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Connecticut UFO Sightings Analysis
We analyzed all 66 UFO sighting reports in Connecticut from 2010 to identify possible patterns and gain insight into the phenomenon:
- The most commonly reported UFO shape or appearance is "light" (19 reports, 28.79% of total).
- July is the month with the most reported UFO sightings (11 reports, 16.67% of total).
- Friday is the weekday with the most reported UFO sightings (14 reports, 21.21% of total).
- 08/20/10 is the single date with the most UFO sightings reported (3 reports, 4.55% of total).
- Sightings occur more often during the night, between the hours of 20:00 - 23:59 (34 reports, 51.52% of total).
Connecticut UFO Sighting Reports in 2010
This is a sampling of 20 Connecticut UFO reports from 2010, 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).
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closeby fireball with tail streaked across sky towards earth A fireball with a tail streaked across the sky over our car and curve towards the ground-if it hit the ground it was in the vacinity of Riverside Cemetery. It was either a small meteor or fireball of some sort with an elongated tail.
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5 lights 4 white 1 red rectangle I was in my car driving home at 1:30am, north bound on poverty hollow road about 2 or three miles from hatter town road. At first I thought it was a plane just flying past but the issue was it was moving to slow and it had NO flashers or port/starboard indicators(green/red). The craft was comprised of 5 lights in total, 4 white/yellow on the 4 corners and a red on in the center.
I am about 50% sure this was possibly a helicopters however there was no significant noise of a rotary blade and not a single flasher or navigation related light. The craft craft was moving at about 1.5x my velocity(30 to 40mph) in terms of angle it was only gaining a couple of degrees on my sight as I moved north north west.
What struck me as odd was when it banked over to the east it moves rather gracefully and again I got a good solid look at it to confirmed the lack of general aviation lights. It was also a good indication that if it was a private aircraft it would have been flying rather low, 2k feat at best. other wise it would have had to have a large wing span if was indeed at higher altitudes.
given its observ! ed attributes and movement I was shocked at the lack of noise. and the paradox between observed movement and luminary characteristics. Again it could have just been an air plane but I have seen so many over the years this one just didn't make sense.
I play a lot of video games and some of them are 3d flying games and also 3d space type games so judging angular velocity is a skill I have, this object defied many of the general definitions I have for normal air craft. It didn't move in a way that caused alarm but the combination of the lights and lack of flashers and indicators along with its graceful back was cause for concern.
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Driving down the street thinking " did something just fall out of the sky?" I was driving down the street with my mom and I was looking out the window all of a sudden I saw something FALL out of the sky. I was just thinking to myself " did something just fall out of the sky?". I gasped and my mom knew exactly why! She asked me if I saw the same thing and I said yes!! I was amazed and scared at the same time.
I felt like my stomach was miles behind us. We haven't noticed anything strange and haven't heard anything else about it. We still wonder what it was.
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Huge object with 2 Verry bright headlights i can see from 3 minutes away I only had a quick look at the object. It flew about 200 feet over the ground. It was night time but because it was so close to the ground I had a great view of it.
The color appeared to be grey it had two airplane tails on the back. Just like a plane has one tail on the end of it this had two. It also had a 2 extreamelly bright lights on the front they appeared to be in a circle form.
I could see this object from several minutes away. A bright light glared in my room i looked out the window and I thought i have not seen a plane this bright so i kept watching it and about 3 minutes later it came verry close flying right above my house. It had an awkard sound almost like a plane but allitle different.
My main question is, are there any planes with 2 verry bright headlights?.
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silver fast A single, silver craft flying north at approximately 10X the speed of a commericial aircraft. No sign of contrails. ((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information.
PD)).
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Triangular Craft spotted in CT. While driving south down a 2 lane highway, noticed an object in the sky moving towards me. I thought it was a passenger plane heading to Bradley Airport but it seemed low to be this far away if coming in for a landing.
I turned left on to RT 4 keeping an eye out for the craft. I saw it coming towards me, now to my right. I pulled my truck off the road and rolled down my window sticking my head out.
It passed directly over me at a constant rather slow speed - it was now on the left side of the truck. I listened hard for a sound of engines. None detected.
I could make out a triangular shape, although the rear corners of the wings (or whatever) had a radius - not sharp angles. Craft was the width of my fingers held 2 - 3 inches wide at arms length. There were 3 rather large square white lights, or illuminations, down the bottom center of the craft.
