MUFON UFO Sighting Statistics for February 2020

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February saw a total of 540 UFO sightings reported to the Mutual UFO Network, MUFON from around the world. A breakdown by country is shown on the right. By scrolling down you can also see the number of reports by state, shape, and distance from the witness as well.
 
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Encounter with  
"The Thing" in San Bernardino
                               By T. L. Keller
 
July 1, 1964
 
Case 104909: If you've ever been in Barstow, San Bernardino County, California, you know the terrain and arid climate. It's in the Mojave desert, and it's a railroad town and watering hole for those on their way to Las Vegas. At the time of the incident in 1964 (approximate year), the witness, Ramiro, was 10 to 11 years old and living near Barstow in a small town called Cadiz. At 8 PM, while playing with his friends, Rudy, Alex and others, they saw what they called the "Thing." It was near one of the salt cedar trees floating about one foot above the ground.  
Ramiro, the primary witness, was within
20 feet or less of the entity. It was about five and one half feet tall, motionless and silent. It was brushed, silver metallic in color, and Alex said that its head was covered with a shiny metal "hub cap." The boys immediately ran for safety at Rudy and Alex's home.


 
 
 
   
The witness' testimony follows:
 
 
" This place was a railroad living community where Santa Fe employees and their families resided. Most homes were cement type dwellings and some had corrugated metal garages attached and used by all residents. Another community, the Santa Fe Depot was located 1 mile west of our home; Chambliss was around 3 miles away located adjacent to Route 66. It was a great place to live and explore.
"Often, we would gather and play various games; cowboys and Indians, dodge ball, kick ball, Mexican ring, kick the can and others, but on this particular night, I don't recall what we were playing.   I believe the moon was full because I seem to remember moon light and shadows. The "Thing" we saw was partially lit by the moonlight and was floating about 1 foot off the ground situated within arm's reach from the first salt cedar tree near the storage shed that was built in a circular fashion made from corrugated metal.
"I caught up to Rudy and Alex at my parent's house, they were sitting on the ground in front of the house explaining to my parents what they saw, Rudy was pretty well shaken up . As I recall, the others followed us, but they did not get a chance to see anything, they were a bit puzzled about what happened and eventually went home. I recall Mom gave both brothers a pinch of salt to calm them down - not sure if it worked at all. . . Rudy was scared half to death and crying, I just thought it was cool and so did Alex.   We talked about it the following day, and I went to the site to check for any sign left behind. In our discussion to compare notes, Alex brought up an interesting point that I did not notice, he said it had what looked like a baby moon hub cap on its head.   We all agreed it was like a silvery silhouette of a person floating off the ground, but I didn't recall the baby moon [hub cap]. 
"Many years later I realized the best way to describe the "Thing" we saw, was that it looked like a 500 yard "Echo" target used by USMC (US Marine Corps) for marksmanship training. Its shape was close to the photo and had a brushed silver metallic look - not too shinny.   It may have been about 2/3 the size of a standard home door, width was a little less than a standard door.   It did not move or make noise; it just floated in the air.   I don't recall any distinguishing marks, just what seemed like a brushed metal look."
 
Case Disposition: Unknown



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                Sightings by Country   
                  
                                 
UNITED STATES 430
UNITED KINGDOM 34
CANADA 33
SPAIN 4
AUSTRALIA 3
FRANCE 3
NEW ZEALAND 3
CHILE 2
GERMANY 2
MEXICO 2
COLOMBIA 2
CZECH REPUBLIC 2
INDIA 2
BRAZIL 1
SLOVENIA 1
MALTA 1
SLOVAKIA 1
PHILIPPINES 1
VIRGIN ISLANDS, U.S. 1
PORTUGAL 1
SWEDEN 1
NORWAY 1
SOUTH AFRICA 1
EGYPT 1
SWITZERLAND 1
NETHERLANDS 1
NEPAL 1
CROATIA 1
IRAN 1
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1
ITALY 1
TOTAL
540

