The National Intelligence Department has published a report on unidentified anomalous phenomena (their term for UFOs) in 2021 titled “Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena.”
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The report found no evidence of extraterrestrial activity, but the government also did not rule out this possibility. What the report determined was where the majority of sightings occur.
The DNI report stated that there was no single explanation for these UAP sightings. Possible reasons included clutter, commercial drones, threats to national security, and other inexplicable phenomena. Their model indicated that most reports of standardized sightings are in the western parts of the US and the Northeast.
Cities with the Most Reported UFO Sightings Per Capita
Population data is from the US Census Bureau’s 2022 American Community Survey and is five-year estimates.
10 – Trout Lake, Washington
Reported UFO Sightings: 0.024 per capita
Total Reported UFO Sightings: 20
Total Population, 2022: 822
9 – Newburgh, Indiana
Reported UFO Sightings: 0.025 per capita
Total Reported UFO Sightings: 85
Total Population, 2022: 3,350
8 – Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina
Reported UFO Sightings: 0.028 per capita
Total Reported UFO Sightings: 23
Total Population, 2022: 809
7 – Superior, Wisconsin
Reported UFO Sightings: 0.031 per capita
Total Reported UFO Sightings: 20
Total Population, 2022: 638
6 – Holden Beach, North Carolina
Reported UFO Sightings: 0.034 per capita
Total Reported UFO Sightings: 34
Total Population, 2022: 997
5 – Spring Valley, California
Reported UFO Sightings: 0.038 per capita
Total Reported UFO Sightings: 34
Total Population, 2022: 889
4 – Millerton, Pennsylvania
Reported UFO Sightings Per Capita: 0.07 per capita
Total Reported UFO Sightings: 29
Total Population, 2022: 386
3 – Captiva, Florida
Reported UFO Sightings Per Capita: 0.14 per capita
Total Reported UFO Sightings: 22
Total Population, 2022: 151
2 – Pawleys Island, South Carolina
Reported UFO Sightings: 0.38 per capita
Total Reported UFO Sightings: 40
Total Population, 2022: 104
1 – Rachel, Nevada
Reported UFO Sightings: 1 per capita
Total Reported UFO Sightings: 20
Total Population, 2022: 20
