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UFO sightings in United States

Explore historical UFO sightings and close encounter reports in United States, with case narratives, available videos, and source links.

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• Las Vegas backyard entity claim

  2023-05-01 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · CE3

  Family reported non-human entities after fireball event; highly disputed.

• USS Omaha sphere / transmedium reports

  2019-07-15 · Pacific Ocean near San Diego, California offshore, United States · CE1

  Shipboard video/data later entered UAP public discussion; transmedium interpretation debated.

• Queensbury, New York couple encounter

  2018-07-22 · Queensbury, New York, United States · CE3

  Recent URECAT-listed entity case; not yet evaluated for production.

• GIMBAL video

  2015-01-21 · Off U.S. East Coast, Atlantic / East Coast, United States · CE1

  Navy FLIR video later officially released in UAP context.

• GOFAST video

  2015-01-21 · Off U.S. East Coast, Atlantic / East Coast, United States · CE1

  Navy FLIR video later officially released; parallax/speed explanations debated.

• Stephenville, Texas sightings

  2008-01-08 · Stephenville / Dublin area, Texas, United States · CE1

  Series of sightings near Stephenville; radar data analyzed by MUFON and others.

• O'Hare International Airport sighting

  2006-11-07 · Chicago O'Hare Airport, Illinois, United States · CE1

  Airport employees reported disc hovering then shooting upward through cloud deck.

• Des Plaines unidentified-object report — February 28, 2006

  2006-02-28 · Des Plaines, Illinois, United States · CE2

  Dog raises alarm and barks at hovering object in daytime sky

• Waxhaw disc-shaped object report — December 24, 2005

  2005-12-24 · Waxhaw, North Carolina, United States · CE2

  Dog sees and barks at disc over house

• Martinez unidentified-object report — November 15, 2005

  2005-11-15 · Martinez, California, United States · CE2

  Beagle reacts to movement in the sky of white, glowing oval

• Camarillo disc-shaped object report — November 10, 2005

  2005-11-10 · Camarillo, California, United States · CE2

  Dogs aggressively bark and visually track disc

• Santa Maria unidentified-object report — October 16, 2005

  2005-10-16 · Santa Maria, California, United States · CE2

  Dog barks when dark object is near

• Port Charlotte unidentified light report — August 25, 2005

  2005-08-25 · Port Charlotte, Florida, United States · CE2

  Cat fearful as distant light is viewed

• Carlisle unidentified-object report — May 9, 2005

  2005-05-09 · Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States · CE2

  Dog fearful of glowing chevron

• USS Nimitz / Tic Tac encounter

  2004-11-14 · Pacific Ocean off San Diego, California offshore, United States · CE1

  Navy pilots visually engaged object; FLIR footage and radar context later publicly discussed.

• Lilburn unidentified light report — June 10, 2004

  2004-06-10 · Lilburn, Georgia, United States · CE2

  Dog barks as small white lights are observed

• Atlanta unidentified-object report — December 14, 2003

  2003-12-14 · Atlanta, Georgia, United States · CE2

  Dog excited as people see meteor

• Niles unidentified light report — November 14, 2003

  2003-11-14 · Niles, Ohio, United States · CE2

  Dogs non-reactive to lights in sky.

• Marstons Mills unidentified-object report — September 25, 2003

  2003-09-25 · Marstons Mills, Massachusetts, United States · CE2

  Dogs fearful as large dark object observed

• Seamon triangular-object report — September 13, 2003

  2003-09-13 · Seamon, Ohio, United States · CE2

  Coyotes were reported howling loudly during a sighting of a large stationary triangle

• North Richland Hills unidentified-object report — May 3, 2003

  2003-05-03 · North Richland Hills, Texas, United States · CE2

  Horses startled, dogs bark, as object hovers over pasture

• Bellingham unidentified-object report — December 8, 2002

  2002-12-08 · Bellingham, Washington, United States · CE2

  Dogs began howling and at about the same time, an odd cyclic humming sound was heard

• Austin, TX disc or spherical object report — October 5, 2002

  2002-10-05 · AUSTIN, TX, Texas, United States · CE1

  1 / (seen thru) telescope.

• Jackson-Covington unidentified light report — August 12, 2002

  2002-08-12 · Jackson-Covington, Georgia, United States · CE2

  Dog frightened during sighting of nocturnal lights

• Southeast / Andrews Air Force Base, MD disc or spherical object report — July 26, 2002

  2002-07-26 · SOUTHEAST / ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, MD, Maryland, United States · CE1

  Numerous observer(s).

• Brandywine unidentified-object report — July 26, 2002

  2002-07-26 · Brandywine, Maryland, United States · CE2

  Famous jet scramble case, but two dogs did not react

• Waldorf radar tracking report — July 26, 2002

  2002-07-26 · Waldorf, Maryland, United States · CE1

  UFO Sighting Over Waldorf, MD, radar, scramble mission

• Allen, TX landing encounter — March 27, 2002

  2002-03-27 · ALLEN, TX, Texas, United States · CE2

  Email report.

• Jacumba, CA triangular or delta-shaped object report — January 31, 2002

  2002-01-31 · JACUMBA, CA, California, United States · CE2

  Border patrol.

• Jewel Valley disc-shaped object report — January 31, 2002

  2002-01-31 · Jewel Valley, California, United States · CE2

  Large flying disc, smaller discs & triangle startles police dog

• Salisbury unidentified light report — January 22, 2002

  2002-01-22 · Salisbury, Maryland, United States · CE2

  Dogs bark at fireball that lights terrain and is heard

• Paintsville unidentified-object report — January 14, 2002

  2002-01-14 · Paintsville, Ohio, United States · CE2

  At exactly 2:47 a.m., while working a coal train enroute from Russell Kentucky to Shelbiana Kentucky, a locomotive trailing unit and first two cars were severely damaged as they struck an unknown floating or hovering object.

• Red Banks, MS unidentified-light report — December 21, 2001

  2001-12-21 · RED BANKS, MS, Mississippi, United States · CE1

  3 observer(s).

• Atlantic Ocean cigar-shaped object report — August 23, 2001

  2001-08-23 · Atlantic Ocean, New Jersey, United States · CE2

  Fish come to surface as cylinder hovers

• Mammoth Mountain, CA landing encounter — August 7, 2001

  2001-08-07 · MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN, CA, California, United States · CE2

  Camper.

• Near Wayne, WV disc or spherical object report — August 1, 2001

  2001-08-01 · NEAR WAYNE, WV, Western Virginia, United States · CE2

  1M square object just over cow / barn.

• Chisholm, MN disc or spherical object report — June 23, 2001

  2001-06-23 · CHISHOLM, MN, Minnesota, United States · CE1

  Digital camera tested / farm.

• North / Seattle, WA triangular or delta-shaped object report — June 10, 2001

  2001-06-10 · NORTH / SEATTLE, WA, Washington, United States · CE1

  Ex-Navy / airliner.

• Alvin, TX cigar-shaped object report — June 6, 2001

  2001-06-06 · ALVIN, TX, Texas, United States · CE1

  3 teens.

• Ionia, MI landing encounter — May 24, 2001

  2001-05-24 · IONIA, MI, Michigan, United States · CE2

  Silver cylinder/cigar-shape on rural road.