Minneapolis Area ((NUFORC Note: We agree. The lights probably were from the casino. PD))
Chattanooga · TN, USA
Bright blue-green light that lit the entire sky over downtown Chattanooga.
Chattanooga · TN, USA
Black out power outage occurred then a bright green light lit up the hillside as we drove on the I-24
Ottawa · IL, USA
Transparent object, flying low overhead, then turning to fly away, once noticed.
Carrolton · TX, USA
Humming sound, with no break or shift in pitch, that moved all around us.
Brandon · FL, USA
A cloud that is not a cloud!
Asheville · NC, USA
Thought it was a star. I was watching the meteor shower scheduled tonight. Saw many meteors, stopped counting at 30. What I had thought
Rosendale (UK/England) · United Kingdom
Face to face with two beings but no UFO craft signing or anything.
Haven Beach · NJ, USA
At roughly 9 to 10 pm my wife and I observed a glowing red / orange light slowly hovering from north to south skirting the beach on lbi
Swansea · MA, USA
Red lights flashed at me, and object with red and white light moved to the left to continue flashing red light
Lorton · VA, USA
Large light in eastern sky.
Roy · UT, USA
8-10 orange lights floating for a min and then within a min they dissappeard. just their then gone. my boys got scared.
Weverville · NC, USA
High speed bright white object.
Faribault · MN, USA
Bright white light moving, stopping, descending vertically, turning to rusty red dot, disappearing.
Rochester · NY, USA
Fast moving light, going straight up.
Hilo · HI, USA
((NUFORC Note: No information is provided by witness, who elects to remain totally anonymous. PD))
Hawley · PA, USA
Stationary Star Zips off, leaving blue/green trail high in the atmosphere
Lakewood · WA, USA
Blueish-green light flying erratically/then was blinking very fast red and went back the other way.
North Babylon · NY, USA
3 orbs in a triangle shape, moving SW. They disappear, and then reappear 3 seconds later, traveling the same path at 850 pm.
Charlotte · NC, USA
Light formation near uptown Charlotte.
Wyocena · WI, USA
Lights with noise. No actual object seen.
Brooklyn Park · MN, USA
Strange black/silver object seen flying in front of storm.