MUFON UFO statistics for the month of December 2015 show USA leads world in UFO sightings

// January 14th, 2016 // News

MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) today released UFO sighting statistics for the month of December 2015. According to MUFON, the United States leads the world in UFO sightings with sphere-shaped objects being the most commonly reported shape.

MUFON is the oldest and largest UFO Research organization in the world and utilizing proven, scientific analysis of sighting reports submitted to them, leads the effort to solve the UFO mystery once and for all.

STATISTICS REPORT

Sightings by Country

Country	Number of Reports
UNITED STATES	496
CANADA	31
UNITED KINGDOM	19
INDIA	6
BRAZIL	6
AUSTRALIA	6
GERMANY	5
SOUTH AFRICA	4
MALAYSIA	3
FRANCE	3
SWITZERLAND	3
SPAIN	3
MEXICO	2
NEW ZEALAND	2
URUGUAY	2
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	2
COSTA RICA	1
FINLAND	1
NETHERLANDS	1
PUERTO RICO	1
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	1
PERU	1
EL SALVADOR	1
LITHUANIA	1
IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF	1
TURKEY	1
DENMARK	1
ARUBA	1
PORTUGAL	1
HAITI	1
THAILAND	1
VENEZUELA	1
PHILIPPINES	1
TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA	1
NORWAY	1
TOTAL:	612

Distribution by State

State	Number of Reports
California	90
Florida	29
Texas	28
Michigan	25
New York	20
Pennsylvania	18
Tennessee	18
Arizona	15
Ohio	14
New Jersey	14
Missouri	14
North Carolina	14
Washington	11
Colorado	11
Nevada	10
Wisconsin	10
Minnesota	9
South Carolina	9
Kentucky	9
Alabama	8
Georgia	8
Massachusetts	8
Louisiana	7
Montana	7
Idaho	7
Virginia	7
Indiana	7
Oklahoma	6
Oregon	6
New Mexico	6
Utah	5
West Virginia	5
Connecticut	5
Kansas	5
Alaska	4
Illinois	4
Iowa	4
Hawaii	3
Maryland	3
South Dakota	3
Nebraska	2
Arkansas	2
North Dakota	1
Maine	1
Vermont	1
New Hampshire	1
Mississippi	1
Wyoming	1

Reported Object Shape

Shape of Object	Number of Reports
Sphere	92
Circle	71
Disc	66
Triangle	61
Other	60
Star-like	52
Unknown	39
Fireball	33
Cylinder	19
Square/Rectangular	18
N/A	17
Oval	14
Bullet/Missile	11
Boomerang	11
Cigar	10
Diamond	9
Blimp	7
Flash	7
Chevron	6
Cone	5
Egg	5
Saturn-like	4
Teardrop	4
Cross	3