UFO Sightings Map
560 documented UFO sightings across 34 countries
Unidentified aerial phenomena reported to investigators, journalists, and government programs — including case files from the declassified Project Blue Book archive. Discs, triangles, orbs, and unexplained lights, plotted where witnesses reported them, each carrying the original source record.
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Texas46California35New Mexico29Ohio21Pennsylvania17Michigan16New York16Wisconsin15Arizona14Florida14Illinois14Washington14Indiana12Japan12Massachusetts12Mississippi11Tennessee11Virginia11New Jersey10North Carolina10Maryland9Oregon9Alaska8Colorado8Georgia8Kansas8Missouri8Labrador6Louisiana6Maine6D.C.5Germany5Montana5Alabama4Iowa4Minnesota4
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Lights in the Sky322Other UFO163Disc/Saucer32Close Encounter (1st Kind)11Orb/Sphere10Close Encounter (2nd Kind)8Crash/Recovery5Cigar-Shaped Object3Abduction Account3Triangle Craft2Close Encounter (3rd Kind)1
Notable UFO sightings
Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport UFO — the 2010 airspace closure
Zhejiang·2010
Chaoyang UFO incident — the 2010 Chinese airspace 'glowing object' incident
Beijing·2010
The Stephenville Lights — giant silent craft tracked by FAA radar over Texas (2008)
Texas·2008
O'Hare Airport Disc — saucer hovers over United gate C-17, then shoots through clouds (2006)
Illinois·2006
The Tic Tac Encounter — USS Nimitz strike group vs. anomalous craft off Baja (2004)
Pacific Ocean·2004
Calama UFO filming — the 2004 Chilean Air Force daylight encounter
Antofagasta·2004
The Phoenix Lights — thousands witness massive V-shaped craft over Arizona (1997)
Arizona·1997
The Varginha UFO Incident — Brazil's Roswell (1996)
Minas Gerais·1996
Bariloche UFO flap — the 1995 Argentine emergency-airport diversion
Río Negro·1995
The Ariel School UFO — 62 Zimbabwean schoolchildren's mass close encounter (1994)
Mashonaland East·1994
The November 5, 1990 UFO wave — France's mass sighting event
Grand Est·1990
Voronezh UFO landing — the 1989 mass-witness entity incident
Voronezh Oblast·1989