✈️ Aviation Encounters
UFO sightings reported by pilots and aviation professionals—among the most credible cases in our database
2,180
Pilot Reports
8.9
Avg Credibility
1.5%
of All Reports
Why Aviation Cases Matter
Pilot sightings represent some of the most compelling UFO evidence. These witnesses have professional training in aerial observation, understand aircraft performance characteristics, and have strong incentives not to report—making their testimony particularly credible.
Notable characteristics of aviation cases:
- Trained Observers: Pilots can distinguish aircraft types, gauge distances, and identify weather phenomena
- Multiple Witnesses: Crew members and sometimes passengers provide corroboration
- Instrument Data: Radar, flight tracking, and cockpit instruments may provide additional evidence
- Professional Stakes: Pilots risk career consequences for reporting, making false claims unlikely
Top Aviation Encounters
View All →Walterboro, SC
10.0
Three lights moving smoothly
Nov 7, 2010•light•
Queens, NY
10.0
Shiny object moving erratically
Jan 23, 2021•unknown•
Bridgeville, PA
10.0
Changing object with intense light
Feb 19, 2023•unknown•
Franklin County, AL
10.0
Dark chevron shape zig-zagging at high speed.
Sep 9, 2009•unknown•
Fargo, ND
10.0
Empty report
Apr 20, 1995•unknown•
Ofallon, IL
10.0
Green glow observed over Pacific Ocean
Aug 16, 1968•light•
Mcallen Tx Enroute Ohio, TX
10.0
White lights move erratically.
Jul 28, 2022•formation•
Littleton, MA
10.0
Oval UFO observed in Littleton, MA
Nov 1, 2015•oval•
Belleville, IL
10.0
No details provided.
Jul 27, 1995•unknown•
Clearwater, FL
10.0
Sighting in Clearwater, FL
Aug 8, 1995•unknown•
Baker, CA
10.0
Cigar-shaped object sighting in Baldwin, WI
Nov 26, 2018•cigar•
Flat Rock, AL
10.0
Diamond shaped object with flashing lights
Jan 3, 2008•diamond•
Estes Park, CO
10.0
Large, silent disc hovering above car
Sep 4, 2023•disk•
Louisville, KY
10.0
Formation sighting in Gainesville, GA
Aug 23, 1995•formation•
Mesa, AZ
10.0
Light sighting in Villa Rica, GA
Jul 1, 1995•light•
Prince George (canada), BC
10.0
Triangular object with bright light moving erratically
Nov 21, 2000•triangle•
Moorehead, KY
10.0
Bright greenish light flashes and moves across the sky near Moorehead
Nov 13, 1999•flash•
Fort Worth, TX
10.0
Silvery disk hovered silently
Mar 20, 1970•disk•
Andrews Afb, MD
10.0
Multi layered moving lights rotating as the craft moved slowly without sound
Sep 20, 1981•circle•
Spring, TX
10.0
Cigar-shaped craft observed near Spring, TX.
Sep 3, 2015•cigar•
Statistics
- Pilot Reports
- 2,180
- Avg Credibility
- 8.89
- % of All Sightings
- 1.47%