This seemed unusual to me. There were two white strobes flashing on each side of the craft - seemed so! rt of standard for aircraft. This may have been a secret military craft.
It flew a constant, straight path towards the north. I do not feel it was alien in nature. It did nothing remarkable.
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Cylindrical, faceted silver metalic rotating object flying East -West. Time: 1215 PM The weather was partly cloudy with high altitude Cyrus clouds scattered around. Wind: slight various around 5 mph UFO object spotted overhead moving at constant sped from East to West in straight trajectory.
The altitude was below clouds altitude. The speed was comparable with the speed of jet aircrafts at that altitude. It appeared to be silver-metallic in color, cylindrical-faceted and rotating around horizontal axes, every 3 seconds the flat side reflected sunlight producing a flash-flare of light indication of rotation.
No contrails, not sure about sound. The object proceeds toward west and after watching it flying about 10-15 min we lost the sight on the western horizon.
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Triangular shaped object in the southwestern sky with white, red and green lcd lights. Driving back from a late night run to the grocery store, I saw a triangular shaped object in the southwestern sky. Brilliant night lots of stars but this was clearly some sort of craft.
It had white, red and green LCD lights and hovered in the sky, then quickly retreated and hovered again. It seemed capable of moving a fast speeds and then would just stop and hover.
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V shaped light formation over Montville Ct. We spotted 7 lights in the sky on evening of 11NOV10 around 07:20PM , they seem to float in formation over the tree line , an 8th light floated to the formation at a faster speed and they slowlly disappered in to the horizion, the event lasted about 45 sec .
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a huge disk shaped object that covered half the sky i was with 3 of my friends last night at about 7 30 or 7 40 when we were sitting in the car waiting for our food to be ready. when we looked out the window we saw a huge triangular plane fly over the car. we determined that it was a government plane.
we then saw multiple flahing lights. we got out of the car to see what it was. the object covered half the sky and was moving downward very slowly.
we all were in disbelief. we didnt know what it was. all 3 of us saw it and we didnt know what to do.
it was a creepy experince. then throughout the night we saw alot of planes, more than normal, flying through the night sky. ((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information.
PD)).
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Large Triangle with lights object and three small objects Seen in the star filled night sky. One Large triangle shaped object with white lights on front part and middle and sides. These lights did not blink.
Four lights on the triangle two blue and two red blinked. Three small lights seperate round following and moving much slower changed in color of white,blue and green. These lights merged with one another then moved to the larger tringle shaped object and merged into it.
None of these objects made sound. Later followed by what seemed to be a jet making alot of noise. ((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information.
PD)).
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Rocket-like object streaking across the sky with whitish tail As I was driving east on Cannondale Road, I saw an object travelling which I initially thought was a plane, but then realized it was more like a white light streaking north across the sky. It seemed as if it had white sparks (tail) coming out of the back. It was a very odd looking rocket-like object that I thought might have been a meteor because the trajectory appeared slightly downward.
I quickly lost sight of it due to heavy tree coverage. ((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD)).
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Green fireball with tail seen traveling Southeast. After about 6 seconds it was gone While standing outside on 10/31/10 about 8:30pm, I observed a green fireball with a whitish tail in the sky traveling at an upward curve in a Southeast direction. The fireball disappeared after approximately 6 seconds.
((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD)).
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At aprox. 10:40 I looked up in the sky noticing the amount of stars visible when I spotted a series of stars (UFO) starting to move South. The shape was somewhat of a diamond with 2 seperate lights following.
Reminded me of a kite. I called for my boyfriend and son (he's 8) to witness with me. The UFO was moving forward and also back and forth and left and right.
At one point it appeared to hover and move back and forth. While my son was watching with me we saw it turn around and then come back again. The type of turn reminds me of a wide turn in a car.
Last I seen of it it was traveling South moving closer to flying over my home. It was headed in the direction of Bridgeport Ct. There were airplanes flying and this object was higher in the air than the smaller aircraft flying.
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bus sized fireball object over 91 about 3-400 ft up going about 150 mph at a downward 20 degree angle Driving north on I-91 before the Bissel bridge exit around this date and time when I clearly seen a reddish orange fireball about the size of a city bus traveling about 150-200 mph going west and was about 3-500 feet high and was traveling slightly downward. I was so amazed that I was looking at the cars passengers next to me and pointing towards it but I couldn't tell if they had seen it. I was so certain as to what I saw I almost drove to the area where it may have touched down.
