San Jose Public Library UFO Sightings Map (San Jose, California)

📍 Location

📝 Description

The San Jose Public Library hosts a public resource called the 'UFO Sightings Map' accessible via ArcGIS. It is described in the library's UFO resources guide as a map that allows users to locate sightings near them and to view publicly reported UFO/UAP cases from multiple data sources (including MUFON and the National UFO Reporting Center). The guide and map are not a single incident but a tool for exploring sightings worldwide; the library page notes the resource and provides the ArcGIS link. The page carrying this resource shows a 2025 update timestamp, indicating ongoing maintenance of the link. Source: San Jose Public Library UFO resources guide and ArcGIS map entry. ([sjpl.org](https://www.sjpl.org/blogs/post/san-jose-librarys-guide-to-ufo-and-extraterrestrial-intelligence-resources/))

🔍 Circumstances

Public library-curated resource linking to a public ArcGIS map. The map aggregates publicly reported sightings from multiple sources and is intended for users to explore sightings by location. It is not a specific San Jose case; rather, a global viewing tool that the library recommends as part of its UFO/UAP resources. The library’s post explicitly directs readers to hover the map icon to locate nearby sightings. ([sjpl.org](https://www.sjpl.org/blogs/post/san-jose-librarys-guide-to-ufo-and-extraterrestrial-intelligence-resources/))

👤 Physical Description

The resource is map-based, displaying markers on a world map representing individual UFO/UAP sightings. There is no single physical object described by the library; markers correspond to reports from public data sources. ([sjpl.org](https://www.sjpl.org/blogs/post/san-jose-librarys-guide-to-ufo-and-extraterrestrial-intelligence-resources/))

ℹ️ Additional Details

Data sources named in SJPL’s guide include MUFON and the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC), among others; the guide also points users to the 'UFO Sightings Map' on ArcGIS as a resource for locating sightings near them. The page itself was originally published in July 2021 and shows a 2025 update timestamp, indicating continued maintenance. NUFORC also maintains its own interactive UFO map, illustrating multiple public mappings of sightings across regions. ([sjpl.org](https://www.sjpl.org/blogs/post/san-jose-librarys-guide-to-ufo-and-extraterrestrial-intelligence-resources/))

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