Last updated on June 1, 2024

Hawaii UFO Sightings in 2020

This page aggregates and analyzes all UFO sighting reports made in Hawaii during 2020.

How many Hawaii UFO sightings were there in 2020?

  • There were 47 officially reported UFO sightings in Hawaii in 2020.
  • In 2020, Hawaii ranked #40 on the list of states with the most UFO sightings for that year.
  • Adjusted for population size, Hawaii ranks #13 in the list of states with the most reported UFO sightings in 2020, with an average of 3.23 reports per 100,000 residents.

Hawaii Cities with the most UFO Sightings in 2020

Rank City Number of Reports
1 Honolulu, HI 11 UFO Reports
2 Kihei, HI 3 UFO Reports
3 Lahaina, HI 2 UFO Reports
4 Mililani, HI 2 UFO Reports
5 Wahiawa, HI 2 UFO Reports

Hawaii UFO Sightings Analysis

We analyzed all 47 UFO sighting reports in Hawaii from 2020 to identify possible patterns and gain insight into the phenomenon:

Hawaii UFO Sighting Reports in 2020

This is a sampling of 20 Hawaii UFO reports from 2020, 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).

honolulu, HI

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Stationary flashing lights - red then white then blue. Then it displayed a white light strobe effect then it zipped away really fast! Hello, I witnessed flashing lights in the night time skies facing north on the island of oahu. It was a little cloudy so I thought it was a typical plane with its flashing lights.

This one caught my eye because the flashing lights were not flying like a typical plane or helicopter. It flashed red lights then white lights then made a strobe effect white light! What made me believe this was a UFO was the fact that it speeded away really fast. Not like a fighter jet that I typically see over Hickam Air Force Base but so much faster than that.

Take it for what it's worth. I saw what I saw. Thank you and Happy Holidays!.

12/15/20 8:56 PM

UFO Shape: flash

Lasted: 2 minutes

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Kihei, HI

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Red diamond-shaped light moving erratically across the sky for approximately 45 seconds.

11/02/20 7:15 PM

UFO Shape: diamond

Lasted: 45 seconds

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Kanapali Beach, HI

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Stationary light in the sky vanishes after 45 seconds west of Kanapali beach, Maui off north edge of Lanai. Sighting took place on Monday 11/2/20 on the island of Maui. It was my last night there and I was swimming while watching the sunset on Kanapali beach right next to Black Rock.

Looking west across the ocean towards the setting sun, the island of Lanai is directly across the water. There were some clouds sort of sitting there right at Lanai’s peak but the rest of the sky was totally clear minus some very light stratus clouds. For the last roughly 20 minutes of the sunset, before the sun crossed the horizon line, the sun itself was blocked from my point of view.

by the island of lanai, leaving a beautiful palate of colors in the sky. It was during this time, after the sun had passed behind Lanai but before completely setting that I had my sighting. Looking out at sky above and around Lanai (from the water right next to Black Rock on Kanapali Beach), just to the right of the island, I saw some solid, completely motionless object.

It’s hard to estimate altitude and distance but I would say it was roughly a 30 degree angle from my vantage point and roughly about as high up as Lanai if not slightly lower and if I pointed one hand directly to the north edge of Lanai and my other hand directly at the object they would be roughly 2 feet apart (hope that makes sense) Whatever was in the sky was glowing and resembled the sun reflecting off a big sheet of gold or copper in the sky, but the sun was setting behind it, so I don’t see how from my POV it could have been any kind of reflection. It’s also hard to estimate the shape of the object, although it kind of looked like a soda can or something (the light coming off of it and distance made it really hard to judge the shape, just what comes to mind). I observed it sitting completely still for et least 45 seconds and then it just dissapeared or phased out.

It didn’t shoot off, it was just there one second and then gone the next, leaving nothing but clear sky behind. ***foot note. I have no idea if this is relevant or not but a few nights before I went to the top of Haleakala by myself at about 1 am and spent about 3 hours up there totally alone without seeing another person or car the whole time.

It was an almost full moon so there weren’t a lot of stars but I thought I would try at least what I remembered to be the basics of Steven Greere’s CE-5 protocols. Meditated on and off for a good hour, tried to put a lot of intention into it and aside from a couple shooting stars, didn’t see anything. On the night of my sighting, as the sun was setting and I started to see some stars I toyed with the idea again, but only tried to put my “intention” out for about 60 seconds or so.

didn’t even really mediate, but about 10 minutes later is when I had my sighting. This probably had nothing to do with it, but thought it was worth mentioning.