I thought it was an airplane engine because of the slow speed but was too big. I was going to call the area police but I didn't want to sound like a joker. I was watching the news certain that many others saw it and called it in or it was some plane debris that crashed.
I found this website on 4/14 so I don't remember the exact date. I've seen all kinds of fireworks ,planes ,meteors and this thing was like a school bus sized object engulfed in fire traveling fairly slow and was only about 1-2 miles away and could see it clearly and for about 4-5 seconds. After over five years later I still remember like it was yesterday.
With all the radio controlled aircraft's today there are probably a lot of ufo hoaxers but this was way too big to be one and I'm sure I wasn't hallucinating or exaggerating. Also I am very surprised that it wasn't on the news or reported elsewhere.
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Saw a light in the sky fading in and out over Bridgeport, CT. My girlfriend and I were on our way to the movie theater, when I spotted a light in the sky. The sky was still relatively bright, as the sun had just barely started going down, so I remember thinking it was unusual to see a star in the sky.
It wasn’t until the light started fading in and out did I point it out to my girlfriend. It took her a couple of minutes to spot it, but when she did she confirmed that it could not be a star or a plane. It would fade in and out without any discernable rhythm.
We stared at it for at least ten minutes before getting off the highway, and losing it behind the trees. This is not the first time I'd seen such an object.
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" Star " like objects during clear day light in formation. Around noon while at work. Myself and a co-worker observed small " Star " looking objects in the clear sky.
At first glance it seemed to look like the formation of stars when viewing at night, but these stars seemed to be only in one section of the sky and nowhere else. One of the formations looked almost like the small dipper. Then we noticed some of the " star" like objects getting closer to one another.
They were all the same size and moving east towards long island, NY.
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I saw a bright light that slowly moved through the sky and seemed to have striations that looked like lightning bolts eminating from it Tonight I saw a light that appeared to be south east from my location but much higher up than the planes and jets flying below. From my vantage point it appeared to be over long island. What struck me about the light was the brightness especially considering we have a storm blowing through tonight.
I was surprised to see this light through the thick clouds that were blowing over. Other stars would get covered over but this light would shine right through the clouds. After I noticed it and really started taking a look at it, I could see lines of light coming from the source that could be described as tentacles or lightning bolt shaped.
I thought those lines could have been a trick on my eyes but I blinked and changed perspective and the lines coming from the light stayed clear. After getting very interested, I got my camera to film it. Unfortunately after that I was not able to see the light at it's full brightness and my camera had a hard time picking it up.
By the naked eye, I could still see those lines coming from the light. It seemed very weired that I could see them as the clouds were still blowing through. The light wasn't moving with the same pattern as the stars.
When I first noticed it and started observing, the light moved but I didn't have a good position marked to figure out how far. It wasn't fast though and certainly didn't go shooting off in any direction. When I went in to get my camera and came out, the light was in a much different place but still generally in the same area being south east of my vantage point.
I tried to get photographic evidence of the light and set myself in a position I could remember with trees in the foreground. Although I was able to capture the light on my camera, I don't think it will be very useful because it is so dark out tonight and at that point the light seemed to be aimed somewhere else and thusly was not as bright. Things that were striking about this light are: * The color of the light was not at all like the stars or the planes flying over.
I'd describe it as an LED light while the stars were incandescent. There was a blue color in the light, it seemed. * The pattern the light moved in reminded me of a search pattern but the source was far too high for that to be the case.
* The striations coming from the light were truly bizarre. It was like seeing the source of multiple lightning bolts coming from a single source but lasting for minutes at a time. When the light was dim, I could still make out the lines but they weren't as easy to identify.
It seemed that every time the light shone bright, the striations were the same configuration however. * Although it wasn't immediately obvious, the light was moving. The pattern it was moving in was more like it was making observations of an area and then move on.
I never saw it shoot off in one direction or another but it would either slowly move while it was bright or go dim and then be bright in another spot that was maybe 5 or 10 degrees off from it's last spot. I have not pulled the camera video onto my computer yet but would be willing to post it onto a server for you to observe. Please email me for that information.
Also please understand that I do travel for as long as a week at a time so please be patient if I do not respond right away.
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Bright orange/yellow object moving at high speed making no sound I was in my backyard alone and i noticed a large bright object moving across the sky at great speed. It was low in the sky and moved without sound. The core of the object was shaped like a peace sign or the middle of sand dollar.
