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Alabama UFO Sightings Analysis
We analyzed all 4 UFO sighting reports in Alabama from 1976 to identify possible patterns and gain insight into the phenomenon:
- The most commonly reported UFO shape or appearance is "disk" (2 reports, 50.00% of total).
- July is the month with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 25.00% of total).
- Thursday is the weekday with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 25.00% of total).
- 07/01/76 is the single date with the most UFO sightings reported (1 reports, 25.00% of total).
- Sightings occur more often during the night, between the hours of 20:00 - 23:59 (2 reports, 50.00% of total).
Alabama UFO Sighting Reports in 1976
This is a sampling of 20 Alabama UFO reports from 1976, 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:
I HEARD YELLING AT THE APARTMENT BELOW US, SAYING "LOOK !, LOOK !" I WENT TO THE LIVING ROOM WINDOW AND PULLED BACK THE DRAPES AND SAW A UFO COMING AT AN ANGLE AND IT WENT OVER THE APARTMENT COMPLES. I YELLED AT MY HUSBAND TO HURRY OUTSIDE. WE BOTH RAN DOWN THE OUTSIDE STAIRS AND STOOD IN THE PARKING LOT WITH 4 OTHER PEOPLE.
TWO OF THEM SAID THEY HAD BEEN FOLLOWING IT DOWN COSBY LAKE ROAD. WE WATCHED IT "HOVER" OVER TREE TOP LEVEL FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN IT RAISED ITSELF AND TOOK OFF BACK TOWARD CAMP COSBY. IT WAS SILVER SAUCER SHAPED WITH FLASHING LIGHTS GOING ROUND AND ROUND.
IT WAS DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME AND STILL VERY LIGHT OUTSIDE. WHY WE DIDN'T RUN FOR A CAMERA, I DON'T KNOW. BUT I HAVE ALWAYS WONDERED IF WE HAD, WOULD WE HAVE "BEAMED UP" ! ((NUFORC Note: Date is approximate.
We will invite the witness to have the other witnesses submit reports, as well. PD)).
Full Report Text:
Flashing lights and scrambled jets A friend and I were sitting on the back of his car. We were out in the country looking up at the stars. We saw a circular object with flashing lights move quickly across the sky.
It was definititly not an aiplane. Then it stopped and moved straight down to the ground. We did not actually see it land.
Then at least 3 jets zoomed across the sky. We knew that they had been scrambled to intercept the ufo. We were excited and thought that we could find it.
We drove around where we thought it might be, but it must have been farther away.
Full Report Text:
We stopped at dairy queen had supper. Going to my aunt an uncle three hours away It was dusty dark came to three trundle Bridges should have been dark at that boat ramp. A light in a home a little way from there.
It was light up like a city. Passed the first bridge. Wasn't going to stop hit the gas.
The next thing I rember, it was early morning. On going. ((NUFORC Note: Date in June 1976 is approximate.
PD)).
Full Report Text:
Me and my 6 siblings, my parents and 2 neighbors saw the lights in the sky. It was triangle and or circular but stationary. For a long time.
My mother yelled for us to come inside. I'm the youngest of 7 but I still remember to this day what I saw. Our parents have passed and our neighbors also.
I still have vivid dreams of it. Thought I was having regular dreams of similar dreams like typical"falling off a cliff" but no. 3 years ago I walked in on 2 of my brothers talking about that incident.
I said I thought it was just me and my dreams, because I was only 4, 5 or 6 when it happened. No one spoke of it. My brothers said no! We all saw it.
I asked them if they have dreams and they said yes, all the same and changes every year. Advance, as if its a story or a movie. My brother that passed 2 yrs ago had dreams frequently.
Ive had no more than 3 dreams a year or at least 1. But each dream feels so real and unfortunately with unbelievable out comes. ((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information.
PD)) ((NUFORC Note: Witness indicates that the date of the sighting is approximate. PD)).
Alabama UFO Sightings From 1976 By Shape
This is a standardized set of shapes a UFO report can be filed under.
| Shape / Appearance | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Disk | 2 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| Triangle | 1 reported sightings | 25.00% of all reports |
| Cigar | 1 reported sightings | 25.00% of all reports |
Alabama UFO Sightings From 1976 By Month
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the month the sighting occured in.
| Month | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| July | 1 reported sightings | 25.00% of all reports |
| August | 1 reported sightings | 25.00% of all reports |
| May | 1 reported sightings | 25.00% of all reports |
| June | 1 reported sightings | 25.00% of all reports |
Alabama UFO Sightings From 1976 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | 1 reported sightings | 25.00% of all reports |
| Sunday | 1 reported sightings | 25.00% of all reports |
| Saturday | 1 reported sightings | 25.00% of all reports |
| Tuesday | 1 reported sightings | 25.00% of all reports |
Alabama UFO Sightings From 1976 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 07/01/76 | 1 reported sightings | 25.00% of all reports |
| 08/15/76 | 1 reported sightings | 25.00% of all reports |
| 05/01/76 | 1 reported sightings | 25.00% of all reports |
| 06/15/76 | 1 reported sightings | 25.00% of all reports |
Alabama UFO Sightings From 1976 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Night | 20:00 - 23:59 | 2 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| Evening | 16:00 - 19:59 | 2 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
All Alabama Cities with reported UFO sightings in 1976
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports were filed per city in Alabama, in 1976
| City | Number of Reports | View Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 2 UFO Reports | Birmingham UFO Sightings in 1976 |
| Gadsden | 1 UFO Reports | Gadsden UFO Sightings in 1976 |
| Elba | 1 UFO Reports | Elba UFO Sightings in 1976 |
Other Years with Reported UFO Sightings in Alabama
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per year in Alabama.