11/02/20 6:00 PM

UFO Shape: unknown

Lasted: 45 seconds

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Waikiki, HI

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https://www.facebook.com/523634054329414/posts/5188298421196264/?vh=e&d=n Shaped like a wide V or triangle w g F lashing lighits and bluish tinT .

Hovering moving slowly with no noise only lights reports made from all over Oahu hawaii.

10/24/20 11:00 PM

UFO Shape: triangle

Lasted: 10 minutes

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Kahuku, HI

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Unsual lights floating above. While leaving work site, I noticed some unusual lights above the mountains heading in my direction, it was shaped like a large plan, more triangular shape to it though. It moved slow, zero sound to it, some big lights outlined the shape while smaller lights twinkled throughout its flight.

It was a bit scary.

10/24/20 10:02 PM

UFO Shape: triangle

Lasted: 57 seconds

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Honolulu, HI

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Shark formation floats across the pacific islands of Hawaii Somebody says what is that and I look up. Cloudless still night. First I fix on the planet Venus which was directly above and then I notice stars moving across my way, from right to left.

I shout those are fucking ufos! And attempt to film. Seeing with my eyes and rewatching a recording are two different things. A witness beside me said the formation looked invisible and that the cloaking reminded him of the invisibility in the game Halo.

It was immense and holds a shape that looked like a shark. Orbs were different diameters. Some trailing exhaust.

Some blinking. One was flashing like on fire and it’s flame was reflecting off of itself. I’ve seen other videos of the sighting now so I’m definitely mixing my experience from what many on the island saw.

There’s a report that space debris expected on this day however it was for a different time and in the Atlantic not the Pacific. “CZ-3B ROCKET BODY (ID 33415)“.

10/24/20 10:01 PM

UFO Shape: formation

Lasted: 21 seconds

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Kona, HI

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Video of cigar shaped UFO ship in Kona Sitting out on the lanai and I thought it was a meteor shower but the cluster of lights kept getting closer. The ship was traveling very low, too low to be an airplane and did not have colored port and star port lights, only clear. This ship made no noise as it was passing by.

It also left a trail of exhaust like “gas.” The shape seemed to be like a cigar / tube and probably the side of a medium sized airplane (without wings).

10/24/20 10:01 PM

UFO Shape: cigar

Lasted: Minutes

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Kula, HI

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A group of light in the shape of a gigantic ship floating by in space upper Kula. I sat up in Kula overlooking Kihei and the ocean from a distance when a group of lights presented from the skies seemingly above or around Kihei they quickly moved there was upcountry Maui and upon getting closer I could see there were many. Easily 100.

I couldn’t tell if it was one gigantic ship or 100 ships flying in unison. I could tell the ship(s) could cloak as it was wavering in this way. It made no sound.

As they or it went over the house I hurried to the back of the house and saw it continue to go up the volcano. It left a magnificence bean/trail behind it. Life changing and not my first time seeing UFO’s up here but this was beyond imagination.

10/24/20 10:00 PM

UFO Shape: formation

Lasted: 20 seconds

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Honoluu, HI

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floating scaffolding in T-shape spotted above ocean /Diamondhead lookout Above Leahi/Diamond Head lookout spotted many lights low in the sky. First thought was airplane, but it was very low and much, much larger then a plane. Shape was rectangular, kind of like floating scaffolding in T-shape with lights on borders.

It was moving slowly. floating past. hardly any sound.

After it was out of sight a plane appearing coming from Maui direction. this confirmed what I saw was not a plane cause it was very different. Also giant white round cloud was hovering above.

10/24/20 10:00 PM

UFO Shape: rectangle

Lasted: 2 minutes

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Mokuleia, HI

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Cluster of Stars Shaped Like Plane Last night at Mokuleia Beach, a cluster of lights shaped in a form that almost resembled an airplane (the lights forming a long main body and two wings) moved slowly and consistently across the sky. I estimate 25-30 lights (maybe there were more, but not less), and as it disappeared from view over the ocean, it left a faint trail of light where it had been. The trail of light (like a fuzzy white glow that the cluster had painted through the sky as it moved) lasted about another minute before it faded too.

