Sighting by Location: United States UFO & Alien Sightings
The United States has a dense and complex history of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), ranging from the infamous Roswell crash to modern-day naval encounters. This state-by-state archive serves as a centralized research hub for thousands of documented sightings reported by civilians, pilots, and military personnel across every corner of the nation.
Alabama Sightings
Explore reports of unexplained aerial craft over the heart of Dixie, ranging from rural encounters to sightings near military installations.
- 1948: The Chiles-Whitted Case
- 1970: Decatur, Alabama CE-II Sighting
- 1973: The Alabama Tinfoil Alien
- 1983: Encounter in Alabama
- 1996: Capsule-Shaped Object Photographed in Valley, Alabama
- 2005: Long Craft Spotted Over North West Alabama
- 2005: Rural Alabama Ex-coal mine Sighting
- 2011: Alabama ‘sub-car sized’ sphere hovered and moved away
- 2005: Daylight Setting near Mount Olive Alabama
Alaska Sightings
The “Last Frontier” has a long history of massive UAP encounters, often involving large-scale objects in the remote wilderness.
- 1930: Alien captured on film in Alaska
- 1936: Sighting in Eklutna
- 1948: Unusual Sightings along Aleutian chain – Declassified – Document
- 1950: A major Air Force encounter with a UFO in Alaska
- 1952: Bat Shaped Object seen over Shemya Island
- 1958: Object tracked on multiple radar flying at 5,000+ MPH
- 1966: Anchorage, Alaska Sighting
- 197?: Adak Island Military Man With Top Secret Clearance Spots UFO
- 1973: Chugiak, Alaska Possible Abduction
- 1980: Glennallen, Alaska UFO Sighting
- 1985: Juneau, Alaska UFO Sighting
- 1986: Japan Air Lines Flight 1628
- 198?: Homer, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska UFO
- 1995: Dramatic sighting in the outskirts of Cordova, AK
- 2004: Fairbanks, Alaska Circular Object
- 2004: Kodiak Island, Alaska Object Over Coast Guard Base
- 2006: Large triangle over Alaska
Arizona Sightings
Home to the famous “Phoenix Lights,” Arizona remains a global hotspot for high-frequency aerial anomalies and desert encounters.
- 4,000 Year Old UFO Found in Grand Canyon – Article
- 1948: Dreamy Draw area, Arizona, UFO Crash
- 1952: Abduction in Tucson Arizona
- 1952: Air Force Bomber Encounter’s Discs
- 1953: Kingman Arizona UFO crash
- 1953: Kingman, Arizona Sighting
- 1962: Tucson, Arizona Sighting
- 1970: Yuma, Arizona Sighting
- 1971 – 1975: Incredible Brian Scott Case
- 1975: Hat-shaped UFO with 2 smaller satellite objects
- 1977: Occupant Case in Tucson
- 1977: Tucson (Pima) Arizona Close Encounter
- 1997: The Phoenix Lights
- 1999: Red Light near Prescott
- 2001: Black triangle with glowing red portholes in the Arizona desert
- 2001: Large Orange Object Spotted
- 2003: What was that cigar shaped object ?
- 2005: Disc-shaped object photographed in Arizona
- 2007: Large UFO spotted near Winslow
- 2008: Topock Arizona UFO Crash
- Reptilian Rape in the Arizona Superstition Mountains – Article
- 2014: Bright object videoed hovering above Phoenix, Arizona
- Sighting by Location: Arizona UFO & Alien Sightings
Arkansas Sightings
Documents unexplained phenomena across the Natural State, including historical reports from the Ozark Mountains.
- 1516: Mr. “Bad Thing” comes to the Ozarks Region
- 1897: Hot Springs, Arkansas Sighting
- 1950: Pilots observe fast-moving, disc-shaped UFO
- 1953: St. Francis River, Northeastern Arkansas Sighting
- 1967 or 1968: Triangular Hovering Object over Ft. Smith, Arkansas
- 200?: Russellville, Arkansas: UFOs Over Nuclear One Power Plant
- 1996: Sighting at Lake Hamilton Arkansas Jr. High School
California Sightings
From the coast to the high desert, California boasts some of the highest volumes of UAP reports and military-intercept cases in the country.
