Year Report

UFO Sightings in 2016

10,542 sightings reported across the United States in 2016, from the National UFO Reporting Center databank.

Total sightings

10,542

vs. 2015

+60.4%

6,573 → 10,542

Top shape

Light

2,135 reports

Top state

1,122 reports

Monthly breakdown

reports / month

859

Jan

827

Feb

802

Mar

815

Apr

744

May

816

Jun

1206

Jul

975

Aug

1060

Sep

946

Oct

937

Nov

555

Dec

Top shapes

2016

Light 2,135

Circle 1,291

Triangle 1,013

Unknown 880

Fireball 873

Other 688

Top states

2016

CA 1,122

FL 700

AZ 457

WA 441

NC 429

NY 419

Notable reports

outliers

Longest duration

36 hours or so

Valley springs, CA · 2016-05-11 · cross

Aliens + others

Most witnesses

1,000 observers

Mobile, AL · 2016-07-22 · other

This is a follow up of the rumble heard in Daphne, Al. Reported on 7/22/16, wkrg news 5 reported that thousands of people heard the rumble that night and...

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