A grounded statistical view of 4,602 sighting reports
extracted from the declassified government record across six countries. Click any bar to read the actual
documents behind it.
These are reports, not objects: the map of where and when tracks where people
reported (population, military bases, media waves), not where anything was. Shapes are how witnesses
described them; dispositions are what governments concluded, not proven fact. Multi-page FOIA
batches (some Canada/US files) count only their primary sighting, so those countries are undercounted.
Sightings by decade — when they were reported
Reported shapes — as witnesses described them
Official disposition — what governments concluded
reflection of airport beacon on clouds
1
jet stream (condensation trail)
1
astronomical, aircraft, balloon, satellite, missile, hoax, weather, other_conventional
1
aerodrome craft (contrail)
1
['other_conventional', 'astronomical']
1
['astronomical', 'aircraft', 'balloon', 'unidentified', 'other_conventional']
1
['aircraft', 'satellite']
1
By country — of the government archive
Witness type — who reported