- 1896: An Apparition Wandering Through The Atmosphere – Article
- 1896: Saw The Mystic Flying Light
- 1904: Circular UFOs Maneuvered Near Ship
- 1930?: Fontana Sighting
- 1941: City’s Black-Out Called Success – Newspaper
- 1941: Three Naval Craft Sent Out To Hunt Plane Base
- 1942: Battle Of Los Angeles
- 1949: Death Valley California UFO Crash
- 1950: Above Van Nuys and San Fernando Aircraft Sighting
- 1952: 4 foot alien spotted
- 1952: Aliens and Abduction in Redding, California
- 1952: Edwards AFB
- 1952: Engineer observes object over National City, California
- 1952: George Adamski’s Blythe California Sightings
- 1952: Humanoid Spotted in Lake June, California
- 1952: Palomar Gardens, California Sighting
- 1952: Scientist Reports Sighting Disc
- 1952: Sighting and Contact in Bakersfield, California
- 1952: Strange Couple in Burbank California
- 1953: Round, metallic object near Livermore
- 1954: Muroc AFB, California
- 1955: Glendale, California Sighting
- 1957: Astronaut Gordon Cooper Witnesses UFO Landing at Edwards AFB
- 1957: Lake Isabella UFO Photograph Still a Mystery – Article
- 195?: San Bernardino, California
- 1960: Red Bluff Incident
- 1963: Disc-shaped UFO, seen by police officers and others
- 1964: Alien Encounter in Cisco County
- 1964: Strange-looking object over homes
- 1964: Big Sur UFO Incident: The Classified Filming at Vandenberg AFB
- 1965: Edwards AFB visited by UFOs – The Incident
- 1965: Rex Heflin UFO Photographs
- 1965: Sid Padrick Contact Case
- 1968: Redlands Sighting
- 1971: Abductee Involved in UFO Crash near Edwards AFB
- 1972: Man finds gold ‘nugget’ after seeing bright light
- 1972: Pasadena, California Helicopter Crew Encounter UFO
- 1974: Ronald Reagan UFO Sighting
- 1976: Several witnesses view oval shaped object
- 1976: Silent cigar-shaped object over Yuba City
- 1977: 3 boys frightened by a creatures from landed UFO
- 1978: Police Officer Suffers Burns from a UFO
- 1978: USAF witness 3 large craft in Mojave desert
- 1978: Veteran Pilot Encounters UFO With Portholes
- 1979: Large UFO flies low over couple’s home
- 1979: Twenty-Nine Palms California Encounter
- 1981: Low-flying UFO sighted over Los Angeles
- 2000: Triangle over house in Newtown Square, California
- 2000: Randsburg, California Sighting
- 2000: Something was in my home..
- 2000: Three black triangles hovering over Los Angeles
- 2003: Three Huntington Police Officers See Flying Object
- 2004: Triangular craft flying low over Interstate 5
- 2005: Glowing metallic UFO seen twice over Fresno
- 2005: Two large black triangles move over San Francisco, CA
- 2006: Metallic disk observed over San Francisco Bay, California
- 2006: Roseville & Rocklin, California Sighting
- 2008: Granada Hills, California Abduction
- 2008: Large V-Shaped UFO Seen over California
- 2008: Unknown Object Crashed near Needles, California
- 2011: Silent UFO shines spotlight on witness
- 2013: Hilltop Park, Signal Hill CA Sighting
- 2013: Laguna Niguel, CA. Abduction?
- 2014: La Puente ( San Gabriel Valley), California Sighting
- 2015: Hollydale Park Southgate California Daytime Sighting
- 2015: Sequoia Park, Monterey Park CA Sighting
- 2017: Santa Rosa, California Sighting
- 2013: Grey Sighting in California
- 1985: Abduction in CA.
- 2014: MacArthur Park, Los Angeles California Sighting
- 2015: East Los Angeles Daytime Sighting
- 2008: West Sacramento California Sighting
- 2017: Long Beach, California Sighting
- 1963: San Diego, California Abduction
- 2024: Valencia, Santa Clarita, California Sighting
- 2007: Anza Borrego State Park, California Encounter
- 2000: Formation of three black triangle craft hovering over Los Angeles
- 2007: Redondo Beach, California
- 2000: Low-flying, slow-moving triangle object passes over house
- 1985: Flying ‘ball of fire’ seen by 3 children camping in backyard in Redwood Valley, CA
Colorado Sightings
High-altitude sightings are common in the Rockies, featuring credible reports from pilots and residents in the Mile High State.
- 1929: Possible UFO In Old Photo
- 1952: Child Abduction in Evergreen, Colorado
- 1956: UFOs Reported over Jasper, Colorado
- 1978: Cullen Abduction
- 1985: Bob White Alien Artifact
- 2001: Buena Vista, Colorado Sighting
- 2004: Large, disk-shaped, domed top, craft with lights
- 2006: The Marcia Burke Encounter
- 2013: UFO Sighting in Colorado – Video
Connecticut Sightings
Research historical and modern sightings within the Nutmeg State, including several notable multi-witness events
- 1957: Cigar-shaped UFO with Occupants Viewable
- 1976: Fourteen young hikers encounter saucer-shaped object
- 1978: Long cigar-shape object, flying above treetops
- 1987: Close Encounter on Interstate 84, Connecticut
- 1995: Large disc observed by two in Connecticut
- 2004: Three Disc-Shaped UFOs Photographed in Connecticut
- 2005: Three UFOs Photographed in Connecticut Forest
- 1973: Kent Connecticut Sighting
- 1983: Glastonbury, Connecticut CE3
- 1984: Bethel Connecticut Abduction
- 1979: Multi Colored lights in Baltic, Connecticut
Delaware Sightings
Despite its size, Delaware has recorded significant coastal sightings and unexplained activity near its airbases.
Florida Sightings
A major hotspot for both UFOs and USOs (Unidentified Submerged Objects) due to its extensive coastline and military presence.
