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Indiana UFO Sightings Analysis
We analyzed all 3 UFO sighting reports in Indiana from 1988 to identify possible patterns and gain insight into the phenomenon:
- The most commonly reported UFO shape or appearance is "oval" (1 reports, 33.33% of total).
- June is the month with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 33.33% of total).
- Saturday is the weekday with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 33.33% of total).
- 07/14/88 is the single date with the most UFO sightings reported (1 reports, 33.33% of total).
- Sightings occur more often during the night, between the hours of 20:00 - 23:59 (2 reports, 66.67% of total).
Indiana UFO Sighting Reports in 1988
This is a sampling of 20 Indiana UFO reports from 1988, 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:
An object that was just above the trees, hovering and taking off in a split second, out of sight. My husband and I were talking one night, and I saw a bright light out of my window, looked out and there it was, hovering over the trees. I could see it had an almost octagon shape and there were lights surrounding the craft.
We were both stunned, just staring at waiting for it to do something. Before we knew it, it went straight up out of sight. We kept staring out the window in disbelief, then all of a sudden it came back just as quickly as it left.
It didn't make any noise that we could hear, but it continued to leave and come back five times. ((NUFORC Note: Witness indicates that the date of the incident is approximate. PD)).
Full Report Text:
Red star/planet like light moving from west to north. red star/planet like light moving slow and steady from west to north, hovering for ten minutes then continued north until it lost visual.
Full Report Text:
Huge, black, triangular shaped craft. Made no sound & had mercurial lights that changed color. Myself, brother, & stepfather seen a huge triangular shaped "craft" right after dark while out for a walk in the country where we live.
At first there were no lights. It was black and approx. 1000ft in the air.
We had set down on a hillside to look at the first stars, and we noticed the craft because it was darker than the sky. This was 300-500 from point to point and formed a perfect right triangle. After a couple of minutes, 3 lights appeared, one at each point.
The lights changed colors, and appeared liquid, like mercury. The craft eventually started rotating slowly. We watched it for several minutes.
Then it just VANISHED right before our eyes. It never made a sound. It gave us the "feeling" that whoever, or whatever, occupied it, was aware we were watching it.
V ery strange. A friend also saw a similar craft several months later in the same county. ((NUFORC Note: Witness indicates that the date of the event is approximate.
PD)).
Indiana 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oval | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
| Triangle | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
| Light | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
Indiana 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 |
|---|---|---|
| June | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
| July | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
| May | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
Indiana 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
| Thursday | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
| Sunday | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
Indiana 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 07/14/88 | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
| 05/15/88 | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
| 06/18/88 | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
Indiana 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 | 2 reported sightings | 66.67% of all reports |
| Late night | 00:00 - 03:59 | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
All Indiana Cities with reported UFO sightings in 1988
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports were filed per city in Indiana, in 1988
| City | Number of Reports | View Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Wayne | 1 UFO Reports | Fort Wayne UFO Sightings in 1988 |
| Kendallville | 1 UFO Reports | Kendallville UFO Sightings in 1988 |
| Jonesboro | 1 UFO Reports | Jonesboro UFO Sightings in 1988 |
Other Years with Reported UFO Sightings in Indiana
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per year in Indiana.