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Columbus, Mississippi UFO Sightings Analysis
We analyzed all 9 UFO sighting reports in Columbus, Mississippi to identify possible patterns and gain insight into the phenomenon:
- The most commonly reported UFO shape or appearance is "other" (2 reports, 22.22% of total).
- March is the month with the most reported UFO sightings (2 reports, 22.22% of total).
- Thursday is the weekday with the most reported UFO sightings (2 reports, 22.22% of total).
- 2007 is the year with the most UFO sightings reported (1 reports, 11.11% of total).
- 01/02/07 is the single date with the most UFO sightings reported (1 reports, 11.11% of total).
- Sightings occur more often during the evening, between the hours of 16:00 - 19:59 (4 reports, 44.44% of total).
20 Most Recent UFO Sightings in Columbus, Mississippi
These Columbus, Mississippi UFO reports 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).
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Large dimly lit V shape line of dots moving swiftly across the sky On our nightly walk we were looking at the sky because it was a very clear night. We were able to see the stars quiet well. At around 8:30pm I noticed a very dimly lit line of dots in the shape of a V, much like you would see a flock of geese flying.
One side was longer than the other. It was moving quite fast, much faster than any aircraft and much larger. It silently flew to towards the North and appeared to be at a high altitude.
I've never seen anything move like that in the sky before. I checked to see if Starlink would be passing by, but it was not scheduled anywhere near that time.
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BRIGHT light panned like a spotlight in both windows in my bedroom - no sound - no cars - no people. 2nd time this has happened I was the only witness. I did not physically see anything but a BRIGHT light.
I was in my bedroom, wide awake & on my phone. I saw a light coming through the window beside me on my right and the window on the other wall to my left. The light panned like someone was shining a flashlight or driving a car.
But I did not hear anything or see anything when I looked out my window. This only lasted less than a minute - maybe 15 second, but it was a very steady light. The light was as bright as a photo being taken wirh the flash or the sun's light.
When I saw the light, I will admit I got scared and turned my phone on lock mode to hide my light & as soon as I did that the light in the windows vanished. I will say, the light seemed to shine for 15 seconds to a minute, because it was slow and fast at the same time. I'm so puzzled.
This is the second time this has happened to me and I was the only witness. Same exact experience. No time was missing, but the complexity of trying to figure out how long the light shined is quite puzzling.
It happened quickly and steadily. I saw it happen quickly, but in a different way it lingered for so long in that quick moment.
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I was driving into town on a usual route, when I see 2 giant glowing green balls connected by one long white light flying extremely low over the nearby gas station. It flew down toward the ground really fast. As it went below the powerlines, it disappeared just as everyone else in the car seen the thing vanish.
We live in a military town and have seen strange lights before but nothing like this.
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I walked outside for a smoke break on my nightshift and looked at the sky (to clear my head) and saw a blue orb zip across the sky. Blue Orb that zipped across the sky. Very clear.
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Dark object, three lights on side, moving quickly. Triangle shape with three lights on the side, making sharp turns that a plane could not make. ((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides little contact information.
PD)).
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Bright Sphere like object or fireball spotted above Columbus, Ms with Military aircrafts appearing to investigate. A sphere shaped light or fireball sat in one place in the sky for about 5 minutes, and started moving westward once military jets started flying in its direction. 5 minutes later a second object of the same description appeared in the southwestern sky.
As military jets flew in each of there direction they began to move in opposite directions, the 1st began flying back eastward on the same line it had just moved westward to avoid the first jet, and the second object moved further southwestward. Losing sight of the second object I fixed my eyes on the first object which at this time had moved far from where it had settle in the sky flying eastward as if it was going to fly directly above me, and after about two minutes before it was directly above me it started fading from sight eventually dissapearing. I'm sure that these were ufo's because of the amount of other air crafts that were in the air soon after.
Also there is a military air force base & a loca! l airport here, as well as an industrial park where helicopters, drones, and other aircraft vehicles are manufactured, and being well versed on what type of air crafts are being manufactured in those buildings, I can bare witness that what I saw did not match any aircraft or object being manufactured in any of these locations. Another note to be taken, is that an excessive amount of birds were flying chaotically at the time of the spotting!.