- 1947 or 1948: Jacksonville Florida One Big Bright Light
- 1949: Cortez-Bradenton, Florida Sighting
- 1952: West Palm Beach, Florida Sighting
- 1960: Elliptical UFO with portholes
- 1965: James Flynn Florida Everglades Encounter
- 1966: Pilot ‘flees’ from giant cone-shaped UFO pacing plane
- 1967: Two craft flew over and landed in remote area near home
- 1968: Florida, Pilot Takes Evasive Action from UFO
- 1968: Lakeland Florida Encounter with Aliens
- 1970: Flying saucer hovering above home with blue beam shining down
- 1973: Bradenton, Florida
- 1978: Ocala, Florida Radar-Visual Case
- 1979: Filiberto Cardenas Abduction
- 1979: Metallic, saucer-shaped object with triangle on underside
- 1983: Forest City, Florida UFO Sighting
- 1987: Gulf Breeze Sightings
- 1989: Arrowhead triangle spotted during night launch of Space Shuttle
- 1991: Jared Lee, Encounter
- 1992: Daylight encounter with a unusual Being
- 1995: Redfish Point
- 1996: Orlando, Florida Sighting
- 2005: Abduction in Florida
- 2005: Light grey, flat triangle with three lights on each corner
- 2005: Point of light exploded into bright white ball of light
- 2006: V-shaped craft seen in Ocala, Florida
- 2014: TRIANGLE OVER GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
- 1994: Okeechobee, Florida CE-V
- 1989: Orlando Florida Abduction
- 1994: Okeechobee, Florida Close Encounter 5th Kind
- 1983: Ball of fire moves over 4 witnesses in boat on Bear Lake, Florida
Georgia Sightings
Features a diverse range of reports from urban Atlanta to the mysterious sightings in the rural Peach State
- 1887: Fallen UFO: A Message From The Moon? – Newspaper
- 1964: Giant spinning top encountered by businessman
- 1969: Jimmy Carter’s UFO Sighting
- 1970: Military sighting of a light that grew to 5 Xs the moon
- 1977: Man has close encounter with UFO
- 2003: Lighted ‘panel of lights’ gliding silently across sky
- 2011: Airline passenger shoots photos of lights trailing commercial jet
- 2014: Two Cigar-Shaped UFOs Over Georgia
- 1968: Georgia Abduction
Hawaii Sightings
Pacific sightings often involve high-speed objects entering or exiting the ocean around the islands.
Idaho Sightings
The rugged terrain of Idaho has been the site of numerous “disk” sightings and unexplained nocturnal lights.
- 1947: Disc Zooms Down Snake River Canyon, Idaho
- 1947: United Airlines Flight 105 pilots witness disc-shaped objects
- 1952: Lost River Sinks, Idaho
- 1965: Idaho ‘Mining UFOs’
- 1967: Circular object with dome and two ‘figures’
- 2000: Triangle sited in Idaho
- 2006 Bonners Ferry, Idaho Sighting
- 1967: Three-1/2 Foot Tall Creature Floats to Ground IN Ririe, Idaho – Article
- 1977: Idaho witness sketches details from low hovering UFO
- 1957: Blackfoot, Idaho Sighting
Illinois Sightings
Home to the infamous O’Hare Airport sighting, Illinois has a deep archive of urban and suburban encounters
- 1940: Lost UFO Abduction of Geneseo, Illinois
- 1952: UFO with Humanoids in Prospect Heights Illinois
- 1963: The Wayne City, Illinois Car Chase
- 1999: Abduction on Carlyle Lake
- 2000: Illinois Triangle UFO Sighting
- 2000: Oblong, Illinois Thee Orange Lights Coming Over The Tree-Line
- 2006: Disc Sighting in Northbrook, Illinois
- 2006: Illinois couple witness triangle over their home
- 2007: Silver saucer motionless over Grayslake, IL
- 1888: Sighting near Diamond Island, Illinois River, Illinois
- 2017: Oz Park, Chicago, Illinois Mothman Sighting
- 2007: Typical “Sci-fi” saucer seen near Shawnee National Forest, Illinois
- 2006: Multiple witnesses observe disc-shaped object over Chicago O’Hare Airport
Indiana Sightings
Documents unexplained aerial maneuvers and historical reports from the crossroads of America.
- 1948: Domed Disc Seen over South Central Indianapolis
- 1957: Object beamed out an eerie, penetrating light
- 1958: The Monon Railroad UFO Incident
- 1963: Homer Indiana Landing
- 1973: CE1 in Princeton
- 1977: UFO in Indiana
- 1983: Copely Woods Encounter – Article
- 1984: Clarksburg, Indiana Sighting
- 1994: Witness names military installation from UFO encounter
- 2005: Woman is Sickened by Two Encounters
- 1967: Connersville, Indiana UFO Encounter
- 2003: Three Huntington Police Officers See Circular Flying Object
Iowa Sightings
Explore sightings over the expansive Iowa plains, often involving low-flying objects and unexplained lights.
- 1920: UFO Landing, Mount Pleasant, Iowa
- 1954: Osceola, Iowa Abduction
- 1966: Cigar-shaped object lands in Yorktown, Iowa
- 1969: Garrison, Iowa Crop Circle
- 1977: Security guard sees oval UFO with bright headlights
- 2003: Craft appeared as waiting to be inspected
- 2003: Homestead, Iowa UFO Sighting
- 2008: Altoona, Iowa Sighting
- 2012: Cedar Rapids, Iowa – Video
- 2012: UFO in Coralville, Iowa – Video
Kansas Sightings
The wide-open skies of Kansas provide the perfect backdrop for observing high-altitude UAPs and unconventional craft.
