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[ SIGHTINGS DATABASE ]

80,332 UFO/UAP sighting reports from the public NUFORC record — searchable by U.S. state, with shape and decade breakdowns. Open data: every query is available through a free, keyless JSON API. Reports are witness-submitted and unverified — presented as reports, not confirmed events.

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Most-reported shapes

  • light16,565
  • triangle7,865
  • circle7,608
  • fireball6,208
  • other5,649
  • unknown5,584
  • sphere5,387
  • disk5,213
  • oval3,733
  • formation2,457
  • cigar2,057
  • changing1,962

Reports by state

80,332TOTAL REPORTS
2012PEAK YEAR (7,357)
lightTOP SHAPE
51STATES ON RECORD

Reports by decade

  • 1940s101
  • 1950s429
  • 1960s1,305
  • 1970s2,380
  • 1980s2,058
  • 1990s9,214
  • 2000s38,782
  • 2010s26,044

Time of day

00h06h12h18h23h

Most-reported cities

Browse every state

California8,912Washington3,966Florida3,835Texas3,447New York2,980Illinois2,499Arizona2,414Pennsylvania2,366Ohio2,275Michigan1,836Oregon1,747North Carolina1,740Missouri1,458Colorado1,413Indiana1,288Virginia1,273Massachusetts1,256New Jersey1,255Georgia1,255Wisconsin1,232Tennessee1,119Minnesota1,012South Carolina1,003Connecticut892Kentucky855Maryland837Nevada803Oklahoma724New Mexico720Iowa678Alabama642Utah622Kansas613Arkansas588Maine558Louisiana558Idaho521New Hampshire486Montana478West Virginia448Nebraska381Mississippi375Alaska319Hawaii262Vermont260Rhode Island228South Dakota183Wyoming175Delaware166North Dakota129District of Columbia7