Odds of seeing a UFO +75800
Total UFO sightings 6,451
Odds of seeing a UFO +11500
Total UFO sightings 6,424
Odds of seeing a UFO +176600
Total UFO sightings 4,062
Odds of seeing a UFO +82300
Total UFO sightings 3,663
Odds of seeing a UFO +166700
Total UFO sightings 23,728
Odds of seeing a UFO +135400
Total UFO sightings 4,205
Odds of seeing a UFO +64600
Total UFO sightings 5,530
Odds of seeing a UFO +16100
Total UFO sightings 6,024
Odds of seeing a UFO +341800
Total UFO sightings 6,231
Odds of seeing a UFO +164300
Total UFO sightings 6,404
Odds of seeing a UFO +56500
Total UFO sightings 2,513
Odds of seeing a UFO +133600
Total UFO sightings 1,313
Odds of seeing a UFO +220000
Total UFO sightings 5,792
Odds of seeing a UFO +137600
Total UFO sightings 4,865
Odds of seeing a UFO +122000
Total UFO sightings 2,586
Odds of seeing a UFO +47100
Total UFO sightings 6,175
Odds of seeing a UFO +59400
Total UFO sightings 7,525
Odds of seeing a UFO +126900
Total UFO sightings 3,671
Odds of seeing a UFO +37400
Total UFO sightings 3,583
Odds of seeing a UFO +166900
Total UFO sightings 3,620
Odds of seeing a UFO +108500
Total UFO sightings 6,362
Odds of seeing a UFO +169300
Total UFO sightings 5,907
Odds of seeing a UFO +97700
Total UFO sightings 5,741
Odds of seeing a UFO +96200
Total UFO sightings 3,106
Odds of seeing a UFO +79800
Total UFO sightings 7,675
Odds of seeing a UFO +41100
Total UFO sightings 2,585
Odds of seeing a UFO +33200
Total UFO sightings 5,805
Odds of seeing a UFO +69600
Total UFO sightings 4,361
Odds of seeing a UFO +16000
Total UFO sightings 8,494
Odds of seeing a UFO +172200
Total UFO sightings 5,246
Odds of seeing a UFO +32400
Total UFO sightings 6,459
Odds of seeing a UFO +252400
Total UFO sightings 7,744
Odds of seeing a UFO +205900
Total UFO sightings 5,044
Odds of seeing a UFO +21400
Total UFO sightings 3,553
Odds of seeing a UFO +244400
Total UFO sightings 4,782
Odds of seeing a UFO +46100
Total UFO sightings 8,561
Odds of seeing a UFO +153100
Total UFO sightings 2,738
Odds of seeing a UFO +210100
Total UFO sightings 6,095
Odds of seeing a UFO +23900
Total UFO sightings 4,422
Odds of seeing a UFO +85200
Total UFO sightings 5,966
Odds of seeing a UFO +11200
Total UFO sightings 7,847
Odds of seeing a UFO +191500
Total UFO sightings 3,535
Odds of seeing a UFO +341100
Total UFO sightings 8,414
Odds of seeing a UFO +59600
Total UFO sightings 5,301
Odds of seeing a UFO +21800
Total UFO sightings 2,869
Odds of seeing a UFO +215300
Total UFO sightings 3,956
Odds of seeing a UFO +207600
Total UFO sightings 3,629
Odds of seeing a UFO +28500
Total UFO sightings 6,326
Odds of seeing a UFO +165600
Total UFO sightings 3,511
Odds of seeing a UFO +20200
Total UFO sightings 2,854
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Did You Know?

  • You are most likely to see a UFO in South Dakota, where your odds are +11200.
  • Florida is the state with the lowest odds of spotting a UFO – just +341800.
  • Over 40,000 Americans have taken out alien abduction insurance.

When were you most likely to see a UFO?

During the second World War, most UFO sightings were dismissed as wartime rockets.

After the crash and cover up in Roswell, New Mexico, people realized that they couldn't just trust the government's explanations anymore. Combine that with the paranoia of the Cold War, and everyone was seeing UFOs everywhere.

So, were aliens busier on earth in the 40s and 50s, or are they just better covered up now? Here's a graph to help you see just how common UFO sightings have been in the US for the last 80 years.

When were you most likely to see a UFO? When were you most likely to see a UFO? Date Number of UFO Sightings

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