Year Report
UFO Sightings in 1998
3,477 sightings reported across the United States in 1998, from the National UFO Reporting Center databank.
Total sightings
3,477
vs. 1997
+38.3%
2,514 → 3,477
Top shape
Light
630 reports
Top state
CA
431 reports
Monthly breakdown
reports / monthTop shapes
1998Top states
1998Notable reports
outliersLongest duration
5263200s
End of the Century UFO
Most witnesses
1,000 observers
Two lights in their own haze. Very bright one on right moves off and dissapears 30 sec. later other light moves in same directiona and disapears.