- 1926: Several Circular Objects Surrounded Plane
- 1952: ‘Figures’ seen in windows of oval-shaped object
- 1967: Capsule-shaped Object Photographed in Wichita, Kansas
- 1971: Delphos, Kansas Landing Ring
- 1999: Triangular Craft Sighted in Kansas City
- 2005: North Kansas, Kansas Sighting
- 2002?: Prairie Village, Kansas Hovering Triangle
- 2006: Barbell-shaped object near Wakeeney, Kansas
- 1982: Ulysses Kansas Abduction
Kentucky Sightings
Features notable historical cases and modern reports from the Bluegrass State’s diverse landscape.
- 1948: The Thomas Mantell Incident (aircraft crashes after chasing UFO)
- 1955: THE HOPKINSVILLE ALIEN INVASION
- 1964 or 1965: Grand Bend Kansas UFO Sighting
- 1969: Light Seen, Structure Disappears in Kentucky
- 1976: Boys out camping sight UFO
- 1976: The Kentucky Abductions
- 1977: Abduction by machine-like beings
- 1993: Two police officers have dogfight with UFO
- 1999: Northern Kentucky/Cincinnati Sightings
- 2002: Triangle UFO in Ewing, Kentucky
- 2003: Kentucky Screaming Sounds Linked to UFO Sighting
- 2003: Owensboro, Kentucky Sighting
- 2005: Black Triangle over Kentucky
- 2005: Triangular-shaped, object seen in Kentucky
- 400 million year old Artifact Found
- 2002: Kentucky Train Collision with Disk UFO
Louisiana Sightings
Research sightings over the bayous and coastal regions, including several unique maritime encounters.
Maine Sightings
The Pine Tree State has a history of remote sightings and unexplained activity over its northern forests.
Maryland Sightings
Significant for sightings near the capital and reports involving unexplained craft over the Chesapeake Bay.
- 1952: UFO seen at close range with occupant aboard
- 1958: The Loch Raven Dam Incident
- 1978: Bigfoot sighting in Maryland
- 1978: Campers in Patapsco State Park view large triangular object
- 1981: Large UFO seen by couple over Bethesda, MD
- 2005: Lockheed Engineer sees Slow-Moving, Silent Black Triangle
- 2018: Diamond shaped over Harford County Maryland
Massachusetts Sightings
Includes famous historical encounters and modern reports from the New England coast.
- 1638 or 1639: Charlton, Massachusetts Sighting
- 1950: Westminster Massachusetts Abduction
- 1952: Salem, Massachusetts
- 1952: Waltham Massachusetts Abduction?
- 1954: Circular object, seen by architect
- 1964: Close-range sighting
- 1965: Westford, Massachusetts Sighting
- 1966: Close Encounter in Beverly, Massachusetts
- 1966: Multiple reports of UFOs
- 1966: Rehoboth, Massachusetts Sighting
- 1967: The Betty Andreasson Alien Abduction
- 1973: Woman observes object in daylight
- 1979: Do UFOs Correct Calendar Watches?
- 1980: Young boy struck by beam of light from UFO
- 2014: UFOs Demonstrate Shape Shifting Ability Over Massachusetts
- 2011: Braintree, Massachusetts Sighting
Michigan Sightings
The Great Lakes region is a known corridor for UAP activity, with many reports involving water-adjacent sightings.
- 1952: Several groups of UFOs fly over witnesses
- 1953: The Kinross Air Force Base Incident
- 1966: Disc-shaped object hovering few feet above road
- 1966: The Michigan Sightings / ‘Swamp Gas’ Case
- 1967: Michigan landed UFO and little people on ground
- 1967: Two Brothers Photograph Object in Michigan
- 1978: Metallic, saucer seen over Michigan farm
- 1981: TWA airline pilot sees round metallic object
- 1988: Coast Guard Encounter with Giant Ellipse
- 1998: Brighton Michigan Sighting
- 2001: Triangle seen near Michigan Interstate
- 2003: Frisbee-Shaped object over Bennet Lake, Michigan
- 2004: Triangle shaped object seen flying over-head
- 2006: Iron River, Michigan Sighting
- 2008: Holly, Michigan Encounter
- 2021: Muskegon, Michigan Sighting
- 1970: Good Hart, Michigan Close Encounter
- 2001: Large rectangular object hovers over golf course in Traverse City, Michigan
Minnesota Sightings
From the Twin Cities to the northern lakes, Minnesota has a robust record of unexplained aerial phenomena.
- 1962: UFO with three beings hovers over boat dock at Minnesota cabin (Lake Movil)
- 1964: UFO lands and leaves crater with holes
- 1965: Sibley, Minnesota Sighting
- 1972: Object emits three discs, responds to light signals
- 1992: Four people saw flying objects over the Elk River area
- 1998: Sighting in Fridley Minnesota
- 2001: Close Sighting of Large Triangular Object
- 2002: Becker Minnesota Power Plant Sighting
Mississippi Sightings
Documents sightings from the Delta to the Gulf Coast, including notable close encounters.
Missouri Sightings
Home to the “Piedmont lights” and numerous other multi-witness events across the state.
