UFO Data Live is a public-facing UFO and UAP database focused on reported sightings in the United States and the official record surrounding unexplained aerial phenomena. The site tracks 122,983 reported sightings and organizes them into usable views by state, shape, notable incident, and disclosure milestone. Instead of treating every claim as proof, the goal is to make the reporting landscape easier to inspect: where reports cluster, which object descriptions recur, how official case files compare with witness reports, and how the government conversation has changed over time.
Our sighting totals are based on structured historical data drawn from peer-reviewed academic research that geocoded NUFORC reports. That matters because raw witness reports are often fragmented, inconsistent, and difficult to compare at scale. Geocoding and standardization make it possible to build maps, state rankings, and shape breakdowns that users can browse without losing the original context that these are reported events, not confirmed explanations. Alongside the sighting database, the site tracks Pentagon AARO reporting, high-profile military cases, and key disclosure events that are documented in official releases, congressional testimony, declassified files, and major newsroom coverage.
Visitors can explore state-level pages, compare common shapes such as orb, triangle, and disc reports, review notable incidents like the USS Nimitz encounter and the Phoenix Lights, and follow the broader disclosure timeline from Project Blue Book through current AARO-era developments. The homepage is designed as an entry point into those deeper pages so users can move from broad trends to individual case studies and time-based context.
This data should still be interpreted carefully. A reported sighting is not the same as a verified anomaly, and reporting volume can be influenced by population density, local media attention, military air traffic, weather, astronomy events, and willingness to file a report. Some cases later receive conventional explanations, while others remain unresolved because the public record is incomplete. UFO Data Live is most useful when read as a research and reference resource: a way to examine patterns in reported UFO and UAP activity, compare official statements with public datasets, and understand where certainty ends and open questions begin.
