Year Report

UFO Sightings in 2018

3,344 sightings reported across the United States in 2018, from the National UFO Reporting Center databank.

Total sightings

3,344

vs. 2017

-31%

4,843 → 3,344

Top shape

Light

628 reports

Top state

340 reports

Monthly breakdown

reports / month

303

Jan

240

Feb

233

Mar

223

Apr

235

May

244

Jun

431

Jul

356

Aug

299

Sep

287

Oct

255

Nov

238

Dec

Top shapes

2018

Light 628

Unknown 454

Circle 328

Triangle 261

Other 243

Orb 172

Top states

2018

CA 340

FL 233

WA 175

NY 122

CO 113

NC 111

Notable reports

outliers

Longest duration

12 hours

Ortonville, MI · 2018-08-02 · orb

Ortonville/ Oakland County lights

Most witnesses

150 observers

Boise, ID · 2018-08-14 · disk

It was 6:30 am the sun was just coming up. We’re a masonry crew building a ((name deleted)) car wash on eagle road in meridian Idaho. I run a high lift and...

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