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Analysis of Port Charlotte, Florida UFO Sightings in 1998
We analyzed all 3 UFO sighting reports in Port Charlotte, Florida to identify possible patterns and gain insight into the phenomenon:
- The most commonly reported UFO shape or appearance was "light" (1 reports, 33.33% of total).
- December was the month with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 33.33% of total).
- Wednesday was the weekday with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 33.33% of total).
- 03/07/98 was the single date with the most UFO sightings reported (1 reports, 33.33% of total).
- Sightings occured more often during the evening, between the hours of 16:00 - 19:59 (2 reports, 66.67% of total).
UFO Reports in Port Charlotte, Florida from 1998
These Port Charlotte, Florida UFO reports from 1998 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:
silent ship close enough to hit with a rock(but i didn't) i was in my back yard w/my dog (german shepard) and when i looked up the stars were gone and then i noteced a ship about the size of a football field (at least) in the middle was a section that came down (like a control station) serounding this section was what appeared to be windows(like on a comerical jet) but as the windows went toward the back they changed to yellow and then red. the ship was only about 40' above me and did not make a sound or even a breeze,my dog did not even notice it and my dog will bark if there is a person a block away. the ship appeared to be silver--there is wooded lots around my house,my house is on a corner.
the ship begain to travel very slow to the east, i called my mother down the street when the ship started to move , i lost it in the trees(well it just disapeared) it took me about 45 min to an hour to call the local police(i am a retired new york city cop) then found out that a cop from Desoto county also saw it and said that on the map it came from my direction. there was about a second of it on the news and said it crashed into lake okeechobee and thats all it was talked about--someone called my house at about 0300-0400 sayin i should look out for a blue surburban(took it with a grain of salt) no one ever returned my calls. i also believe i have been abducted and looking back now i believe its been going on as long as i can remember.
please get in touch and i will continue this conversation. ((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain totally anonymous. PD)).
Full Report Text:
I am a newspaper reporter. A resident came to me 11/19 and said he filmed a "ball of fire" traveling slowly at high altitude toward horizon in southwesterly direction. He then filmed a second streaking silver ball that left a white contrail.
The person who filmed this said he was pulling into the driveway, saw something dramatic in the sky, and grabbed his camera. It looked as broad as a thumb at arms length and left a bright fan-shaped tail. He said he also saw another bright object and when the first object went over the horizon, he turned the camera on the second.
It looked more defined, like a shiny, metal spot (shape unknown) leading a white contrail. I'm a newspaper reporter. I will be writing a story more focused on the excitement of seeing something dramatic -- but the illumination of the sun could be playing tricks on contrails.
To view the video, our newspaper (Charlotte Sun Herald) posted it on the Internet at www.sunline.net/ufo/ To comment, e-mail me at www.
((address deleted)) ((NUFORC Note: We have received several reports quite similar to this one, and they all seem to have been caused by contrails behind high-flying aircraft. Depending on the position of the sun, some witnesses will report them as "UFO's.")).
Full Report Text:
Observed 2 flickering white lights to the east 4 fingers above horizon moving erracticly.Light on left above right,right faded out fist then left disappeared. 6 Adults sitting on a lanai in Port Charlotte Fl at about 7 pm and observed 2 white lights about 3 fingerbreaths apart moving erracticaly and skyward up.
They were white round lights. We saw on the 6 O'clock WINK TV news out of Ft. Meyers Fl a video of the same 2 objects and to report them.
6 adults 1-Rn 1-Teacher 1-Mortgage Broker 1-Naval Architect 1-Plumber 1-Unknown ((NUFORC: Probable missile launch.)).
Port Charlotte, Florida UFO Sightings From 1998 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 | 33.33% of all reports |
| Fireball | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
| Disk | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
Port Charlotte, Florida UFO Sightings From 1998 By Month
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the month the sighting occured in.
| Month | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| December | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
| March | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
| November | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
Port Charlotte, Florida UFO Sightings From 1998 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
| Saturday | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
| Tuesday | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
Port Charlotte, Florida UFO Sightings From 1998 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 03/07/98 | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
| 11/17/98 | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
| 12/16/98 | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
Port Charlotte, Florida UFO Sightings From 1998 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 | 2 reported sightings | 66.67% of all reports |
| Night | 20:00 - 23:59 | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
Other Years with Reported UFO sightings in Port Charlotte, Florida
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