These states have the most UFO sightings
If you're curious about UFO sightings across the United States, there's an interactive map from the National UFO Reporting Center that breaks down when and where these sightings are happening. The map is user-friendly, allowing you to click on different regions to get specific details about each report, including descriptions of what was seen and the time of the sighting.
Given that the Reporting Center is based in the U.S., most of the reports come from within the country. The blog announcing the map notes that UFOs are spotted everywhere, with the distribution of reports matching the population spread.
Here’s a state-by-state breakdown of UFO sightings reported to NUFORC:
- California leads with a whopping 16,238 sightings.
- Florida follows with 8,303 reports.
- Washington has 7,230 sightings.
- Texas reports 6,202 sightings.
- New York has documented 5,900 encounters.
Other states with significant numbers include Pennsylvania with 5,047 sightings, Arizona with 4,981, and Ohio with 4,466.
Smaller states like Delaware (419 sightings), Vermont (610 sightings), and North Dakota (277 sightings) have fewer reports but still contribute to the overall data pool.
Here's a state-by-state breakdown of UFO sightings:
- Alaska: 642 sightings
- Alabama: 1,403 sightings
- Arkansas: 1,289 sightings
- Arizona: 4,981 sightings
- California: 16,238 sightings
- Colorado: 3,281 sightings
- Connecticut: 2,033 sightings
- Delaware: 419 sightings
- Florida: 8,303 sightings
- Georgia: 2,730 sightings
- Hawaii: 672 sightings
- Iowa: 1,225 sightings
- Idaho: 1,357 sightings
- Illinois: 4,298 sightings
- Indiana: 2,732 sightings
- Kansas: 1,191 sightings
- Kentucky: 1,689 sightings
- Louisiana: 1,127 sightings
- Massachusetts: 2,709 sightings
- Maryland: 1,856 sightings
- Maine: 1,189 sightings
- Michigan: 3,668 sightings
- Minnesota: 2,111 sightings
- Missouri: 2,813 sightings
- Mississippi: 788 sightings
- Montana: 1,004 sightings
- North Carolina: 3,679 sightings
- North Dakota: 277 sightings
- Nebraska: 701 sightings
- New Hampshire: 1,196 sightings
- New Jersey: 2,894 sightings
- New Mexico: 1,672 sightings
- Nevada: 1,703 sightings
- New York: 5,900 sightings
- Ohio: 4,466 sightings
- Oklahoma: 1,501 sightings
- Oregon: 3,561 sightings
- Pennsylvania: 5,047 sightings
- Rhode Island: 599 sightings
- South Carolina: 2,246 sightings
- South Dakota: 396 sightings
- Tennessee: 2,315 sightings
- Texas: 6,202 sightings
- Utah: 1,528 sightings
- Virginia: 2,705 sightings
- Vermont: 610 sightings
- Washington: 7,230 sightings
- Wisconsin: 2,453 sightings
- West Virginia: 907 sightings
- Wyoming: 416 sightings
For those interested in diving deeper into the data and exploring the specifics of each sighting, you can check out the interactive map here.