- 1937: Polo, Missouri Lights Observed And Cobwebs In Trees
- 1941: 1st Alien Humanoid Retrieval – Cape Girardeau, Missouri
- 1948 / 1949: Sunrise Beach, Missouri Sighting
- 1966: UFO Encountered, Photographed
- 1970: Aliens vacation at a Motel in Saint Louis
- 1973: Glowing UFO, Physical Trace Event, Columbia, Missouri
- 2000: Large craft with blue ionized gas rear end
- 2004: Large dark object travels across the sky
- 2005: Cylindrical object over St. Louis, MO
- 1941: Charleston, Missouri Encounter
Montana Sightings
Huge vistas and military silos make Montana a significant site for high-interest UAP reports.
- 1865: Montana Trapper Reports Crash of ‘Compartmented Craft With Strange Hieroglyphics’
- 1940: Broadwater County Montana
- 1950: The Great Falls, Montana UFO Film
- 1952: 7 Ft. Hairy Monster seen near Seeley Lake
- 1953: UFO Crash near Dutton, Montana
- 2005: Victor, Montana Sighting
- 1967: The Malmstrom Air Force Base UFO/Missile Incident
Nebraska Sightings
Features reports of unexplained objects following the vast river corridors and plains.
- 1884: Nebraska May Have Had Its Own Roswell
- 1958: Offutt AFB UFO Sighting: SAC Officers Witness Elongated Craft
- 1961: Hovering Cigar-Shaped Object
- 1966: Close sighting of circular craft; missing time
- 1967: Police Officer Herbert Schirmer Abduction
- 1968: Disc-shaped domed object over Omaha, Nebraska
- 2004: Analysis of Airline Pilot UFO Sighting – Midwestern U.S.
- 2003: Ashland, Nebraska UFO Video -Article
Nevada Sightings
Central to the UAP conversation, Nevada hosts Area 51 and countless reports of experimental or unexplained craft.
- 1951: Squadron of Discs Fly over Atomic Test Site
- 1952: Ely UFO crash cover-up in chapter of ‘weird’ book
- 1952: Mormon Mesa, Nevada Encounter
- 1962: The Las Vegas UFO Crash
- 1976: Sixty-foot craft lands (Johnny Sands case)
- 2000: Near Death Valley Vegas Objects Performing Unbelievable Maneuvers
- 1952: Carson Sink, Nevada Sighting
New Hampshire Sightings
Site of the historic Betty and Barney Hill encounter, New Hampshire remains a cornerstone of UAP research.
- 1965: The Incident at Exeter
- 1968: Dome-Shaped Object Hovers above Ground
- 1968: Witnesses observe near-landing of UFO
- 1973: Lyndia Morel Encounter
- 1973: UFO Splashes into Water in Rainbow Lake, N. H.
- 1984: Police officer and others see dirigible-shaped UFO
- 2005: Navy Veteran Observes Large Cigar-Shaped UFO in Exeter, NH
- 1965: Conway, New Hampshire
- Sighting by Location: New Hampshire UFO & Alien Sightings
- 1984: Police officer and others see dirigible-shaped UFO over Keene, NH
New Jersey Sightings
From the Jersey Shore to the Pine Barrens, this state has a high density of reported sightings.
- 1951: The Fort Monmouth UFO Case
- 1952: Passaic, New Jersey Photo
- 1956: Belleville, NJ Triangle
- 1958: Sighting by zoologist and UFO researcher Ivan T. Sanderson
- 1958: Two patrolmen see glowing red UFO
- 1962: Disc landing in reservoir, in New Jersey
- 1966: UFO with dome ‘buzzes’ automobile
- 1966: Wanaque Reservoir Incident
- 1969?: 1970?: Burlington, New Jersey Sighting
- 1978: Fort Dix / McGuire AFB Case
- 1978: New Jersey Abduction
- 198?: Praying Mantis Man Sighting
- 2001: UFOs Sighted, Filmed over Carteret, New Jersey
- 2005: UFO photographed in New Jersey
- 2001: New Providence, New Jersey
- 1970s: Francis Abductions
New Mexico Sightings
The birthplace of modern UFO lore with the Roswell incident, New Mexico is a vital region for research.
- 1880: Lamy, New Mexico Encounter
- 1945: New Mexico UFO Crash Encounter
- 1947: Socorro, NM UFO Crash – ‘Alien Autopsy’ film
- 1948: The Aztec, New Mexico UFO Crash and Recovery
- 1949: Astronomer Clyde Tombaugh UFO Sighting
- 1949: UFO seen by observers at White Sands Proving Ground
- 1950: The Farmington UFO Armada
- 1950: UFO Crash near Albuquerque
- 1957: Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico Sighting
- 1958: Alamogordo New Mexico Sighting
- 1962: UFO photo taken by Air Force Captain
- 1963: Paul Villa Photo and Contact Case
- 1964: Holloman Landing
- 1967 Las Cruces, New Mexico
- 1971: Emenegger/Sandler/UFO Landing Film
- 1972: Occupants seen next to UFO sitting on road
- 1975: Abduction of Air Force Sergeant Charles L. Moody
- 1976: Cannon Airforce Base UFO Incident – Article
- 1980: Kirtland Air Force Base UFO Landing
- 2005 Albuquerque, New Mexico Sighting
- Sighting by Location: New Mexico UFO & Alien Sightings
- 1987: The Christa Tilton Story
New York Sightings
Features high volumes of sightings over NYC, the Hudson Valley, and the Great Lakes border.