The core was a bright orange/yellow, like the color of a flame. The core emitted something that was like exhaust in all directions which created a circle around the core making if look a bit like the center of a jellyfish. Based on watching other planes in the sky, I would guess it was three to four times the speed of those planes.
One to two minutes later, I saw a fighter jet travelling at a slightly slower, but very fast speed following the same path the object had taken. I jet made a loud sound as it passed overhead at a similar altitude. I can draw the core and the circle that was around it.
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Few Combined Bright lights hovering area between 20-25 minutes than dissapeared I noticed a bright light in the sky. I than realized the light was brighter than surrounding stars, which caught my attention. When I focused on the light, I observed a row of horizontal bright lights next to each other.
There were at least four bright lights. I focused on the lights and noticed it was hovering in one spot for at least 15-25 minutes. It seemed to move a little in all directions.
I went to get my camera and it dissapeared from my view.
Connecticut UFO Sightings From 2010 By Shape
This is a standardized set of shapes a UFO report can be filed under.
Shape / Appearance | Sightings | % Of Total |
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Light | 19 reported sightings | 28.79% of all reports |
Fireball | 8 reported sightings | 12.12% of all reports |
Triangle | 7 reported sightings | 10.61% of all reports |
Cigar | 7 reported sightings | 10.61% of all reports |
Unknown | 4 reported sightings | 6.06% of all reports |
Other | 4 reported sightings | 6.06% of all reports |
Circle | 4 reported sightings | 6.06% of all reports |
Diamond | 3 reported sightings | 4.55% of all reports |
Rectangle | 2 reported sightings | 3.03% of all reports |
Flash | 2 reported sightings | 3.03% of all reports |
Disk | 1 reported sightings | 1.52% of all reports |
Cylinder | 1 reported sightings | 1.52% of all reports |
Cross | 1 reported sightings | 1.52% of all reports |
Teardrop | 1 reported sightings | 1.52% of all reports |
Oval | 1 reported sightings | 1.52% of all reports |
Changing | 1 reported sightings | 1.52% of all reports |
Connecticut UFO Sightings From 2010 By Month
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the month the sighting occured in.
Month | Sightings | % Of Total |
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July | 11 reported sightings | 16.67% of all reports |
November | 9 reported sightings | 13.64% of all reports |
August | 9 reported sightings | 13.64% of all reports |
September | 7 reported sightings | 10.61% of all reports |
June | 6 reported sightings | 9.09% of all reports |
October | 5 reported sightings | 7.58% of all reports |
April | 5 reported sightings | 7.58% of all reports |
January | 4 reported sightings | 6.06% of all reports |
March | 3 reported sightings | 4.55% of all reports |
December | 3 reported sightings | 4.55% of all reports |
May | 2 reported sightings | 3.03% of all reports |
February | 2 reported sightings | 3.03% of all reports |
Connecticut UFO Sightings From 2010 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 |
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Friday | 14 reported sightings | 21.21% of all reports |
Sunday | 14 reported sightings | 21.21% of all reports |
Thursday | 10 reported sightings | 15.15% of all reports |
Tuesday | 10 reported sightings | 15.15% of all reports |
Monday | 7 reported sightings | 10.61% of all reports |
Saturday | 6 reported sightings | 9.09% of all reports |
Wednesday | 5 reported sightings | 7.58% of all reports |
Connecticut UFO Sightings From 2010 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 |
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08/20/10 | 3 reported sightings | 4.55% of all reports |
07/04/10 | 3 reported sightings | 4.55% of all reports |
10/10/10 | 3 reported sightings | 4.55% of all reports |
06/01/10 | 2 reported sightings | 3.03% of all reports |
11/11/10 | 2 reported sightings | 3.03% of all reports |
Connecticut UFO Sightings From 2010 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 |
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Night | 20:00 - 23:59 | 34 reported sightings | 51.52% of all reports |
Evening | 16:00 - 19:59 | 10 reported sightings | 15.15% of all reports |
Late night | 00:00 - 03:59 | 10 reported sightings | 15.15% of all reports |
Morning | 08:00 - 11:59 | 4 reported sightings | 6.06% of all reports |
Early morning | 04:00 - 07:59 | 4 reported sightings | 6.06% of all reports |
Afternoon | 12:00 - 15:59 | 4 reported sightings | 6.06% of all reports |
All Connecticut Cities with reported UFO sightings in 2010
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports were filed per city in Connecticut, in 2010
Other Years with Reported UFO Sightings in Connecticut
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per year in Connecticut.