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Analysis of Huntsville, Alabama UFO Sightings in 1988
We analyzed all 1 UFO sighting reports in Huntsville, Alabama to identify possible patterns and gain insight into the phenomenon:
- The most commonly reported UFO shape or appearance was "other" (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- February was the month with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- Monday was the weekday with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- 02/15/88 was the single date with the most UFO sightings reported (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- Sightings occured more often during the night, between the hours of 20:00 - 23:59 (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
UFO Reports in Huntsville, Alabama from 1988
These Huntsville, Alabama UFO reports from 1988 are 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:
Bell or thimble shaped object rises out of Guntersville Lake and follows pair into Huntsville. Late one evening (between 9 and 10 PM) in the winter of 1988 (possibly February), I (a high school student) was sitting on a boat dock at Guntersville Lake with one other person (a high school student) when a large bell or thimble shaped object rose from the water about a quarter of a mile from us. It rose straight up (higher than the tree line) and stopped.
Too close for comfort, we got into our car and drove rapidly from the lake taking Hwy 72 through Scottsboro to Huntsville (a trip lasting approximately 35 minutes). The object followed us just above the tree line rapidly moving from one side of the road to the other. The object was bright enough to be seen through the street lights once we reached Huntsville and followed us on a twisting path through town.
We stopped at my house near Redstone Arsenal and gathered up a pair of binoculars and a rifle scope to look more closely at the object that was now hovering over the neighbor’s house. We were joined by my father (a restaurant manager) and a neighbor (profession unknown), and we all watched the object for approximately ten minutes. It was bell or thimble shaped with varying colored lights around the outside of the object in a diagonal line from the bottom to the top.
It rotated counter clockwise and was light in color. After ten minutes or so, the object rose rapidly and sped off to the southeast. I saw several strange luminous objects in the skies over Redstone Arsenal in the spring and summer that followed- often the same objects in the same general area several nights in a row--but none came close enough for me to distinguish their shapes.
((NUFORC Note: Witness indicates that the date of the sighting is approximate. PD)).
Huntsville, Alabama UFO Sightings From 1988 By Shape
This is a standardized set of shapes a UFO report can be filed under.
| Shape / Appearance | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Huntsville, Alabama UFO Sightings From 1988 By Month
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the month the sighting occured in.
| Month | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| February | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Huntsville, Alabama UFO Sightings From 1988 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Huntsville, Alabama UFO Sightings From 1988 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 02/15/88 | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Huntsville, Alabama UFO Sightings From 1988 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 | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Other Years with Reported UFO sightings in Huntsville, Alabama
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per year in Huntsville, Alabama.
All Alabama Cities with reported UFO sightings in 1988
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per city in Alabama in 1988. You can also view the state-level list of UFO sightings in Alabama in 1988.
| City | Number of Reports | View Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Huntsville | 1 UFO Reports | Huntsville, Alabama UFO Sightings in 1988 |
| Indian Springs | 1 UFO Reports | Indian Springs, Alabama UFO Sightings in 1988 |
| Madison | 1 UFO Reports | Madison, Alabama UFO Sightings in 1988 |