10/24/20 9:00 PM

UFO Shape: other

Lasted: 1-2 minutes

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Mililani, HI

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Peace sign like saucer with red and green lights moving slowly in the sky My mom and I saw a large disk shaped object, like a 3 dimensional peace sign saucer about 500ft up in the sky. It was a lot bigger than a drone but definitely was not a helicopter or aircraft that I’ve ever seen before. It had red and green lights shining off of it and made a low but loud rumbling noise as it moved very slowly across the sky around 7:40pm.

I asked if anyone else had seen this and my friend said she saw the same exact thing down in Moanalua passing by her house around 6:45pm. I went back outside about 10min after seeing it and noticed the neighbors downstairs outside light had gone out.

10/02/20 7:40 PM

UFO Shape: disk

Lasted: 1 minute

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Lahaina, HI

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Bright ball of light moving up high into space. Looked up and saw a bright light (like a bright star or as bright as a planet in the distance). It was northeast over the nearby mountains (no houses or light back in that direction).

It shined bright and moved directly up into the sky. As it moved, the light got smaller but we could still see it moving. Eventually, the light moved too far for us to see it anymore.

08/31/20 7:30 PM

UFO Shape: light

Lasted: 9 seconds

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Lihue, HI

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Circular white object with “Halo” and appears to have 3 dimensions, At 0430 hrs 08/19/20, while taking my dog outside to relieve herself, I looked up into the sky to see the stars. I did not have my prescription glasses on, but an odd “light” caught my eye, appeared to be circular and have a “corona-type” flare all around it, in the southeastern sky. I went back inside to grab my iPhone 7plus and my glasses.

I proceeded to focus on the object with my phone camera and increased the magnification to 10X. I took 5 photos at 0432, 0433,, again at 0433, 0434 and 0435. At no time did this object move, it appeared to be just “suspended there.

I will be uploading my photos in order of taking them. Afterward, I went inside the house, back to sleep. After I woke up, I re-magnified the clearest of the photos (photo #6).

This took place at 0859 hrs. I posted my findings on Facebook. I then researched and found that both Jupiter and Saturn were visible in our Hawaiian Sky until 0313, and 0353, respectively, only until this morning -08/20/20.

To verify that what I saw, was or was not a planet, I “checked” the sky at 2130, 2230, 2340, last night (0819/20) and again at 0230 this morning (0820/20). Whatever I had captured on my iPhone camera the night before, was no longer there. One of the things that puzzled me about this event, was that in the past I have attempted to photograph the full moon, with this same iPhone camera, and have been unable to even come close to the clarity I achieved while taking photos of this phenomenon.

08/19/20 4:30 AM

UFO Shape: circle

Lasted: 5 minutes

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Kailua, HI

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Small, dull, opaque UFO Kailua Very faint, opaque, white ball of dim light. Traveled from the lowest point in Cassiopeia constellation, up thru the center of Andromeda constellation; at a fast but consistent pace. I described it to my husband as a dull, slow moving meteorite, falling the wrong way.

08/11/20 9:00 PM

UFO Shape: circle

Lasted: 5 second

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Honolulu, HI

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V Shaped bright light object flying unusually in the sky without a beacon light The object was v shaped and bright with no visible beacon light flashing, the object was hovering or flying up and down, left and right.

07/31/20 10:53 PM

UFO Shape: chevron

Lasted: 5 minutes

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Honolulu, HI

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Seen on photo taken at 15:53 rectangle shape with 2 white lights on either end. Middle of Honolulu and there are no eagles in this area. No sound.

Was not a drone either. Photo taken of build window layout and ufo object taken in photo.

07/27/20 5:53 PM

UFO Shape: rectangle

Lasted: 1 minute

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Honolulu, HI

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UFO spotted in photo after picture taken. No aircraft were spotted in the sky prior to he photo. I was taking a photo of the building on the left of me.

I took my time setting up the focus on my phone camera to snap the photo of the sky and the building. There were no aircraft in the air at the time and I believe where the craft is at in the photo is not an actual or normal flight path for aircraft. Immediately after taking the photo I noticed the object and looked for it in the sky, which I did not see it.

07/03/20 7:37 PM

UFO Shape: circle

Lasted: 1 second

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Hawaii, HI

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happen so fast 1 large ship many little ones near.