- 1790: Carlisle, Schoharie County, New York UFO Sighting
- 1879: UFO Mothership Seen Over New York City
- 1885: Coney Island Merman Sighting
- 1904: Bronx, New York Close Encounter
- 1947: Saranac Lake New York
- 1950: Cylindrical UFO Photographed Over New York City
- 1952: Alien found in New York City New York
- 1952: Oceanside, Long Island, New York
- 1952: Schenectady, New York Sighting
- 1954: Engineer observes lens-shaped disc in New York
- 1958: Close Encounter in the “Devil’s Canyon” of Hunter, New York
- 1958: Commercial Plane Follows UFO over New York
- 1964: Conklin, Broome County, New York
- 1964: Newark Valley, New York Sighting
- 1965: Large cylinder flies low over Brooklyn, NY
- 1965: UFO Lands in Cherry Creek, NY
- 1974: John Lennon Sighting
- 1975: Witnesses observe Boomerang shaped object
- 1976: Silvery, UFOs seen over Ramapo mountain range
- 1981: Bell-shaped object seen by people in Queens, New York
- 1981: Metallic object flew silently overhead at 20-40 mph at 200-400 feet
- 1983: Triangular shaped object in Brewster, New York
- 1984: Boomerrang-shaped, large craft flying low over East Fishkill, New York
- 1984: Close Encounter at Indian Point Nuclear Reactor, NY
- 1984: Incident at Whaley Lake
- 1984: UFO follows witnesses home, hovers over driveway
- 1985: The Abduction of Whitley Strieber
- 1986: Abduction and Lost Time in New York – Article
- 1987: Hudson Valley, NY Abductions
- 1987: Middletown, New York Abduction
- 1989: Manhattan Abduction (Linda Cortile Napolitano)
- 1990: Westchester, New York Abduction
- 1992: Start of Multiple Abductions in New York
- 1995: Airliners Encounter UFO over Long Island
- 1997: Swissair Jet Has Near Miss With UFO
- 2004: New York City Sightings
- 2005: Large cigar-shaped craft with multiple white lights
- 2008: UFO Sightings in New York – Article
- 1984: Rosendale, New York Mass Sighting
- 1880: An Aerial Mystery near Coney Island New York
- 1969: Piercefield, New York Sighting
- 1964: Two Alien Craft Land in Berlin, New York
North Dakota Sightings
Significant for military-related sightings involving northern missile silos and airbases.
- 1948: The Gorman Dogfight
- 1964: Take Me to your Fertilizer!
- 1966: Burn marks and holes found after UFO seen
- 2004: Dickinson, North Dakota Excellent UFO Footage – Four Clips.
- 1978: Octagon over Watford City, North Dakota
North Carolina Sightings
Coastal sightings and reports near the Blue Ridge Mountains highlight the state’s UAP history.
- 1952: West Lumberton, North Carolina
- 1963: Oval object rolling end over end
- 1979: Monroe, NC man is abducted
- 1986: Large Triangular over Franklin, North Carolina
- 1987: Farmville, North Carolina UFO Sighting
- 1993: Tubular translucent UFO hovered over Hampstead, North Carolina
- 2007: Bright blue-green ball seen in night sky
- 2007: The Encounter – Article
- 2012: UFO, NC – Video
- 2014: 4 Clear Disk-shaped UFOs over Raleigh, North Carolina
- 1806: Chimney Rock, Rutherford, North Carolina Alien Encounter
- Summer of 1966 or 1967: Greensboro North Carolina Night Sighting
Ohio Sightings
A state with a deep connection to aviation history and a long record of credible UAP encounters.
- 1947: Craft & Two Aliens at Wright Field Dayton, Ohio
- 1948: Mantell Documents 1
- 1948: Mantell Documents 2
- 1949: Norwood, Ohio Searchlight UFO Incident – Aticle
- 1952: Delaware Ohio UFO Sighting
- 1952: Windham Ohio Encounter
- 1957: Madison, Ohio – Kuhn Frightened Dog Case
- 1965: Daytime Sighting in Blanchester, Ohio
- 1966: Close encounters of the 3rd kind: Cincinnati Ohio
- 1966: Close-range sighting of disc-shaped object
- 1966: Large, bright, silver/white saucer-shaped craft passes over field
- 1966: Portage County, Ohio UFO Chase
- 1967: Mushroom Shaped Object spotted over Milford, Ohio
- 1967: Ohio UFO Sighting
- 1967: Alien Encounter – Munroe Falls, Ohio – Article
- 1973: 15 Sightings of UFOs near Dayton, Ohio
- 1973: Coyne Helicopter Incident
- 1975: ‘Huge’ disc-shaped circle of small lights, with beam of light shining down
- 1976: Metallic saucer flyies over apartment complex
- 1977: Fostoria, Ohio, late October, Close Encounter with a Train
- 1978: Strange Man in Cincinnati
- 1985: Unusual object in night sky over Amherst, Ohio
- 1994: The Trumbull County, Ohio, UFO Incident
- 2001: Police Officers Encounter UFO, Waynesville, Ohio
- 2003: UFO with man standing inside seen over Westerville, Ohio
- 2004: Bizarre UFO Incident
- 2004: Triagular craft hovering over I-70 in OH
- 2006 Celina, Ohio Sighting
- 2007: Security Camera Captures Strange Blue Mass
- 2011: Witness says house shook ‘like an earthquake’ while backyard lit up
- 1981: Rome Ohio Encounter
- 2003: Human Like Figures Appearing On The Top Of Hovering Craft
- 1968: Plane Paced by UFO, Warren, Ohio
Oklahoma Sightings
Explore reports of high-speed objects and unexplained lights across the Sooner State.