        
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  Distribution by State  
    
California 58
Florida 27
Texas 27
New York 25
Washington 21
Pennsylvania 18
Missouri 14
Ohio 14
Arizona 14
Illinois 13
Michigan 13
Colorado 12
Tennessee 11
Wisconsin 10
Oregon 10
Minnesota 8
North Carolina 8
Idaho 8
South Carolina 7
Nevada 7
Utah 7
Massachusetts 7
Kentucky 6
New Mexico 6
Georgia 5
Maryland 5
Arkansas 5
Indiana 5
Kansas 4
Alaska 4
Virginia 4
New Jersey 4
Maine 3
Oklahoma 3
Iowa 2
Delaware 2
Mississippi 2
South Dakota 2
Wyoming 2
Alabama 2
Louisiana 2
Hawaii 2
New Hampshire 2
West Virginia 2
North Dakota 1
District of Columbia 1
Nebraska 1
Rhode Island 1
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UFO Shape Reported
 
Circle 104  
Sphere 62  
Star-like 61  
Triangle 37  
Other 36  
Unknown 34  
Disc 32  
Oval 25  
Cigar 18  
Boomerang 12  
Fireball 10  
Diamond 8  
Tic Tac 7  
Square/Rectangular 7  
N/A 6  
Cylinder 5  
Saturn-like 5  
Cone 4  
Chevron 3  
Teardrop 3  
Bullet/Missile 2  
Egg 1  
Drumbell 1  
Blimp 1  
Flash 1  
        
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Distance from Witness
  
< 100 ft 72
101-500 ft 43
501 ft - 1 Mile 94
Over 1 Mile 109
Unknown 51
NO VALUE 17
 
   
Most impressively there were 18 Landings, Hovering, or Takeoffs reported and 14 Entities observed. 

                           
 
 
 
 Other MUFON events: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ARIZONA MUFON
 
Phoenix chapter welcomes Jim Vieira on Saturday, March 21,2020. He will be lecturing on "The Origins of Civilization and Homo Sapiens; the Reality of Certain Claims and Our Knowledge of The Past." 12-3 p.m. at the Arizona Historical Society Museum, Tempe.
All info at  www.phoenixmufon.com. 
Sedona chapter is happy to welcome back James Keenan on Friday, March 20, from 6-8 p.m. at the Sedona Community Center, 2615 Melody 
Lane. He will be presenting new research on portals and 
Skinwalker Ranch. All are welcome. Admission is $15. Cash only please.
 
ARKANSAS MUFON
 
NW Section meets on the 4th Saturday every month, at the Fayetteville Drake Field Airport Conference Room from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon.
We will also attend and provide information (vendor table) at the Ozark Mountain UFO Conference in Eureka Springs, April 10-12.
 
COLORADO MUFON
 
meets 2nd Saturday monthly in  the Denver area, discussing 
ufological history with like-minded people. New guest speakers each meeting. Open to public. www. Comufon.org
 
CONNECTICUT MUFON  
 
meets 1st Saturday monthly, 11 a.m., AD's Pizzeria Restaurant & Lounge, 377 S. Center St., Windsor Locks, CT. Roundtable discussions, 
self-purchase meals. www. Mufonct.com  
 
DELAWARE MUFON  
 
meets 3rd Saturday monthly, 2-4 p.m., Woodlawn Library, 
2020 West Ninth Street, Wilmington, DE. www.Mufonde.com   
 
FLORIDA MUFON
 
has monthly meetings for you to enjoy all over the state.
Please visit our Meetup page for times, dates and places! Go to: www.meetup.com/florida-MUFON. We are currently meeting in
Lakeland, Tampa, Orlando North, Cape Canaveral, Pinellas, Clearwater. Come join us! We look forward to meeting you!   
 
MAINE MUFON  
 
will continue to send out newsletters over the winter. Meetings will start
up again in the spring.  
 
MINNESOTA MUFON  
 
meets 2nd Saturday monthly, 2-5 p.m., New Brighton Community
Center, 400 10th St. NW, New Brighton, MN. $3 for MUFON members,  
$5 for nonmembers. www.mnmufon.org 
  
MISSOURI MUFON  
 
meets monthly third Wednesdays in St. Louis, second Mondays
in Kansas City, and bi-monthly in Columbia.  
See www.missourimufon.org for more information.
Mysteries of the Universe Conference, May 15-16, 2020, Kansas City, MO. Keynote speaker Ian Punett. www.oz-ufo.com. 

NEVADA MUFON  
 
monthly meetings are held on the 4th Thursday of each month.
Meeting location: The Beacon Center, 4505 W. Hacienda Ave, Suite G1.
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Please RSVP at www.Meetup.com under group: "MUFON Chapter of Nevada 2018."   
 
NEW YORK MUFON

meets last Saturday of the month,11 a.m.- 1 p.m., Jamesville-DeWitt Library, 5110 Jamesville Rd., Dewitt, NY.

