Year Report

UFO Sightings in 1948

18 sightings reported across the United States in 1948, from the National UFO Reporting Center databank.

Total sightings

vs. 1947

-77.5%

80 → 18

Top shape

Circle

4 reports

Top state

4 reports

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Top shapes

1948

Circle 4

Disk 4

Oval 4

Light 3

Sphere 2

Unknown 1

Top states

1948

MD 4

IN 3

CA 3

PA 2

NY 2

TX 2

Notable reports

outliers

Longest duration

15 minutes

Ojai, CA · 1948-07-15 · light

UFO sighting in Ojai, CA in 1948

Most witnesses

4 observers

Ritzville, WA · 1948-06-15 · light

We were going by car to Prescott, Arizona. We were crossing a desert (I can still see the whole picture.) when to our right we saw a very bright light that...

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