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Indiana UFO Sightings Analysis
We analyzed all 2 UFO sighting reports in Indiana from 1981 to identify possible patterns and gain insight into the phenomenon:
- The most commonly reported UFO shape or appearance is "sphere" (2 reports, 100.00% of total).
- June is the month with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
- Tuesday is the weekday with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
- 06/30/81 is the single date with the most UFO sightings reported (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
- Sightings occur more often during the night, between the hours of 20:00 - 23:59 (2 reports, 100.00% of total).
Indiana UFO Sighting Reports in 1981
This is a sampling of 20 Indiana UFO reports from 1981, 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:
Three glowing green orbs traveling westbound at approximately 70 - 80 MPH on US 20 near Furnaceville I was riding a motorcycle, eastbound on US 20 and cresting a hill just west of Kemil Road. As soon as I reached the top of the hill I observed one spherical object approximately three feet in diameter, greenish blue glow with a lumens output close to what a 40 watt incandescent light bulb output would be. Object was traveling opposite direction (westbound) approximately fifteen to twenty feet above the pavement following the vertical elevation of the highway as it was cresting another hill that I was approaching.
Object was traveling at approximately 70-80 MPH. As soon as the first object went past me and out of my peripheral vision, another two identical objects appeared, cresting the same hill that the first object had just crested. Both objects were traveling at the same speed and all three seemed to be evenly spaced.
I made a u-turn on the motorcycle and intended to pursue the lights but could not accelerate fast enough to come anywhere near to catching up with them. I was pretty good at field observations as I was just finishing up on my geophysics undergraduate degree.
Full Report Text:
Orange ball in sky that looked like ablong sun that put out no light. It was around 1980 or 1981. I was at ball park in Paragon, IN.
I was on bleachers on north side of ball park. It was night and I was there with friend who’s dad was there next to ball park at horseshoe court in tornament. Between the hills to the north of town and the graveyard hill to the east of town there is a space that Kinda forms a v shape opening.
As me and my friend where atop the bleachers we noticed in the opening between the hills a large orange object in sky. It appeared to resemble the sun except it did not extend light from itself. Also it was like the sun except it was like someone taking a ball and smashing down from top and bottom, making it oblong shape.
The object moved from behind one hill and slowly moved across opening till it disappeared behind the other hill. After a few secs it reappeared and slowing moved back till it went behind the hill it came from the first time. I was as though not everyone could see what we were seeing.
I looked over to horseshoe court and was amazed that none of the adults playing horseshoes seemed not to see this large orange thing in the sky. At which point my curiosity got the better of me and I had decided that if it reappeared then I was going to get on my Huffy bike and take of out in country in that direction to get a better look. A few secs later after it disappeared the second time it reappeared and started slowly back the direction as it did the first time.
So I took of all alone as my friends were to afraid to go with me. I can’t say I wasn’t afraid myself, I was just more curious. About ¼ of the way out it disappeared behind the hill.
I then stopped peddleing and just sat there on the seat of my bike. It was if I could sense it was over. So I just sat there for a few and realized it wasn’t coming back.
At which time I returned to ball park.
Indiana UFO Sightings From 1981 By Shape
This is a standardized set of shapes a UFO report can be filed under.
| Shape / Appearance | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Sphere | 2 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Indiana UFO Sightings From 1981 By Month
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the month the sighting occured in.
| Month | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| June | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| October | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Indiana UFO Sightings From 1981 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| Thursday | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Indiana UFO Sightings From 1981 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 06/30/81 | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| 10/15/81 | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Indiana UFO Sightings From 1981 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 | 100.00% of all reports |
All Indiana Cities with reported UFO sightings in 1981
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports were filed per city in Indiana, in 1981
| City | Number of Reports | View Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Paragon | 1 UFO Reports | Paragon UFO Sightings in 1981 |
| Beverly Shores | 1 UFO Reports | Beverly Shores UFO Sightings in 1981 |
Other Years with Reported UFO Sightings in Indiana
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per year in Indiana.