📊 Analysis

UFO sightings in Turkey — an analysis

What 36 reports of sightings in turkey 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.

36 sightings🎥 25 with video5 in the last 12 months🗓️ 2011–2026

What stands out

  • The busiest hour is 10 pm.
  • The busiest year so far is 2023, with 7 reports.
  • 100% come from Turkey.
  • The most-reported shape is light (2).

When

Sightings per year
20112026
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Sightings per yearSightings
20111
20121
20131
20141
20150
20160
20170
20180
20192
20202
20213
20224
20237
20243
20256
20265
Last 24 months
Dec 2024Nov 2026
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Last 24 monthsSightings
Dec 20241
Jan 20250
Feb 20253
Mar 20250
Apr 20250
May 20250
Jun 20251
Jul 20250
Aug 20251
Sep 20250
Oct 20250
Nov 20251
Dec 20250
Jan 20260
Feb 20260
Mar 20260
Apr 20260
May 20264
Jun 20261
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 am0
1 am1
2 am0
3 am0
4 am1
5 am0
6 am0
7 am0
8 am0
9 am0
10 am0
11 am0
12 pm0
1 pm0
2 pm0
3 pm0
4 pm0
5 pm0
6 pm0
7 pm0
8 pm0
9 pm1
10 pm2
11 pm0
Month of the year
JanDec
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Month of the yearSightings
Jan1
Feb4
Apr2
May6
Jun5
Jul1
Aug7
Sep3
Oct1
Nov5
Dec1

Where

Countries
Top towns and cities
  • Kumburgaz, Turkey13
  • Karacadag, Turkey2
  • Gaziantep Airport, Turkey1
  • Rize, Turkey1
  • Bağcılar, Turkey1

What people saw

Shapes
Colours
  • Black1
  • Yellow1
  • Silver1
What the Sky match found
  • No ordinary match1

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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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