06/27/20 4:25 PM

UFO Shape: unknown

Lasted: 1 minute

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Mililani, HI

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A singular orb of orangish light spotted for around a minute at 10 PM Hawai’i. I saw a yellowish orange, sunlike orb of light, at least 4x the size of an airplane flying past it as I took a walk. It disappeared after I snapped a few pictures and was texting my family.

When I looked up again, it was gone. I believe a singular plane continued to fly back and forth the area. There was no sound I noticed, and there were a few others walking their dogs or taking a stroll.

It much resembles the lights captured two years ago in Honolulu on the news, but it was just one. I might have seen in flicker off like those lights, but it was towards the end so I can’t be sure. It was towards the freeway side that divides Mililani Town and Mauka, standing facing on the town center side of the main road.

It did not move or anything.It is possible this was some kind of Navy testing, but there are much more isolated islands nearby than the 1-mil strong most populated island in Hawaii.On more speculation, It happened as I was daydreaming about living to be 200+ year old with limited powers, and how I would probably try to make myself known to history, and the best use of magic would probably be to wait till humanity battles it out and comes to a good stopping place before undoing the damages and leaving people and plants at a blank slate being healthy and strong.

There are ancient stories about a time when people communicates primarily through the mind, so who knows if that daydream was meant to be at that place and time.

06/22/20 10:31 PM

UFO Shape: sphere

Lasted: ~1 minute

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Island Kaui, HI

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Fireball following our car We were driving in car, my husband driving and L Suddenly fireball, orange color, size large as football came on road, it was it in field of sugar canes, was flying on side of car, by door, for 15 min., then speed very fast in front of as on road up! to hill and over. We came to hotel, my husband started to be sick, sleepy, has sunburn on face.

He never speak about it with me after. Weather was clear, sunny, no clouds, road on Island Kaui, June 1976,.

06/15/20 2:00 PM

UFO Shape: fireball

Lasted: 15 min.

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Hawaii UFO Sightings From 2020 By Shape

This is a standardized set of shapes a UFO report can be filed under.

Shape / Appearance Sightings % Of Total
Light 8 reported sightings 17.02% of all reports
Formation 7 reported sightings 14.89% of all reports
Circle 6 reported sightings 12.77% of all reports
Disk 4 reported sightings 8.51% of all reports
Triangle 4 reported sightings 8.51% of all reports
Unknown 3 reported sightings 6.38% of all reports
Sphere 2 reported sightings 4.26% of all reports
Other 2 reported sightings 4.26% of all reports
Cigar 2 reported sightings 4.26% of all reports
Rectangle 2 reported sightings 4.26% of all reports
Cross 1 reported sightings 2.13% of all reports
Diamond 1 reported sightings 2.13% of all reports
Flash 1 reported sightings 2.13% of all reports
Oval 1 reported sightings 2.13% of all reports
Chevron 1 reported sightings 2.13% of all reports
Changing 1 reported sightings 2.13% of all reports
Fireball 1 reported sightings 2.13% of all reports

Hawaii UFO Sightings From 2020 By Month

This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the month the sighting occured in.

Month Sightings % Of Total
February 9 reported sightings 19.15% of all reports
October 8 reported sightings 17.02% of all reports
April 6 reported sightings 12.77% of all reports
January 6 reported sightings 12.77% of all reports
June 5 reported sightings 10.64% of all reports
July 3 reported sightings 6.38% of all reports
May 3 reported sightings 6.38% of all reports
August 3 reported sightings 6.38% of all reports
November 2 reported sightings 4.26% of all reports
March 1 reported sightings 2.13% of all reports
December 1 reported sightings 2.13% of all reports

Hawaii UFO Sightings From 2020 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 11 reported sightings 23.40% of all reports
Saturday 10 reported sightings 21.28% of all reports
Wednesday 8 reported sightings 17.02% of all reports
Tuesday 8 reported sightings 17.02% of all reports
Friday 4 reported sightings 8.51% of all reports
Sunday 3 reported sightings 6.38% of all reports
Thursday 3 reported sightings 6.38% of all reports

Hawaii UFO Sightings From 2020 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
10/24/20 7 reported sightings 14.89% of all reports
02/05/20 3 reported sightings 6.38% of all reports
11/02/20 2 reported sightings 4.26% of all reports
02/17/20 2 reported sightings 4.26% of all reports
01/07/20 2 reported sightings 4.26% of all reports

