The Databank
UFO Sightings Database
Every report in the National UFO Reporting Center record, indexed three ways — by state, by shape, and by year. 214,480 sightings spanning 623 years.
Total sightings
214,480
Date range
1400–2023
States
51
Shapes
23
Years on record
117
Top 10 states
all-timeTop 10 shapes
all-timeSightings by year
1400–2023 · click a bar14002023
Browse by state
51 states- Alabama2,118
- Alaska1,011
- Arizona7,742
- Arkansas1,959
- California26,075
- Colorado4,904
- Connecticut3,027
- Delaware613
- District of Columbia135
- Florida12,688
- Georgia4,137
- Hawaii1,038
- Idaho1,954
- Illinois6,898
- Indiana4,148
- Iowa1,934
- Kansas1,868
- Kentucky2,627
- Louisiana1,752
- Maine1,867
- Maryland2,828
- Massachusetts4,126
- Michigan5,797
- Minnesota3,243
- Mississippi1,207
- Missouri4,431
- Montana1,529
- Nebraska1,107
- Nevada2,615
- New Hampshire1,764
- New Jersey4,474
- New Mexico2,497
- New York9,182
- North Carolina5,694
- North Dakota422
- Ohio6,933
- Oklahoma2,276
- Oregon5,484
- Pennsylvania7,713
- Rhode Island906
- South Carolina3,366
- South Dakota602
- Tennessee3,574
- Texas9,870
- Utah2,318
- Vermont922
- Virginia4,159
- Washington11,520
- West Virginia1,395
- Wisconsin3,844
- Wyoming622