Description

I ran over 80k witness statements through a fairly comprehensive sentiment and word analysis. Data contains sightings from 1906-2014 (data link (https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/NUFORC/ufo-sightings)). Attaching a few of the visuals.

\- UFO witnesses tend to describe their experiences positively. The average sentiment polarity is +0.104 (slightly positive), with 38.9% of comments being positive vs only 9.4% negative. This suggests witnesses often express wonder and amazement rather than fear.
\- The average subjectivity score is only 0.34 (on a 0-1 scale), indicating most comments are relatively factual/objective rather than emotionally charged. Witnesses tend to focus on describing *what* they saw rather than *how* they felt.
\- Lights dominate descriptions: The word "light" appears 38,764 times - nearly half of all comments mention some form of light. "Lights" (plural) appears 18,115 times, suggesting many witnesses see multiple objects.
\- Triangles are top identifiable shape: Beyond generic "light" descriptions, triangular objects (3,588 + 2,558 = 6,146 mentions) are the most commonly described distinct shape, followed by fireballs (3,025) and orbs (2,775).
\- Group sightings are significant: 9.1% of comments (7,332) suggest multiple witnesses were present (using words like "we", "friends", "family", "neighbors"). This adds credibility to reports and shows UFO sightings are often shared experiences.

...and more. Full analysis:
https://app.verbagpt.com/shared/89y0kF5QSBRjDD\_TSKoTXiegWs89s4bJ (https://app.verbagpt.com/shared/89y0kF5QSBRjDD_TSKoTXiegWs89s4bJ)