UFO Sightings by State

122,983 REPORTED SIGHTINGS — RANKED & ANALYZED

Explore documented UFO and UAP sighting data across all 50 U.S. states and Washington D.C. Data is sourced from peer-reviewed academic research geocoding historical NUFORC reports. California leads with 17,061 reported sightings, while the District of Columbia has the fewest at 412.

California#1
17,061
sightings on record
Florida#2
8,942
sightings on record
Washington#3
7,813
sightings on record
New York#4
7,241
sightings on record
Texas#5
6,890
sightings on record
Pennsylvania#6
5,124
sightings on record
Arizona#7
5,001
sightings on record
Ohio#8
4,877
sightings on record
Oregon#9
4,521
sightings on record
Illinois#10
4,432
sightings on record
Michigan#11
4,123
sightings on record
Massachusetts#12
3,987
sightings on record
North Carolina#13
3,654
sightings on record
Colorado#14
3,892
sightings on record
Missouri#15
3,876
sightings on record
Virginia#16
3,876
sightings on record
Tennessee#17
3,156
sightings on record
Georgia#18
3,543
sightings on record
Wisconsin#19
3,234
sightings on record
Indiana#20
3,012
sightings on record
New Jersey#21
2,987
sightings on record
Nevada#22
2,841
sightings on record
Iowa#23
2,654
sightings on record
Kentucky#24
2,567
sightings on record
Oklahoma#25
2,341
sightings on record
Maryland#26
2,341
sightings on record
Louisiana#27
2,109
sightings on record
Utah#28
2,234
sightings on record
South Carolina#29
2,145
sightings on record
New Mexico#30
2,156
sightings on record
Arkansas#31
1,987
sightings on record
Kansas#32
1,876
sightings on record
Connecticut#33
1,876
sightings on record
Alabama#34
1,876
sightings on record
Montana#35
1,823
sightings on record
Idaho#36
1,654
sightings on record
Nebraska#37
1,543
sightings on record
Mississippi#38
1,432
sightings on record
Maine#39
1,234
sightings on record
West Virginia#40
1,123
sightings on record
Wyoming#41
1,102
sightings on record
Alaska#42
1,046
sightings on record
Hawaii#43
876
sightings on record
Rhode Island#44
834
sightings on record
New Hampshire#45
798
sightings on record
Delaware#46
743
sightings on record
South Dakota#47
782
sightings on record
Vermont#48
698
sightings on record
North Dakota#49
621
sightings on record
Washington D.C.#50
412
sightings on record