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Alabama UFO Sightings Analysis
We analyzed all 2 UFO sighting reports in Alabama from 1971 to identify possible patterns and gain insight into the phenomenon:
- The most commonly reported UFO shape or appearance is "light" (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
- May is the month with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
- Saturday is the weekday with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
- 05/01/71 is the single date with the most UFO sightings reported (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
- Sightings occur more often during the evening, between the hours of 16:00 - 19:59 (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
Alabama UFO Sighting Reports in 1971
This is a sampling of 20 Alabama UFO reports from 1971, presented as they were submitted other than paragraph breaks added for easier readability where necessary.
You can click the 'Report' link to view the original report along with any photos that may have been submitted to the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC).
Full Report Text:
my wife and I were travling east of fredonia 'when my wife noticed strange lights crossing alarge pasture. i stopped the car and got out.ther was four small lights and underneath ther was a large white light.
It made no sound.as the lights got closer to the road I turned my headlights off.the instant my lights went off the lights went off on the craft.
((NUFORC Note: Date is approximate. PD)).
Full Report Text:
i was 13 when this event (i am 43 now ). we were returning home from visting friends when i was looking out at the sky. i saw a bright light coming towards us.
i thought it was a helicopter. it kept coming at us faster and faster. when it came over us it was not a helicopter.
it was so bright we were blinded . we pulled over and watched it it come down some where in a cornfield. we parked and to searched for it.
we didnt find it. it just disappeared. ((NUFORC Note: Date is approximate.
PD)).
Alabama UFO Sightings From 1971 By Shape
This is a standardized set of shapes a UFO report can be filed under.
| Shape / Appearance | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Light | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| Unknown | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Alabama UFO Sightings From 1971 By Month
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the month the sighting occured in.
| Month | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| May | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| August | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Alabama UFO Sightings From 1971 By Weekday
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the day of the week the sighting occured on.
| Weekday | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| Sunday | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Alabama UFO Sightings From 1971 By Date (Top 5)
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the date the sighting occured on, limited to the top 5 dates with the most sightings.
| Date | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| 05/01/71 | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| 08/01/71 | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Alabama UFO Sightings From 1971 By Time
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the time of day the sighting occured during. We took logical 4 hour windows in order to split the day into early morning, morning, afternoon, evening, night, and late night buckets for this analysis.
| Time Of Day | Hours | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evening | 16:00 - 19:59 | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| Night | 20:00 - 23:59 | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
All Alabama Cities with reported UFO sightings in 1971
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports were filed per city in Alabama, in 1971
| City | Number of Reports | View Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Cherokee | 1 UFO Reports | Cherokee UFO Sightings in 1971 |
| Fredonia | 1 UFO Reports | Fredonia UFO Sightings in 1971 |
Other Years with Reported UFO Sightings in Alabama
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per year in Alabama.