People who described a bright white light
367 accounts in the record mention this, spread across 1950s to 2010s. It is one of the rarer things people report, which makes it worth more when two accounts share it.
0.84%
of every account in the record mentions a bright white light. When two strangers both do, the engine weighs that heavily.
What else those witnesses noticed
hovering 32red lights 16a triangle shape 12taking off impossibly fast 6an orange orb 5vanishing suddenly 5
Where it comes up most
Las Vegas, NV (4) · Louisville, KY (3) · Jacksonville, NC (2) · Orlando, FL (2) · Gig Harbor, WA (2) · Seattle, WA (2)
When people reported it
| 1950s | 1 | |
| 1960s | 3 | |
| 1970s | 6 | |
| 1980s | 5 | |
| 1990s | 42 | |
| 2000s | 191 | |
| 2010s | 119 |
Counts follow reporting, not necessarily the world. More accounts in a decade can simply mean more people writing them down.
The accounts
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