📊 Analysis

UFOs near nuclear sites — an analysis

What 319 reports of ufos near nuclear sites 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.

319 sightings🎥 218 with video34 in the last 12 months🗓️ 1957–2026

What stands out

  • 47% of ufos near nuclear sites with a time were seen at night (9 pm to 5 am), against 44% of all sightings.
  • The busiest hour is 10 pm.
  • The busiest year so far is 2024, with 74 reports.
  • 65% come from the United States.
  • The Sky match explains 11% of the ufos near nuclear sites it has checked (a launch, satellite, fireball, planet or plane), against 6% of all sightings.
  • The most-reported shape is orb (42).

When

Sightings per year
19572026
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Sightings per yearSightings
19571
19580
19590
19600
19610
19620
19630
19640
19650
19660
19670
19680
19690
19700
19710
19720
19730
19740
19750
19761
19770
19780
19792
19800
19810
19820
19830
19840
19850
19860
19870
19880
19890
19900
19910
19920
19930
19940
19951
19960
19970
19980
19990
20002
20010
20020
20030
20040
20050
20064
20070
20080
20090
20100
20110
20123
20132
20143
20151
20160
20172
20183
20193
202015
202138
202221
202343
202474
202570
202629
Last 24 months
Dec 2024Nov 2026
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Last 24 monthsSightings
Dec 202440
Jan 202512
Feb 20254
Mar 20257
Apr 20257
May 20254
Jun 20256
Jul 20258
Aug 20253
Sep 20256
Oct 20257
Nov 20255
Dec 20251
Jan 20262
Feb 20264
Mar 20263
Apr 20266
May 20262
Jun 20267
Jul 20262
Aug 20261
Sep 20261
Oct 20260
Nov 20261
Time of day local time
12 am11 pm
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Time of daySightings
12 am5
1 am5
2 am2
3 am3
4 am3
5 am2
6 am2
7 am2
8 am2
9 am1
10 am2
11 am1
12 pm4
1 pm1
2 pm5
3 pm3
4 pm8
5 pm11
6 pm6
7 pm16
8 pm11
9 pm22
10 pm23
11 pm5
Month of the year
JanDec
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Month of the yearSightings
Jan29
Feb16
Mar18
Apr24
May24
Jun30
Jul31
Aug14
Sep30
Oct31
Nov22
Dec49

Where

Top towns and cities
  • Toronto, Canada31
  • Rendlesham Forest, United Kingdom28
  • Charlotte, North Carolina13
  • Kingsville, Maryland12
  • Oceanside, California10

What people saw

Shapes
Colours
  • White19
  • Red13
  • Silver12
  • Black11
  • Orange11
  • Multicolored10
  • Green9
  • Blue8
What the Sky match found
  • No ordinary match118
  • Bright planet (possible)9
  • Starlink train (possible)3
  • Starlink train2

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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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