UFO waves & bursts

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Famous waves

Well-known cases from the encyclopedia, with the sightings on this site from the same dates and area.

🌊 Wave · 📖 Famous caseNew Jersey drone wave (2024)13 November 2024 – January 2025 (peak mid-December) · 📍 New Jersey and the north-eastern United States597 reports from 516 people · mostly orb⚡ Burst · 📖 Famous caseStephenville sightings (2008)January 2008 (main sighting 8 January) · 📍 Stephenville, Dublin and Erath County, Texas14 reports from 12 people · mostly light⚡ Burst · 📖 Famous caseTinley Park lights (2004–06)21 August 2004, 31 October 2004, 1 October 2005, 31 October 2006 · 📍 Tinley Park and nearby suburbs, Illinois12 reports from 12 people · mostly light⚡ Burst · 📖 Famous casePhoenix Lights (1997)13 March 1997 · 📍 Arizona, from the Nevada line through Phoenix to Tucson147 reports from 136 people · mostly light🌊 Wave · 📖 Famous caseBelgian UFO wave (1989–90)29 November 1989 – April 1990 · 📍 Belgium, beginning around Eupen23 reports from 23 people · mostly triangle🌊 Wave · 📖 Famous caseHudson Valley sightings (1983–84)Mainly March 1983 to summer 1984 · 📍 Westchester, Putnam and nearby counties, New York13 reports from 13 people · mostly boomerang🌊 Wave · 📖 Famous caseBroad Haven sightings (1977)1977 (school sighting 4 February) · 📍 Broad Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales3 reports from 3 people🌊 Wave · 📖 Famous caseLubbock Lights (1951)25 August – September 1951 · 📍 Lubbock, Texas, and nearby towns22 reports from 21 people · mostly light🌊 Wave · 📖 Famous caseGhost rockets (1946)26 February – December 1946 · 📍 Sweden and Scandinavia12 reports from 12 people · mostly saucer🌊 Wave · 📖 Famous caseMystery airship wave (1896–97)17 November 1896 – May 1897 · 📍 California, then across the United States9 reports from 9 people · mostly saucer

