UFO Sightings in 1981
226 documented sightings throughout the year
226
Total Sightings
California
Top State
unknown
Top Shape
Year-Over-Year Change
335
1980 Sightings
-32.5%
Change
226
1981 Sightings
Monthly Distribution
13
Jan4
Feb6
Mar13
Apr17
May57
Jun28
Jul26
Aug24
Sep18
Oct13
Nov7
DecCommon Shapes
All Shapes →Top Locations
All States →Top Sightings
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10.0
Multi layered moving lights rotating as the craft moved slowly without sound
Sep 20, 1981•circle•
Jacksonville, FL
10.0
Round metallic object hovering.
Aug 15, 1981•sphere•
Stowe, VT
8.0
Two long objects with windows fly silently.
Nov 25, 1981•rectangle•Effects
South Korea
8.0
Cone-shaped object with circling lights.
Aug 9, 1981•cone•
Clark County (rural), KY
8.0
Metallic saucer hovering over overpass.
Oct 15, 1981•disk•Effects
Glendora, CA
8.0
Intense light beam illuminates car, crickets go silent.
Jan 10, 1981•unknown•
Scottsdale, AZ
8.0
Crashing sound and fireball
May 9, 1981•fireball•Effects
El Reno, OK
8.0
Disk-shaped object with searchlights causes power failure.
Jan 1, 1981•disk•Effects
Brighton, IL
8.0
Glowing tree stump after light sighting
Jul 5, 1981•light•Effects
Vichy, MO
8.0
Strange sound and vibration in the sky.
Aug 15, 1981•unknown•Effects
Quick Facts
- Total Sightings
- 226
- Avg Credibility
- 6.34
- Peak Month
- June
- Top State
- California
- Top Shape
- unknown