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Analysis of Canton, Ohio UFO Sightings in 2008
We analyzed all 2 UFO sighting reports in Canton, Ohio to identify possible patterns and gain insight into the phenomenon:
- The most commonly reported UFO shape or appearance was "sphere" (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
- July was the month with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
- Thursday was the weekday with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
- 05/05/08 was the single date with the most UFO sightings reported (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
- Sightings occured more often during the night, between the hours of 20:00 - 23:59 (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
UFO Reports in Canton, Ohio from 2008
These Canton, Ohio UFO reports from 2008 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).
Full Report Text:
Solid Triangular Light pattern, at extreme altitude ,traversed the sky at high rate of speed We (Myself & My Daughter) were watching the ISS pass over: See NASA Sightings page. SATELLITE LOCAL DURATION MAX ELEV APPROACH DEPARTURE ISS Thu Jul 31/10:33 PM 2 25 19 above NNW 23 above NE We had tracked the ISS to the eastern departure.Then out of no-where a brighter set of lights appeared at the same elevation in the sky.
These lights formed a triangle with a red light in the center. These lights did NOT blink on or off. This light pattern was not any commercial aircraft that I have observed before.
There were other aircraft in sight at a much lower elevation. The object traveled in a NNE to SSW path across the sky. The path took approximately 2 minutes to cross the visible sky.
Full Report Text:
Copper spherical object moving at great speeds At about 6:55 pm on May 5, 2008, I was on the phone with my girlfriend, sitting outside. I looked up at the sky and noticed something moving across the sky. At this time of year, it is still daylight and there were big, cumulus clouds in the sky.
I thought at first it was a plane, because in profile, it looked to have wings of some sort, but it looked almost like an old bi-plane. But there was no noise, and the object appeared to be too high to be a plane like that. As I watched for the next ten to fifteen minutes, this object kept moving further and further away and also appeared to be climbing.
The only frame of reference I had for altitude and distance was when it passed in front of a smaller cumulus cloud (or perhaps through it, because this was the first time I almost lost the object.) As it moved further away, it seemed to be more spherical than I first perceived, and was a copper color, because it glinted a little in the sunlight. When it passed through or in front of the cloud, it looked like a black speck, but when it emerged, I could see the copper coloration again.
The only other thing that bothered me was that this object appeared to be fast-moving, because in those ten minutes, it moved in a seemingly pointed direction, all while climbing higher. The other thing I thought strange was that there was no stream after the object, like a jet leaves. I estimate the distance traveled at about ten to twenty miles in a matter of eight minutes or so.
I have no idea what the object was, could not see it in the viewfinder of my phone’s camera and lost the object shortly after 7:15 pm.
Canton, Ohio UFO Sightings From 2008 By Shape
This is a standardized set of shapes a UFO report can be filed under.
| Shape / Appearance | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Sphere | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| Triangle | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Canton, Ohio UFO Sightings From 2008 By Month
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the month the sighting occured in.
| Month | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| July | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| May | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Canton, Ohio UFO Sightings From 2008 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| Monday | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Canton, Ohio UFO Sightings From 2008 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 05/05/08 | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| 07/31/08 | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Canton, Ohio UFO Sightings From 2008 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 |
| Evening | 16:00 - 19:59 | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Other Years with Reported UFO sightings in Canton, Ohio
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All Ohio Cities with reported UFO sightings in 2008
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