Single or grouped lights exhibiting unusual movement — the most frequently reported UAP observation.
24,207Total Sightings
30Gov. Confirmed
CATop State
2013Peak Year
Notable Light Sightings
Rhineland — 1944
SHAEF military documents declassified in PURSUE Release 01 describe "night phenomena (foofighters)" observed by the 415th Night Fi…
— 2023
A declassified FBI FaceTime interview from September 2023, released in PURSUE Release 01, documents an FBI interview with a drone …
— 1969
Apollo 12 lunar surface photographs released in PURSUE Release 01 contain highlighted areas showing unidentified phenomena visible…
— 1952
Over several nights in July 1952, radar operators at Washington National Airport and Andrews Air Force Base tracked unidentified o…
— 1952
Unidentified radar targets and lights were tracked over Washington, D.C. on consecutive weekends in July 1952, appearing on radar …
Colares — 1977
Between October and December 1977, hundreds of residents of Colares island, Brazil reported being struck by beams of light from ae…
— 1976
On the night of September 19, 1976, hundreds of residents across Tehran reported a bright, maneuvering unidentified object in the …
— 2024
U.S. military mission reports from Syria in 2024, released in PURSUE Release 01, document "multiple glares or light from an unknow…
— 1976
On the night of September 19, 1976, multiple civilians and Iranian Air Force pilots observed a brightly lit, maneuvering unidentif…
— 2026
A UAP sighting was reported in the area of Castellazzo Novarese in 2003, with associated descriptors including a crop formation an…
— 1952
Over two weekends in July 1952, radar operators and pilots reported unidentified objects in the skies over Washington, D.C., an ev…
— 1968
Multiple witnesses reported sightings of formation lights with trailing sparks over the Hobart, Tasmania area in late December 196…
— 1960
A star-like object was observed over South Australia in 1960, recorded in the same RAAF School of Radio file (NAA A12639 5/1/AIR).…
— 2026
A citizen reported two lights near Palermo Punta Raisi airport in 2007, with the object reportedly moving at approximately Mach 1 …
— 1965
A bright stationary light was observed and reported in Victoria, Australia circa 1965, documented in RAAF Department of Air HQ UFO…
— 1972
A civilian UFO sighting reported near Port Hedland, Western Australia in 1972 or 1973, documented in RAAF Department of Air HQ UFO…
— 1965
A green luminous object was reported in the Milne Bay region of Papua New Guinea in 1965, documented in RAAF Department of Air HQ …
— 1960
A bright red flashing object was observed over Ballarat, Australia in 1960. The sighting was recorded in RAAF School of Radio file…
— 2026
A citizen reported lights over Nettuno in 2007 that exhibited zig-zag motion and were only visible on camera but not to the naked …
— 2005
A luminescent green UAP was observed along the Pescara-Ancona coastal area in 2005. The sighting was recorded at low altitude and …