Found in our sightings

🌊 WaveUFO wave around Roswell, New Mexico — July 20262–12 July 2026 · 📍 Roswell, New Mexico6 reports from 6 people⚡ BurstUFO sightings around Florida — 6–7 July 20266–7 July 2026 · 📍 Florida3 reports from 3 people⚡ BurstLight sightings around New York — 27–28 June 202627–28 June 2026 · 📍 New York3 reports from 3 people · mostly light🌊 WaveLight wave around United States — May–June 202628 May – 10 June 2026 · 📍 United States7 reports from 7 people · mostly light🌊 WaveUFO wave around Papoose Lake, Nevada — April 20263–10 April 2026 · 📍 Papoose Lake, Nevada7 reports from 7 people⚡ BurstUFO sightings around Miami, Florida — 1–2 January 20261–2 January 2026 · 📍 Miami, Florida4 reports from 3 people⚡ BurstLight sightings around Florida — 8–9 November 20258–9 November 2025 · 📍 Florida4 reports from 3 people · mostly light⚡ BurstUFO sightings around Florida — 17–19 October 202517–19 October 2025 · 📍 Florida4 reports from 3 people🌊 WaveUFO wave around Roswell, New Mexico — September 202516–23 September 2025 · 📍 Roswell, New Mexico6 reports from 6 people⚡ BurstUFO sightings around Massachusetts — 10 August 202510 August 2025 · 📍 Massachusetts3 reports from 3 people⚡ BurstUFO sightings around Washington — 11–12 July 202511–12 July 2025 · 📍 Washington3 reports from 3 people⚡ BurstUFO sightings around Colorado — 21–22 May 202521–22 May 2025 · 📍 Colorado3 reports from 3 people⚡ BurstDisk sightings around Four Corners — 1 May 20251 May 2025 · 📍 Four Corners3 reports from 3 people · mostly disk⚡ BurstUFO sightings around Oklahoma — 14–16 February 202514–16 February 2025 · 📍 Oklahoma4 reports from 4 people🌊 WaveUFO wave around New Mexico — January–February 202531 January – 11 February 2025 · 📍 New Mexico7 reports from 6 people · mostly orb🌊 WaveUFO wave around Portland, Oregon — January 202516–29 January 2025 · 📍 Portland, Oregon6 reports from 6 people🌊 WaveUFO wave around Los Angeles, California — December 2024 – January 202529 December 2024 – 19 January 2025 · 📍 Los Angeles, California21 reports from 20 people · mostly orb🌊 WaveOrb wave around United States — January 20259–15 January 2025 · 📍 United States11 reports from 9 people · mostly orb⚡ BurstUFO sightings around Roswell, New Mexico — 11–13 January 202511–13 January 2025 · 📍 Roswell, New Mexico3 reports from 3 people⚡ BurstUFO sightings around Colorado — 10–11 January 202510–11 January 2025 · 📍 Colorado3 reports from 3 people🌊 WaveUFO wave around England — December 2024 – January 202524 December 2024 – 11 January 2025 · 📍 England16 reports from 15 people · mostly light⚡ BurstUFO sightings around Massachusetts — 7–10 January 20257–10 January 2025 · 📍 Massachusetts5 reports from 5 people⚡ BurstUFO sightings around Florida — 7–8 January 20257–8 January 2025 · 📍 Florida3 reports from 3 people⚡ BurstLight sightings around Ontario — 27 December 2024 – 1 January 202527 December 2024 – 1 January 2025 · 📍 Ontario7 reports from 7 people · mostly light🌊 WaveUFO wave around Colorado — December 20243–28 December 2024 · 📍 Colorado18 reports from 17 people · mostly light🌊 WaveUFO wave around Los Angeles, California — December 20244–28 December 2024 · 📍 Los Angeles, California37 reports from 34 people · mostly light🌊 WaveLight wave around Texas — December 20242–26 December 2024 · 📍 Texas28 reports from 25 people · mostly light🌊 WaveUFO wave around Arizona — November–December 202429 November – 26 December 2024 · 📍 Arizona39 reports from 33 people · mostly orb🌊 WaveUFO wave around Ohio — December 20248–22 December 2024 · 📍 Ohio7 reports from 7 people🌊 WaveUFO wave around Washington — December 20247–22 December 2024 · 📍 Washington9 reports from 9 people · mostly orb⚡ BurstOrb sightings around England, United Kingdom — 19–20 December 202419–20 December 2024 · 📍 England, United Kingdom3 reports from 3 people · mostly orb🌊 WaveLight wave around United States — December 20246–20 December 2024 · 📍 United States13 reports from 12 people · mostly light🌊 WaveUFO wave around Oregon — December 20247–19 December 2024 · 📍 Oregon7 reports from 7 people🌊 WaveLight wave around England — November–December 202417 November – 11 December 2024 · 📍 England36 reports from 35 people · mostly light⚡ BurstLight sightings around Southern California — 5–6 December 20245–6 December 2024 · 📍 Southern California4 reports from 3 people · mostly light⚡ BurstUFO sightings around North Carolina — 2–5 December 20242–5 December 2024 · 📍 North Carolina10 reports from 8 people · mostly orb⚡ BurstSphere sightings around Michigan — 1–4 December 20241–4 December 2024 · 📍 Michigan6 reports from 5 people · mostly sphere🌊 WaveLight wave around California — November 202413–29 November 2024 · 📍 California15 reports from 10 people · mostly light⚡ BurstChevron sightings around Los Angeles, California — 31 October 202431 October 2024 · 📍 Los Angeles, California3 reports from 3 people · mostly chevron🌊 