Oregon Sightings
Famous for early “flying saucer” photographs, Oregon remains a site of frequent UAP activity.
- 1927: Cave Junction, Oregon Photo
- 1949: Aeronautical laboratory employees see disc-shaped object
- 1950: McMinnville, Oregon UFO Photographs
- 1952: 3 white, odd shaped forms seen in Central Point, Oregon
- 1952: 8 ft. Man seen between Salem & Corvallis, Oregon
- 1964: UFO frightens boy and cow
- 1971: Large orange UFO over park, in Portland, Oregon
- 1983: Bend, Oregon Sighting
- 1988: Couple Encountered Triangle UFO
- 1996: Portland, Oregon
- 2002: Large disc seen near Oregon home
- 2005: Three witnesses spot saucer with windows
- 2014: Albany, Oregon Sighting
Pennsylvania Sightings
Home to the Kecksburg incident and thousands of other documented reports across the state.
- 1893: Fayette County, Pennsylvania Monster
- 1952: Litchfield, Pennsylvania Sighting?
- 1952: Maxatawny Pennsylvania Sighting
- 1959: Pennsylvania Abduction?
- 1959: The Killian Case
- 1964: Farmers Valley, Pennsylvania
- 1965: Kecksburg UFO Crash
- 1965: New Kensington, Pennsylvania Possible Abduction
- 1965: Saucer-shaped UFO seen in Western Pennsylvania
- 1966: ET Incident that Baffled Witnesses and Police
- 1966: Pilot and passengers see UFO
- 1974: Allison Park Pennsylvania Alien Sighting
- 1974: The Carbondale UFO Crash – Article
- 1977: Man encounters UFO hovering over field
- 1978: Construction worker sees massive disc-shaped object
- 1999: Luminous Formation Over Pennsylvania
- 2000: A Fleet Of Boomerang Shaped Objects over Pittsburgh
- 2002: UFO Emits Beam Of Light
- 2015: Shavertown, Pennsylvania Alien Sighting
Rhode Island Sightings
Small but active, with numerous reports of unexplained lights over the Atlantic coast.
South Carolina Sightings
Significant for sightings involving the coast and historical reports from the Lowcountry.
South Dakota Sightings
Features unexplained aerial phenomena reported near national monuments and rural plains.
Tennessee Sightings
Documents sightings from the Great Smoky Mountains to the urban centers of the Volunteer State.
- 1952: Encounter in Little Spring Creek, Tennessee
- 1956: Cylinder-shaped UFO seen in Nashville
- 1969: Disc hovers over car along rural highway in Tennessee
- 1976: Tennessee Sighting
- 1977: Police Encounter Triangle UFO, Memphis, Tennessee – Article
- 1989: Nashville, Tennessee Photographs
- 1989: Sullivan County Tennessee UFO Sighting
- 2002: UFO seen floating on a Tennessee Lake
- 2004: Triangle Sighting and Close Encounter
- 2006: Knoxville, Tennessee Sighting
Texas Sightings
Everything is bigger in Texas, including the frequency of massive UAP sightings and multi-witness events.
- 1878: Denison, Texas Daylight UFO
- 1891: UFO Crash in North Texas – Newspaper
- 1897: Aurora, Texas Crash
- 1897: Josserand Texas
- 1948: ‘Tomato Man’ Photographs and Laredo, Texas UFO Crash
- 1949: Fort Hood, Texas UFO Wave
- 1951: The Lubbock Lights
- 1952: Laredo AFB, Texas BBU 2202
- 1957: The Levelland Sightings (Texas)
- 1965: Patrol Car Illuminated by UFO
- 1965: Sherman, Texas UFO Sighting
- 1967: Encounter in South Wellington, Texas
- 1967: Encounter No# 2 in South Wellington, Texas
- 1967: Encounter No# 3 in Loco, Texas
- 1967: Lake Worth, Texas Creature
- 1971: UFO Encounter over Texas uranium mine
- 1972: Silver, boomerang-shaped UFO over Fort Stockton, Texas
- 1973: Disc-shaped object hovers over radio tower
- 1973: Doraty Abduction
- 1975: Three red glowing objects near Waxahachie, Texas
- 1975: UFO with two occupants hovers over man’s car
- 1979: Near Houston, Texas
- 1980: The Cash-Landrum Case
- 1981: Cigar-shaped object with portholes seen by 7 witnesses over Northern Texas
- 1993: Round object with rotating lights
- 1994: Infant Disappears in Killeen, Texas
- 1995: America West Airlines Flight 564 UFO Case
- 2005: Cylinder-shaped object flying low at night
- 2006: Glowing white/green ball over Houston, Texas
- 2008: Dozens in Stephenville and Dublin, Texas report seeing large UFO
- 2014: Mass UFO Sighting Over Houston Texas Lights Up Social Media
- 2014: Daytime Orb filmed over San Antono, Texas
- 1947: Near Lubbock, Wilson County, Texas Encounter
- 1972: Mercury, Texas Abduction?
