451 sightings🎥 346 with video49 in the last 12 months🗓️ 1979–2026
What stands out
- 62% of night vision & thermal footage with a time were seen at night (9 pm to 5 am), against 44% of all sightings.
- The busiest hour is 9 pm.
- The busiest year so far is 2023, with 75 reports.
- 22% come from the United States.
- The Sky match explains 7% of the night vision & thermal footage it has checked (a launch, satellite, fireball, planet or plane), against 6% of all sightings.
- The most-reported shape is orb (41).
When
19792026
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| Sightings per year | Sightings |
|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1980 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2014 | 10 |
| 2015 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 19 |
| 2021 | 40 |
| 2022 | 19 |
| 2023 | 75 |
| 2024 | 59 |
| 2025 | 61 |
| 2026 | 43 |
Dec 2024Nov 2026
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| Last 24 months | Sightings |
|---|---|
| Dec 2024 | 20 |
| Jan 2025 | 9 |
| Feb 2025 | 3 |
| Mar 2025 | 5 |
| Apr 2025 | 5 |
| May 2025 | 10 |
| Jun 2025 | 5 |
| Jul 2025 | 3 |
| Aug 2025 | 6 |
| Sep 2025 | 4 |
| Oct 2025 | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 2 |
| May 2026 | 16 |
| Jun 2026 | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 2026 | 0 |
12 am11 pm
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| Time of day | Sightings |
|---|---|
| 12 am | 5 |
| 1 am | 3 |
| 2 am | 3 |
| 3 am | 3 |
| 4 am | 3 |
| 5 am | 1 |
| 6 am | 1 |
| 7 am | 1 |
| 8 am | 0 |
| 9 am | 0 |
| 10 am | 0 |
| 11 am | 2 |
| 12 pm | 0 |
| 1 pm | 0 |
| 2 pm | 1 |
| 3 pm | 1 |
| 4 pm | 1 |
| 5 pm | 6 |
| 6 pm | 1 |
| 7 pm | 5 |
| 8 pm | 8 |
| 9 pm | 11 |
| 10 pm | 8 |
| 11 pm | 10 |
JanDec
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| Month of the year | Sightings |
|---|---|
| Jan | 34 |
| Feb | 14 |
| Mar | 17 |
| Apr | 16 |
| May | 40 |
| Jun | 21 |
| Jul | 29 |
| Aug | 61 |
| Sep | 36 |
| Oct | 23 |
| Nov | 27 |
| Dec | 35 |
Where
- United States100 22%
- United Kingdom13 3%
- Puerto Rico7 2%
- Iraq6 1%
- Iceland4 1%
- Greece3 1%
- Mexico3 1%
- Afghanistan3 1%
- Turkey2 0%
- Syria2 0%
- California22 5%
- Arizona4 1%
- Nevada4 1%
- Texas4 1%
- New Jersey3 1%
- Maryland2 0%
- Virginia2 0%
- New Mexico2 0%
- Florida2 0%
- Ohio2 0%
- Pacific Ocean off San Diego, United States8
- Pacifica, California4
- Austin, Texas2
- Karacadag, Turkey2
- Sonoma, California2
What people saw
- White20
- Black8
- Red5
- Yellow5
- Blue4
- Green3
- Orange3
- Gold2
- No ordinary match69
- Bright planet (possible)3
- Rocket launch (possible)1
- Rocket launch1
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