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Analysis of Marfa, Texas UFO Sightings in 2013
We analyzed all 1 UFO sighting reports in Marfa, Texas to identify possible patterns and gain insight into the phenomenon:
- The most commonly reported UFO shape or appearance was "rectangle" (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- October was the month with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- Tuesday was the weekday with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- 10/01/13 was the single date with the most UFO sightings reported (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- Sightings occured more often during the night, between the hours of 20:00 - 23:59 (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
UFO Reports in Marfa, Texas from 2013
These Marfa, Texas UFO reports from 2013 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:
A few questions about ISS Rather than a report, this is more of a question. When the government was shut down between October 1 to 16, 2013, my wife & I went to far West Texas. One night we visited the Marfa Lights Viewing Area, a first class TDOT facility for viewing the Marfa Lights.
(We've seen the lights in the past, but not this night.) There were a couple of college science professors there. One guy, who I think was a college professor, shouted out, "The Space Station is overhead.
" A very large object is seen above, Maneuvering all around. You could easily see details of the object. It looked very similar to photos of the space station taken through powerful telescopes.
It turned, went north for a bit and seemed to be repositioning itself. It could certainly maneuver some rather than just fly in orbit. This object did not appear to be over 8-10 miles up, but who knows.
It appeared to be white. I do not know exactly how long it was in sight. My questions are.
From ground level, how much detail can one see of the ISS, even in very clear skies like are usually found in far West Texas? Does ISS move into much lower orbits from time to time? Does it stay in a perfect orbit? I'm asking this now because I recently viewed several photos taken from the ground w/o a telephoto lens. In those photos the ISS looks much more like a satellite than the huge object we saw in detail. The time was just after dark.
I am not sure of the exact date but feel it was possibly a Friday or Saturday.
Marfa, Texas UFO Sightings From 2013 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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Rectangle | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Marfa, Texas UFO Sightings From 2013 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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October | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Marfa, Texas UFO Sightings From 2013 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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Tuesday | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Marfa, Texas UFO Sightings From 2013 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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10/01/13 | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Marfa, Texas UFO Sightings From 2013 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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Night | 20:00 - 23:59 | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Other Years with Reported UFO sightings in Marfa, Texas
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per year in Marfa, Texas.
Year | Number of Reports | View Reports |
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2023 | 1 UFO Reports | Marfa, Texas UFO Sightings in 2023 |
2020 | 1 UFO Reports | Marfa, Texas UFO Sightings in 2020 |
2018 | 1 UFO Reports | Marfa, Texas UFO Sightings in 2018 |
2015 | 1 UFO Reports | Marfa, Texas UFO Sightings in 2015 |
2013 | 1 UFO Reports | Marfa, Texas UFO Sightings in 2013 |
2007 | 1 UFO Reports | Marfa, Texas UFO Sightings in 2007 |
2003 | 2 UFO Reports | Marfa, Texas UFO Sightings in 2003 |
1974 | 1 UFO Reports | Marfa, Texas UFO Sightings in 1974 |
All Texas Cities with reported UFO sightings in 2013
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per city in Texas in 2013. You can also view the state-level list of UFO sightings in Texas in 2013.