Hawaii UFO Sightings From 2020 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 22 reported sightings 46.81% of all reports
Evening 16:00 - 19:59 12 reported sightings 25.53% of all reports
Early morning 04:00 - 07:59 7 reported sightings 14.89% of all reports
Late night 00:00 - 03:59 3 reported sightings 6.38% of all reports
Afternoon 12:00 - 15:59 2 reported sightings 4.26% of all reports
Morning 08:00 - 11:59 1 reported sightings 2.13% of all reports

All Hawaii Cities with reported UFO sightings in 2020

These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports were filed per city in Hawaii, in 2020

City Number of Reports View Reports
Honolulu 11 UFO Reports Honolulu UFO Sightings in 2020
Kihei 3 UFO Reports Kihei UFO Sightings in 2020
Lahaina 2 UFO Reports Lahaina UFO Sightings in 2020
Mililani 2 UFO Reports Mililani UFO Sightings in 2020
Wahiawa 2 UFO Reports Wahiawa UFO Sightings in 2020
Kailua 2 UFO Reports Kailua UFO Sightings in 2020
Mokuleia 2 UFO Reports Mokuleia UFO Sightings in 2020
Laie 1 UFO Reports Laie UFO Sightings in 2020
Waikiki 1 UFO Reports Waikiki UFO Sightings in 2020
Ocean View 1 UFO Reports Ocean View UFO Sightings in 2020
Kanapali Beach 1 UFO Reports Kanapali Beach UFO Sightings in 2020
Ewa Beach 1 UFO Reports Ewa Beach UFO Sightings in 2020
Lihue 1 UFO Reports Lihue UFO Sightings in 2020
Haleiwa 1 UFO Reports Haleiwa UFO Sightings in 2020
Island Kaui 1 UFO Reports Island Kaui UFO Sightings in 2020
Honolulu - Waikiki 1 UFO Reports Honolulu - Waikiki UFO Sightings in 2020
Hawaii 1 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 2020
Holualoa 1 UFO Reports Holualoa UFO Sightings in 2020
Waimanalo 1 UFO Reports Waimanalo UFO Sightings in 2020
Wailea 1 UFO Reports Wailea UFO Sightings in 2020
Waialua Molokai 1 UFO Reports Waialua Molokai UFO Sightings in 2020
Kailua-Kona 1 UFO Reports Kailua-Kona UFO Sightings in 2020
Wailuku 1 UFO Reports Wailuku UFO Sightings in 2020
Kailua Kona 1 UFO Reports Kailua Kona UFO Sightings in 2020
Kula 1 UFO Reports Kula UFO Sightings in 2020
Pukalani 1 UFO Reports Pukalani UFO Sightings in 2020
Honoluu 1 UFO Reports Honoluu UFO Sightings in 2020
Kona 1 UFO Reports Kona UFO Sightings in 2020
Waikapu 1 UFO Reports Waikapu UFO Sightings in 2020
Kahuku 1 UFO Reports Kahuku UFO Sightings in 2020

Other Years with Reported UFO Sightings in Hawaii

These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per year in Hawaii.

Year Number of Reports View Reports
2024 3 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 2024
2023 12 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 2023
2022 19 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 2022
2021 9 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 2021
2020 47 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 2020
2019 49 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 2019
2018 12 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 2018
2017 15 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 2017
2016 29 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 2016
2015 27 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 2015
2014 71 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 2014
2013 53 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 2013
2012 36 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 2012
2011 21 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 2011
2010 30 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 2010
2009 19 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 2009
2008 18 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 2008
2007 22 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 2007
2006 10 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 2006
2005 16 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 2005
2004 18 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 2004
2003 11 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 2003
2002 15 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 2002
2001 13 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 2001
2000 13 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 2000
1999 9 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 1999
1998 6 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 1998
1997 6 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 1997
1995 6 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 1995
1994 4 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 1994
1993 6 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 1993
1992 2 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 1992
1991 1 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 1991
1990 2 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 1990
1989 2 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 1989
1986 1 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 1986
1985 3 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 1985
1984 1 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 1984
1983 3 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 1983
1980 2 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 1980
1979 1 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 1979
1978 1 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 1978
1977 2 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 1977
1973 3 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 1973
1972 1 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 1972
1971 1 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 1971
1970 4 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 1970
1969 2 UFO Reports Hawaii UFO Sightings in 1969