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A bright, unblinking green light streaked across the sky at a high rate of speed. I was driving on a mostly dark highway when I looked up and noticed a bright green light streaking across the sky. It did not blink, and it moved in a straight line.
Within a minute or less it had disappeared over the horizon. ((NUFORC Note: Source of report elects to remain anonymous; provides e-mail address only. PD)).
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Two people view triangular hovering object. I was returning home from work about 7:00 in the evening and I witnessed an aircraft hovering over my neighbors treeline. I lived in an area where an airforce base is located and was spooked once when I first saw a stealth bomber.
This was like no aircraft I have ever seen. It was triangular in shape and had what appeared to be a spotlight on the front. It seemed to be made in a gridwork fashion and had smaller lights on the corners.
What caught my attention was the fact that it seemed to hover and then move at a slow rate of speed. I got out of my car and watched the object for about 5 minutes. The front light seemed to be "searching" the ground for something.
There was only a slight humming noise coming from the object. I went inside to get my parents to come look at the object because I had never seen anything like it. My father was in bed, but my mother came outside with me and we watched it for another 10 minutes.
It continued moving in a slow fashion just over the tree line and turned 90 degrees and went out of sight. I do not know what I saw and this is the first report I have made of the object. The next day on the radio there were reports of multiple sightings in northern alabama not far from where I lived at the time.
The date is approximate as it was a long time ago. I just read similar reports on the sight and would like to know what I saw. My initial thought was military but it has not been made public knowledge that I am aware of.
((NUFORC Note: Date is approximate. PD)).
Columbus, Mississippi UFO Sightings 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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Other | 2 reported sightings | 22.22% of all reports |
Triangle | 2 reported sightings | 22.22% of all reports |
Light | 2 reported sightings | 22.22% of all reports |
Sphere | 2 reported sightings | 22.22% of all reports |
Formation | 1 reported sightings | 11.11% of all reports |
Columbus, Mississippi UFO Sightings 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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March | 2 reported sightings | 22.22% of all reports |
October | 2 reported sightings | 22.22% of all reports |
August | 1 reported sightings | 11.11% of all reports |
January | 1 reported sightings | 11.11% of all reports |
November | 1 reported sightings | 11.11% of all reports |
April | 1 reported sightings | 11.11% of all reports |
Columbus, Mississippi UFO Sightings 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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Thursday | 2 reported sightings | 22.22% of all reports |
Friday | 2 reported sightings | 22.22% of all reports |
Saturday | 1 reported sightings | 11.11% of all reports |
Tuesday | 1 reported sightings | 11.11% of all reports |
Monday | 1 reported sightings | 11.11% of all reports |
Sunday | 1 reported sightings | 11.11% of all reports |
Columbus, Mississippi UFO Sightings 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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01/02/07 | 1 reported sightings | 11.11% of all reports |
10/05/12 | 1 reported sightings | 11.11% of all reports |
04/17/14 | 1 reported sightings | 11.11% of all reports |
03/12/17 | 1 reported sightings | 11.11% of all reports |
10/01/22 | 1 reported sightings | 11.11% of all reports |
Columbus, Mississippi UFO Sightings 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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Evening | 16:00 - 19:59 | 4 reported sightings | 44.44% of all reports |
Night | 20:00 - 23:59 | 2 reported sightings | 22.22% of all reports |
Late night | 00:00 - 03:59 | 2 reported sightings | 22.22% of all reports |
Years with Reported UFO Sightings in Columbus, Mississippi
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per year in Columbus, Mississippi.
Year | Number of Reports | View Reports |
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2023 | 1 UFO Reports | Columbus, Mississippi UFO Sightings in 2023 |
2022 | 1 UFO Reports | Columbus, Mississippi UFO Sightings in 2022 |
2019 | 1 UFO Reports | Columbus, Mississippi UFO Sightings in 2019 |
2017 | 1 UFO Reports | Columbus, Mississippi UFO Sightings in 2017 |
2014 | 1 UFO Reports | Columbus, Mississippi UFO Sightings in 2014 |
2012 | 1 UFO Reports | Columbus, Mississippi UFO Sightings in 2012 |
2007 | 1 UFO Reports | Columbus, Mississippi UFO Sightings in 2007 |
1991 | 1 UFO Reports | Columbus, Mississippi UFO Sightings in 1991 |
All Mississippi Cities with UFO Sightings
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