MUFON UFO Sighting Statistics for  May 2015


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May 2015  saw a total of  900  UFO sightings reported to MUFON from around the world.  A breakdown by country is shown to the right. if you scroll down, reports by state, shape, and distance from the witness, are also shown.

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STATISTICS REPORT

Sightings by Country


 
 

Country Number of Reports
UNITED STATES 737
CANADA 47
UNITED KINGDOM 30
INDIA 12
AUSTRALIA 7
MEXICO 6
AFGHANISTAN 5
ARGENTINA 5
ITALY 4
SPAIN 3
SOUTH AFRICA 3
GERMANY 3
POLAND 2
SWEDEN 2
PHILIPPINES 2
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 2
BELGIUM 2
COSTA RICA 2
NETHERLANDS 2
IRAQ 2
ECUADOR 1
FINLAND 1
FRANCE 1
BAHAMAS 1
PERU 1
DENMARK 1
CYPRUS 1
GREECE 1
ICELAND 1
MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF 1
HUNGARY 1
PAKISTAN 1
TURKEY 1
SAUDI ARABIA 1
GUATEMALA 1
SAINT LUCIA 1
CAMBODIA 1
LITHUANIA 1
URUGUAY 1
PUERTO RICO 1
INDONESIA 1
SEYCHELLES 1
   TOTAL:  900

Distribution by State was as follows;

State Number of Reports
California 91
Texas 56
Florida 48
New York 38
Ohio 36
Pennsylvania 32
North Carolina 29
Arizona 29
Michigan 20
New Mexico 20
Virginia 19
Indiana 19
Washington 17
Missouri 16
Tennessee 16
New Jersey 15
Iowa 15
Alabama 14
Georgia 14
Wisconsin 14
Nevada 13
Louisiana 12
Massachusetts 11
Colorado 11
South Carolina 11
Kentucky 10
Oregon 10
Illinois 10
Connecticut 9
Minnesota 9
Oklahoma 8
Utah 7
Arkansas 7
Maryland 7
Kansas 7
Mississippi 7
Maine 6
Montana 5
Idaho 5
Delaware 5
New Hampshire 4
Nebraska 2
South Dakota 2
Alaska 1
Hawaii 1
Vermont 1
Rhode Island 1
West Virginia 1


Reported Object Shape


 

Shape of Object Number of Reports
Sphere 156
Disc 90
Triangle 84
Other 84
Circle 72
Unknown 69
Star-like 65
Oval 42
Cylinder 36
Fireball 35
Cigar 30
N/A 27
Square/Rectangular 27
Boomerang 19
Bullet/Missile 12
Diamond 11
Blimp 10
Cone 9
Egg 6
Flash 6
Chevron 4
Teardrop 4
Saturn-like 1
Cross 1

Distance from Observer

Distance from Witness Number of Reports
< 100 ft 181
101-500 ft 147
501 ft - 1 Mile 206
Over 1 Mile 210
Unknown 214
NO VALUE 38