These States Have the Most UFO Sightings

📍 Location

📝 Description

Updated overview of US UFO/UAP reporting by state based on NUFORC data, with the latest figures through mid-2025. California, Florida, Washington, Texas, and New York top the totals in raw reports since 1974, with California around 16,800 reports, Florida about 8,650, Washington around 7,450, Texas roughly 6,500, and New York about 6,200. Earlier 2024 data highlighted hotspots like Oregon (3,561) and Maine (1,189), and 2025 updates show continued activity across the West and Northeast, including ongoing reports from Maine and Oregon. In 2025, New York alone logged 66 sightings in the first half of the year, illustrating that reporting remains active across many states rather than pointing to a single incident. The monthly/interim data are reported by NUFORC and summarized by media outlets; the underlying dataset consists of self-reported sightings that are not universally verified, and are visualized via NUFORC heatmaps and state-by-state tallies.

🔍 Circumstances

The information derives from NUFORC’s public database of unidentified aerial phenomena reports. Articles and summaries aggregating NUFORC data (and its heat map) describe where sightings have been reported most frequently, rather than detailing a single event. The latest updates (through mid-2025) show state-level totals and patterns of reporting, with notable activity in the West and Northeast and specific mentions of New York’s first-half 2025 totals. Sightings are reported by the public and are typically not independently verified as confirmed or alien in nature.

👤 Physical Description

There is no single object to describe; reports in the referenced data include varied shapes and phenomena. Media coverage notes common descriptions such as orbs/spheres and other unidentified shapes, with reports sometimes describing rapid maneuvers or unusual flight paths, but these details come from individual sightings within the larger dataset rather than a single witnessed event.

ℹ️ Additional Details

Key sources include state-by-state breakdowns from NUFORC reported by FOX affiliates (e.g., California, Florida, Washington, Texas, New York) and 2025 analyses citing NUFORC data (with figures like California ~16,800; New York ~6,200; New Hampshire, Maine, Oregon among earlier references). NY saw 66 sightings in the first half of 2025 per NUFORC data. The data are useful for understanding reporting density and population-skew effects but do not constitute confirmed extraterrestrial evidence.

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