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Nevada UFO Sightings Analysis
We analyzed all 2 UFO sighting reports in Nevada from 1978 to identify possible patterns and gain insight into the phenomenon:
- The most commonly reported UFO shape or appearance is "light" (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
- November is the month with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
- Wednesday is the weekday with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
- 06/01/78 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 (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
Nevada UFO Sighting Reports in 1978
This is a sampling of 20 Nevada UFO reports from 1978, 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:
not been noted on any sighting that i have heard of. In November 1978 while i was moving with my family my father jokingly told me to come here. We were draining the septic tank on our trailer.
So I went the the end of it and saw what appeared to be a long cylindrical shaped object in the air. Being the all knowing 9-yr old i said it was a low flying aircraft. He said with out a sound? I said it was just to far away to hear it.
He just laughed. While in Vegas the next morning he showed ma a article from local paper that said there was 1500 reports of a mysterious sighting in the desert the night before. To date i have not seen a thing on this.
is there a way to look this up? ((NUFORC Note: Date of sighting may be approximate, although the witness does not indicate that fact. Witness could access newspapers from that area, for that date. PD)).
Full Report Text:
I THOUGHT IT WAS A MORNING STAR UNTIL A CLOUD COVER MOVED IN BEHUND IT. I PULLED OVER TO TAKE A PHOTO AND AS I AIMED MY CAMERA THE OBJECT SHOT STRAIGHT UP AND DISAPPEARED IN A FEW SECONDS IT WAS THE MOST STEREOTYPICAL SITUATION YOU CAN IMAGINE. STRAIGHT OUT OF A 50'S SCI-fi MOVIE.
I WAS DRIVING ACROSS THE DESERT OUTSIDE OF LAS VEGAS NEVADA. MY FRIEND AND HIS GIRL FRIEND WERE SLEEPING IN THE BACK OF OUR VAN. I TOLD THEM BEFORE THEY FELL ASLEEP THAT IF I SAW A FLYING SAUCER I WOULD WAKE THEM UP.
I HAD BEEN DRIVING ALL NIGHT AND WAS ENJOYING THE SUNRISE OVER THE DESERT. AT SOME POINT I NOTICED A BRILLIANT STAR . AS DAWN BROKE THE OTHER STARS DISAPPEARED BUT NOT THIS ONE.
IT STAYED IN THE SAME POSITION FOR TWENTY MINITES. I RULED OUT PLANE COPTER,WEATHER BALLOON ETC.IT WAS BRILLIANT JUST LIKE A STAR AND APPEARED COMPLETELY STATIONARY IN THE SKY.
THEN I NOTICED A CLOUD COVER COMING BEHIND THE CLOUD AND REALIZED FOR SURE THAT IT WAS NOT A PLANET OR OTHER HEAVENLY BODY.AFTER AWHILE I PULLED OVER AND GRABBED MY CAMERA AS I POINTED THE CAMERA AT THE 'STAR' IT IMMEDIATELY SHOT STRAIGHT UP IN THE SKY AND WAS OT OF SIGHT IN SECONDS. I SAT THERE FOR AWHILE AND CALLED TO MY SLEEPING FRIENDS IN THE BACKS.
HEY ED I SAID, I JUST SAW A UFO. SHUT UP HE SAID AND LET US SLEEP.THE NEXT THING I REMEMBER DOING WAS PUTTING GAS IN THE VAN IN VEGAS.
I SAID NOTHING ELSE TO ED BEAUSE I KNEW HE WOULD NOT BELIEVE ME ANYWAY.
Nevada UFO Sightings From 1978 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 | 50.00% of all reports |
| Cigar | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Nevada UFO Sightings From 1978 By Month
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the month the sighting occured in.
| Month | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| November | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| June | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Nevada UFO Sightings From 1978 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 | 50.00% of all reports |
| Thursday | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Nevada UFO Sightings From 1978 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 06/01/78 | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| 11/15/78 | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Nevada UFO Sightings From 1978 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 | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| Early morning | 04:00 - 07:59 | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
All Nevada Cities with reported UFO sightings in 1978
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports were filed per city in Nevada, in 1978
| City | Number of Reports | View Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas | 2 UFO Reports | Las Vegas UFO Sightings in 1978 |
Other Years with Reported UFO Sightings in Nevada
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per year in Nevada.