- 1982: Fort Worth Texas Close Encounter of the Fifth Kind
- 1955: Houston, Texas Encounter
- 2008: Delta shaped craft with lights seen near dam, near Denton, Texas
- 2008: Dozens in Stephenville and Dublin, Texas report seeing large UFO
- 2009: Arlington Texas Midnight Military Sighting
Utah Sightings
Home to Skinwalker Ranch and a vast array of desert-based aerial anomalies.
- 1947: Nine Flying Discs Encountered by B-17
- 1952: Crash in Western Utah
- 1952: Encounter near Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1952: Encounter near Salt Lake City, Utah – 2nd Sighting
- 1959: The Disappearance of Private Irwin
- 1961: Disc-shaped UFO evades pursuit by pilot
- 1998: Sphere seen over Salt Lake City, UT
- 2002: The Dixieland Ecounter
- 2004: Photo Librarian Captures UFO on Film
- 2004: UFO photographed in Zion National Park, Utah
- 2005: The Woodland Hills UFO
- 2023: Lake Powell UAP: Detailed Account of Orbs and “Octopus” Entities
Vermont Sightings
Research sightings over the Green Mountains and the historic reports of the rural Northeast.
Virginia Sightings
High military presence leads to numerous credible reports of UAPs over Virginia’s airspace.
- 1947: Flying Disc Photographed By Youth
- 1949: These Flying Discs Are At It Again, Virginians Report – Newspaper
- 1952: The Nash-Fortenberry Sighting
- 1957: Fort Belvoir, Virginia Photo
- 1964: Immense cone-shaped object crosses low over highway
- 1965: Landing & Aliens at Brand’s Flats, Virginia
- 1966: Huge disk like object with dome top, gray metallic, with rainbow lights
- 1966: Sheriff reveals UFO encounter and death of dog
- 1971: Landing and ‘giant’ occupant encountered by youth in Virginia
- 1972: Silver orb in sky
- 1987: UFO Encounters over Wytheville, Virginia
- 1996 -1997: Portsmith, Virginia Sighting
- 1998: Culpeper, Virginia Sightings
- 2005: Multiple luminous spheres seen during thunderstorm
- 2013: Non Moving Light in Alexandria, Virginia
Washington Sightings
The site of the 1947 Kenneth Arnold sighting which coined the term “flying saucer.”
- 1930: Mile Wide UFO Encountered in Washington
- 1947: Kenneth Arnold Sighting
- 1947: Maury Island Incident
- 1947: Metal Found in ‘Disc’ Probe Reported On Plane – Article
- 1952: Mount Spokane, Washington Sighting
- 1952: Point Defiance Park Washington Abduction?
- 1952: Technician watches UFO near Larson AFB
- 1977: Family sees UFO hovering over Camas, Washington
- 1977: Youth reports UFOs with ‘greenish creatures’
- 1979: Elk River UFO Crash?
- 1990: Port Angeles, Washington
- 1993: Close-up Sighting Of A Black Triangle UFO
- 1994: Delta Shaped Craft over LaCrosse, Washington
- 1999: The Washington State Elk Abduction
- 2000: A Large Bright Green Round Shaped Object
- 2003: Large triangle object flying at low altitude
- 2003: Richland, Washington Sighting
- 2003: Silent, triangular craft sighted over West Seattle
- 2004: Triangular craft moves quietly over Seattle
- 2005: Triangular Craft Sighting
- 2006: Object hovers over Seattle, Washington
- 2007: Silent triangular craft seen over Seattle, Washington
- 2014: Unknown lights over Vancouver, Washington
- 1966: USS TIRU Encounters UFO
- 1995: V Shaped UFO spotted over Vancouver Washington
- 2007: Silent triangular craft with lights seen over Seattle, WA
Washington DC Sightings
West Virginia Sightings
Famous for the “Mothman” era and numerous other unexplained aerial sightings.
- 193?: Large” Ball Of White Light Overhead
- 193?: West Virginia Red Glowing Fireballs
- 1952: Allen, West Virginia Abduction
- 1952: Charleston West Virginia Sighting
- 1952: Creature in Weston West Virginia
- 1952: Pointy-Head Alien in Sutton, West Virginia
- 1952: The Flatwoods Monster
- 1952: Wheeling West Virginia Monster
- 2013: Big Foot Spotted in West Virginia
- 2014: Close Encounter in West Virginia
Wisconsin Sightings
Documents a high frequency of “disk” sightings and unexplained lights over the Northwoods.
- 1929: Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin A UFO Sighting
- 1959: UFO descends, then speeds away
- 1961: Eagle River Close Encounter
- 1974: Occupant Case In Wisconsin (William Bosak Encounter)
- 1975: Landing in Wisconsin
- 1976: Police officer has repeat sighting
- 1978: Police officer photographs disc in Colfax, Wisconsin
- 1985: Eau Claire Wisconsin UFO Sighting
- 2002: Aircraft Fly’s Into A Cloud & Disappears
- 2003: Weyauwega, Wisconsin UFO Photographs
- 2004: Oval-Shaped Object Photographed Over Lake
- 1983: Albert Burtoo Abduction Rejection – Article
Wyoming Sightings
The sparse population and clear skies make Wyoming a prime location for high-quality UAP observations.
