📊 Analysis

UFO sightings in the 1990s — an analysis

What 64 reports of sightings in the 1990s have in common: when and where they are seen, shapes, colours, how long they last and what the sky shows — compared with all UFO sightings.

64 sightings🎥 37 with video0 in the last 12 months🗓️ 1990–1999

What stands out

  • 43% of sightings in the 1990s with a time were seen at night (9 pm to 5 am), against 44% of all sightings.
  • The busiest hour is 8 pm.
  • The busiest year so far is 1997, with 14 reports.
  • 42% come from the United States.
  • The most-reported shape is light (6).

When

Sightings per year
19901999
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Sightings per yearSightings
199012
19915
19923
19934
19944
19956
19966
199714
19988
19992
Time of day local time
12 am11 pm
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Time of daySightings
12 am0
1 am0
2 am0
3 am0
4 am0
5 am1
6 am0
7 am0
8 am0
9 am0
10 am0
11 am1
12 pm0
1 pm1
2 pm0
3 pm0
4 pm0
5 pm1
6 pm1
7 pm2
8 pm5
9 pm4
10 pm3
11 pm2
Month of the year
JanDec
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Month of the yearSightings
Jan4
Feb2
Mar13
Apr2
May2
Jun1
Jul4
Aug11
Sep9
Oct4
Nov9
Dec3

Where

Top towns and cities
  • Phoenix, Arizona8
  • Roswell, New Mexico3
  • Area 51, Nevada2
  • Varginha, Brazil2
  • Daytona, Florida1

What people saw

Shapes
Colours
  • White5
  • Black4
  • Red4
  • Silver4
  • Yellow3
  • Orange2
  • Blue2

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