Year Report

UFO Sightings in 1980

524 sightings reported across the United States in 1980, from the National UFO Reporting Center databank.

Total sightings

524

vs. 1979

-0.2%

525 → 524

Top shape

Disk

101 reports

Top state

66 reports

Monthly breakdown

reports / month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

133

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Top shapes

1980

Disk 101

Light 71

Triangle 45

Unknown 42

Other 42

Sphere 39

Top states

1980

CA 66

TX 32

WA 22

MI 22

NY 20

OH 19

Notable reports

outliers

Longest duration

7 hours

Samsonville, NY · 1980-09-20 · disk

25 foot craft hovering above my house.

Most witnesses

1,000 observers

Laramie, WY · 1980-01-01 · unknown

UFO flew in a zig-zag motion from north to south in 10 seconds.

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