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UFO sightings by the numbers

Everything here is counted from the sightings on this site and updated every hour. Below the overview, every collection has its own report — like “Black triangles — an analysis” — compared with all sightings.

17,522 sightings🎥 11,227 with video1,958 in the last 12 months🗓️ 1903–2026

What stands out

  • 44% of sightings with a time were seen at night (9 pm to 5 am), against 44% of all sightings.
  • The busiest hour is 9 pm.
  • The busiest year so far is 2024, with 3,331 reports.
  • 31% come from the United States.
  • The Sky match explains 6% of the sightings it has checked (a launch, satellite, fireball, planet or plane), against 6% of all sightings.
  • The most-reported shape is light (1,497).

When

Sightings per year
19032026
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Sightings per yearSightings
19031
19040
19050
19060
19070
19080
19090
19100
19110
19120
19130
19140
19150
19160
19171
19180
19190
19200
19210
19220
19230
19240
19250
19260
19270
19280
19290
19300
19310
19320
19330
19340
19351
19360
19370
19382
19390
19400
19410
19423
19432
19440
19451
19461
19473
19482
19490
19508
19514
195210
19531
19544
19553
19561
19572
19581
19591
19601
19610
19623
19631
19641
196514
196615
19677
19686
19691
19701
19715
19725
19738
19741
19753
19764
19778
197811
19798
19804
19816
19825
19830
19841
19853
19868
19878
19883
19895
199012
19915
19923
19934
19944
19956
19966
199714
19988
19992
20003
20014
20024
20034
200414
20054
200611
200712
200811
200923
201025
201197
2012175
2013190
2014218
201585
201657
2017108
2018216
2019291
2020948
20212,253
20221,829
20232,596
20243,331
20252,959
20261,668
Last 24 months
Dec 2024Nov 2026
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Last 24 monthsSightings
Dec 20241,207
Jan 2025523
Feb 2025234
Mar 2025212
Apr 2025209
May 2025269
Jun 2025233
Jul 2025197
Aug 2025206
Sep 2025268
Oct 2025206
Nov 2025234
Dec 2025168
Jan 2026173
Feb 2026158
Mar 2026164
Apr 2026171
May 2026363
Jun 2026239
Jul 2026176
Aug 202687
Sep 202663
Oct 202668
Nov 20266
Time of day local time
12 am11 pm
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Time of daySightings
12 am146
1 am135
2 am108
3 am138
4 am87
5 am96
6 am82
7 am53
8 am47
9 am54
10 am57
11 am61
12 pm69
1 pm55
2 pm58
3 pm70
4 pm101
5 pm167
6 pm268
7 pm347
8 pm369
9 pm422
10 pm307
11 pm179
Month of the year
JanDec
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Month of the yearSightings
Jan1,428
Feb1,160
Mar1,048
Apr1,147
May1,651
Jun1,630
Jul1,627
Aug1,619
Sep1,450
Oct1,353
Nov1,235
Dec2,050

Where

Countries
US states
Top towns and cities
  • Roswell, New Mexico138
  • Phoenix, Arizona114
  • Area 51, Nevada90
  • Los Angeles, California83
  • Pacific Ocean off San Diego, United States59

What people saw

Shapes
Colours
  • White595
  • Red409
  • Black365
  • Silver305
  • Orange286
  • Green213
  • Blue195
  • Multicolored150
What the Sky match found
  • No ordinary match3,336
  • Bright planet (possible)112
  • Starlink train (possible)35
  • Rocket launch22
  • Starlink train21
  • Rocket launch (possible)14

Reports by topic (128)

Counted from the sightings on this site, as reported. See also Explore by place for every country and US state.

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