📊 Analysis

Flag of Connecticut UFO sightings in Connecticut — an analysis

What 38 reports of sightings in connecticut 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.

38 sightings🎥 27 with video4 in the last 12 months🗓️ 1979–2026

What stands out

  • 37% of sightings in connecticut 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 2024, with 10 reports.
  • 100% come from the United States.
  • The Sky match explains 17% of the sightings in connecticut it has checked (a launch, satellite, fireball, planet or plane), against 6% of all sightings.
  • The most-reported shape is orb (6).

When

Sightings per year
19792026
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Sightings per yearSightings
19792
19800
19810
19820
19830
19840
19850
19860
19870
19880
19890
19900
19910
19920
19930
19940
19950
19960
19970
19980
19990
20000
20010
20020
20030
20040
20050
20060
20070
20080
20090
20100
20110
20120
20130
20140
20150
20161
20171
20180
20191
20201
20216
20221
20233
202410
20259
20263
Last 24 months
Dec 2024Nov 2026
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Last 24 monthsSightings
Dec 20246
Jan 20252
Feb 20250
Mar 20251
Apr 20250
May 20252
Jun 20251
Jul 20251
Aug 20250
Sep 20251
Oct 20250
Nov 20251
Dec 20250
Jan 20261
Feb 20261
Mar 20261
Apr 20260
May 20260
Jun 20260
Jul 20260
Aug 20260
Sep 20260
Oct 20260
Nov 20260
Time of day local time
12 am11 pm
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Time of daySightings
12 am2
1 am0
2 am0
3 am1
4 am0
5 am0
6 am1
7 am1
8 am0
9 am0
10 am1
11 am0
12 pm0
1 pm0
2 pm2
3 pm2
4 pm0
5 pm0
6 pm0
7 pm1
8 pm4
9 pm3
10 pm1
11 pm0
Month of the year
JanDec
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Month of the yearSightings
Jan7
Feb2
Mar4
May2
Jun4
Jul4
Aug1
Sep1
Oct3
Nov3
Dec7

Where

Countries
US states
Top towns and cities
  • Fairfield, Connecticut3
  • Central Connecticut, United States2
  • Newtown, Connecticut2
  • Wallingford, Connecticut2
  • Waterford, Connecticut2

What people saw

Shapes
Colours
  • Multicolored3
  • Red3
  • Black2
  • White2
  • Orange1
  • Silver1
  • Green1
  • Purple1
What the Sky match found
  • No ordinary match15
  • Starlink train1
  • Rocket launch (possible)1
  • Bright planet (possible)1

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Counted from the sightings on this site, as reported — shapes, times and places are what witnesses said. Updated hourly.

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