📊 Analysis

UFO sightings in Germany — an analysis

What 147 reports of sightings in germany 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.

147 sightings🎥 97 with video22 in the last 12 months🗓️ 1943–2026

What stands out

  • 53% of sightings in germany with a time were seen at night (9 pm to 5 am), against 44% of all sightings.
  • The busiest hour is 11 pm.
  • The busiest year so far is 2024, with 36 reports.
  • 99% come from Germany.
  • The Sky match explains 5% of the sightings in germany it has checked (a launch, satellite, fireball, planet or plane), against 6% of all sightings.
  • The most-reported shape is light (22).

When

Sightings per year
19432026
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Sightings per yearSightings
19432
19440
19451
19460
19470
19480
19490
19500
19510
19520
19530
19540
19550
19560
19570
19580
19590
19600
19610
19620
19630
19640
19650
19660
19670
19680
19690
19700
19710
19720
19730
19740
19750
19760
19770
19781
19790
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
20121
20132
20143
20152
20160
20171
20181
20191
20207
202111
202211
202319
202436
202531
202617
Last 24 months
Dec 2024Nov 2026
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Last 24 monthsSightings
Dec 202411
Jan 20252
Feb 20250
Mar 20253
Apr 20251
May 20251
Jun 20250
Jul 20251
Aug 20255
Sep 20256
Oct 20257
Nov 20255
Dec 20250
Jan 20262
Feb 20261
Mar 20264
Apr 20261
May 20263
Jun 20261
Jul 20265
Aug 20260
Sep 20260
Oct 20260
Nov 20260
Time of day local time
12 am11 pm
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Time of daySightings
12 am4
1 am2
2 am0
3 am4
4 am0
5 am4
6 am0
7 am1
8 am0
9 am0
10 am0
11 am1
12 pm3
1 pm1
2 pm1
3 pm0
4 pm2
5 pm4
6 pm5
7 pm3
8 pm3
9 pm7
10 pm7
11 pm8
Month of the year
JanDec
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Month of the yearSightings
Jan7
Feb8
Mar12
Apr10
May11
Jun8
Jul11
Aug17
Sep18
Oct18
Nov12
Dec15

Where

Countries
Top towns and cities
  • Nuremberg, Germany13
  • Berlin, Germany4
  • Munich, Germany4
  • Leipzig, Germany2
  • Chemnitz, Germany2

What people saw

Shapes
Colours
  • Black9
  • Red9
  • White8
  • Orange6
  • Blue6
  • Green4
  • Silver3
  • Multicolored2
What the Sky match found
  • No ordinary match56
  • Bright planet (possible)2
  • Starlink train (possible)1

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