WaveTriangle wave around Arizona — September–October 202425 September – 6 October 2024 · 📍 Arizona7 reports from 7 people · mostly triangle⚡ BurstUFO sightings around Roswell, New Mexico — 3–4 October 20243–4 October 2024 · 📍 Roswell, New Mexico3 reports from 3 people⚡ BurstUFO sightings around Curitiba, Paraná — 7 July 20247 July 2024 · 📍 Curitiba, Paraná3 reports from 3 people⚡ BurstUFO sightings around Denver, Colorado — 5–6 July 20245–6 July 2024 · 📍 Denver, Colorado3 reports from 3 people⚡ BurstLight sightings around California — 18–19 June 202418–19 June 2024 · 📍 California3 reports from 3 people · mostly light⚡ BurstLight sightings around California — 1–2 May 20241–2 May 2024 · 📍 California3 reports from 3 people · mostly light⚡ BurstUFO sightings around Colorado — 30 April – 1 May 202430 April – 1 May 2024 · 📍 Colorado3 reports from 3 people⚡ BurstUFO sightings around Los Angeles, California — 10–11 December 202310–11 December 2023 · 📍 Los Angeles, California4 reports from 4 people🌊 WaveUFO wave around Texas — October 202312–21 October 2023 · 📍 Texas7 reports from 7 people🌊 WaveLight wave around Colorado — October 20231–9 October 2023 · 📍 Colorado7 reports from 7 people · mostly light⚡ BurstUFO sightings around Florida — 7–8 August 20237–8 August 2023 · 📍 Florida3 reports from 3 people⚡ BurstUFO sightings around Las Vegas, Nevada — 8–12 June 20238–12 June 2023 · 📍 Las Vegas, Nevada6 reports from 5 people⚡ BurstUFO sightings around England — 9–11 June 20239–11 June 2023 · 📍 England3 reports from 3 people⚡ BurstUFO sightings around California — 20 May 202320 May 2023 · 📍 California3 reports from 3 people⚡ BurstUFO sightings around New York — 14–16 May 202314–16 May 2023 · 📍 New York3 reports from 3 people⚡ BurstUFO sightings around Phoenix, Arizona — 15–16 May 202315–16 May 2023 · 📍 Phoenix, Arizona4 reports from 3 people⚡ BurstUFO sightings around Las Vegas, Nevada — 24 December 202224 December 2022 · 📍 Las Vegas, Nevada3 reports from 3 people🌊 WaveUFO wave around Calvine, Scotland — August 202212–19 August 2022 · 📍 Calvine, Scotland10 reports from 10 people🌊 WaveLight wave around San Diego, California — June–July 202221 June – 3 July 2022 · 📍 San Diego, California9 reports from 7 people · mostly light⚡ BurstUFO sightings around Miami, Florida — 29 May 202229 May 2022 · 📍 Miami, Florida3 reports from 3 people🌊 WaveUFO wave around California — December 20219–17 December 2021 · 📍 California6 reports from 6 people⚡ BurstUFO sightings around Massachusetts — 2–3 December 20212–3 December 2021 · 📍 Massachusetts3 reports from 3 people⚡ BurstUFO sightings around Arizona — 24–26 August 202124–26 August 2021 · 📍 Arizona3 reports from 3 people⚡ BurstUFO sightings around Fairfield, Connecticut — 18 July 202118 July 2021 · 📍 Fairfield, Connecticut4 reports from 4 people⚡ BurstTriangle sightings around Shanghai, China — 22–24 June 202122–24 June 2021 · 📍 Shanghai, China8 reports from 6 people · mostly triangle⚡ BurstUFO sightings around Rendlesham Forest, England — 20–22 May 202120–22 May 2021 · 📍 Rendlesham Forest, England3 reports from 3 people⚡ BurstLight sightings around Denver, Colorado — 7–8 May 20217–8 May 2021 · 📍 Denver, Colorado3 reports from 3 people · mostly light⚡ BurstUFO sightings around Miami, Florida — 9–10 February 20219–10 February 2021 · 📍 Miami, Florida3 reports from 3 people⚡ BurstUFO sightings around Colorado — 31 January – 1 February 202131 January – 1 February 2021 · 📍 Colorado3 reports from 3 people⚡ BurstUFO sightings around Sequoia National Park, California — 9 August 20159 August 2015 · 📍 Sequoia National Park, California3 reports from 3 people⚡ BurstUFO sightings around Arizona — 25–26 February 201525–26 February 2015 · 📍 Arizona3 reports from 3 people⚡ BurstTic tac sightings around Pacific Ocean off San Diego — 14 November 200414 November 2004 · 📍 Pacific Ocean off San Diego4 reports from 4 people · mostly tic tac⚡ BurstUFO sightings around Catalina Island, California — 15 April 196615 April 1966 · 📍 Catalina Island, California4 reports from 4 people⚡ BurstSaucer sightings around Westall, Victoria — 2–6 April 19662–6 April 1966 · 📍 Westall, Victoria9 reports from 4 people · mostly saucer

How they’re found

Every day the site looks at all the sightings that have a date and a place. When several different people report something within about 150 km of each other on the same night or the next — or a stretch of reports keeps coming from one area for weeks — and that’s clearly more than the area usually gets, it becomes a burst or a wave. Several posts from the same person count once, and a report that only names a country isn’t used.

The name, dates, place, shapes and numbers on each page are counted from its reports. A wave isn’t proof of anything unusual: satellites, rocket launches, drones and planes can all be seen by many people at once. Check What’s that light? for what was in the sky.