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MUFON

South Bay-San Jose Chapter meets 3rd Sunday every
other month, 1:00-4:30 p.m.,Community of Infinite Spirit Center, 1540 Hicks Ave., San Jose. Speakers and MUFON case reports, $5 admission,open to public, need not be a member to attend. Contact
Ruben at [email protected] or northerncaliforniamufon.com.
Shasta Chapter meets in Redding, CA. For more info email 
Marin-Sonoma Chapter meets 1st Saturday monthly, 1-3 p.m., Petaluma Senior Center, 211 Novak Dr., Petaluma, CA. Open to public,
$5 admission. Mufonmarinsonoma.com.
Rocklin (MEETUP) meets 2nd Saturday monthly, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Round Table Pizza, back room, 4885 Granite Dr., Rocklin, CA. Discuss
UFOs, ETs, underground bases, government cover-up, and everything ufological. Experiencers welcome. See meetup.com/Rocklin UFO.
 
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MUFON

Orange County chapter (MUFON OC) meets 3rd Wednesday monthly,
7:40-10:15 p.m., Costa Mesa Senior Center, 695 W. 19th Street, Costa Mesa, CA. $15 for public, $10 for students with IDs and MUFON OC
members. mufonoc.org.
San Diego chapter meets 3rd Sunday monthly, 6-9 p.m., Denny's restaurant, 4260 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., San Diego, CA. Free admission.

OKLAHOMA MUFON

meets 3rd Saturday Monthly from 2-4 PM at the Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library at 300 Park Ave, Oklahoma City, OK. $5 donation at door. Next meeting is Saturday March 21st  Dr. Jerry Sargent will be presenting on "UFOs to IFOs: How to Identify Objects in the Sky". We will also discuss Cases of Interest and will have a time for attendees to share their experiences. All are welcome. Visit us on Facebook @OklahomaMUFON for the latest news.

OREGON MUFON

meets second Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. Muir Hall at
the Mt. Tabor Presbyterian Church, 5441 SE Belmont St., Portland OR. See www.meetup.com for more.
 
PENNSYLVANIA MUFON

Philadelphia chapter presents our 13th annual Philadelphia Conference on April 24-25, 2020. Free FI training Friday, followed by 3 speakers and
a cocktail hour. Free planetarium Sat. with 6 speakers and a dinner Q&A. David Paulides, Bill Birnes, Christopher O'Brien, David Marler,
Randall Nickerson, Joe Flammer, Gerard Aartsen, Fred Saluga and James Krug, www.mufonpa.com.
Main Line chapter (outside metro Philadelphia) meets
- Tuesday, March 17, 6:30 p.m. Calling All Earthlings (video)
about the legendary George Van Tassel and UFO gathering
events in the California desert in the 1960s.
- Tuesday, April 21, 6:30 p.m. James Krug: Nibiru and Planet
X about the hidden, stellar companion to our Sun, looping
through our inner solar system, knocking planets off their axial tilts.
Meetings take place at Tredyffrin Public Library, 582
Upper Gulph Road, Strafford, PA.
 
SOUTH CAROLINA MUFON

The Upstate chapter has scheduled the following meetings.
- at Central-Clemson Regional Library, 105 Commons Way, Central, SC:
March 11, April 8, May 13, June 10.
- at Kimberly Hampton Memorial Library, 304 Biltmore Road, Easley, SC:
March 12, March 26, April 9, April 23, May 7.
Meetings are 6-8 p.m.

TENNESSEE MUFON

meets at the Rhea Library in Paris, 400 West Washington Street.
Saturday, March 28 - Teri Lynge-Kehl will be sharing  "An Alien Healing."
Saturday, April 25 topic will be "We Are Not Alone."

TEXAS MUFON

Houston chapter meets the first  Saturday of every month, 2-4:00 p.m., Fuzzy's Pizza at 823 Antoine Dr, Houston, TX.
March 7, April 4, May 2, June 6, July 11 (not 4th), Aug 1, Sept 12 (not
5th), Oct 3, Nov 7, Dec 5.
San Antonio chapter meets the 4th Tuesday of each month. We are meeting at the American Legion Post 8541,  2222 Austin Hwy, San Antonio, TX 78218. Social time starts at 6 p.m. & meeting agenda at 7 p.m. $5.00 fee per person to pay for the meeting room.