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Analysis of Waco, Texas UFO Sightings in 2002
We analyzed all 3 UFO sighting reports in Waco, Texas to identify possible patterns and gain insight into the phenomenon:
- The most commonly reported UFO shape or appearance was "other" (2 reports, 66.67% of total).
- May was the month with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 33.33% of total).
- Thursday was the weekday with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 33.33% of total).
- 05/30/02 was the single date with the most UFO sightings reported (1 reports, 33.33% of total).
- Sightings occured more often during the evening, between the hours of 16:00 - 19:59 (1 reports, 33.33% of total).
UFO Reports in Waco, Texas from 2002
These Waco, Texas UFO reports from 2002 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:
((NUFORC Note: We suspect that the planet, Venus, would have to be ruled out first, before we address the possibility of a UFO. PD)) I WAS OUTSIDE SMOKING A CIGAR EARLY IN THE MORNING WHEN I NOTICE WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A VERY BRIGHT STAR. THIS STAR WAS JUST TO THE LEFT OF ANOTHER STAR.
THIS WAS VERY STRANGE TO ME, SO I WENT INSIDE TO GET MY CAMCORDER. IT WAS VERY COLD THIS MORNING WHILE I WAS RECORDING THIS OBJECT. I LOCATED THIS OBJECT AND BEGIN TO FILM.
I THEN ZOOMED IN ON THE OBJECT TO FIND THAT IT WAS VERY LARGE AND HAD A UNUSUAL SHAPE. THE OBJECT WAS FLAT ON THE TOP AND BOTTON, WHILE IT WAS VERY ROUND ON BOTH SIDES. IT HAD TWO DARK CIRCULAR SPOTS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OBJECT.
I THEN WENT BACK INTO THE HOUSE, BECAUSE OF THE COLD WEATHER. MINUETS LATER, MY WIFE HAD RETURNED FROM HER DAILY WALK AT THE HOSPITAL TRACK. I THEN ASKED HER TO COME AND LOOK AT THIS VERY BRIGHT OBJECT IN THE SKY.
SHE ASKED ME WAS THIS A STAR, I REPLIED THAT I DID'NT REALLY KNOW WHAT IT WAS. I TOLD HER THAT I WANTED HER TO LOOK AT THE RECORDING OF THIS OBJECT. HER IMMEDIATE REPLY WAS "OH MY GOD" WHAT IS THAT.
AFTER THE CONVERSATION, I WENT TO RECORD THE OBJECT AGAIN. UPON RECORDING THE OBJECT, I COULDN'T GET THE CLOSE UP IMAGE THAT I RECORDED THE FIRST TIME. IT WAS LIKE THE OBJECT HAD MOVED FURTHER AWAY.
I HAVE SHOWN THIS TAPE TO OTHERS AND THEY ARE AMAZED.
Full Report Text:
Dim light at high altitude moving quite fast seen to reverse course. Dim light at high altitude traveling in a north weasterly direction at high speed. I thought it was a satilight at first because of it apparent high altitude and it straight track.
As We lost the light in the haze about ten degrees above the horizon, it suddenly reversed its direction and traveled back to the portion of the sky where it was first observed. It them became stationary for abut three minutes and then would make short jumps at high speed in what apeared to be random directions. These jumps were aprox.
three time the width of my thumb held at arms length. There was some variation this continued intill we lost sight of the object due to haze or high clouds moving in about fifteen minutes after first seeing the object. There was also commercial jet activity at altitude as well as one brief meteor burn.
All were clearly different from what we observed. ((NUFORC Note: If the estimate of direction of travel is correct, the object could not have been a satellite. Orbiting satellites almost never have a westerly component to their direction of travel.
Please see similar report from Portland, Oregon, for the same date. PD)).
Full Report Text:
CRAFT LARGER THAN A COMMERCIAL A/C, LOOKED LIKED A COMMERCIAL A/C, BUT HOVERED IN MID-AIR AT 300 FEET! THIS REPORT COMES FROM A COUPLE TRAVELLING FROM COLORADO TO THE VICINITY OF WACO, TX. WHILE DRIVING LATE AFTER NOON ON 30 MAY 2002, A MAN AND WOMAN IN EARLY 20'S ALONG WITH THEIR CHILDREN AGES 2-4 WITNESSED A POSSIBLE COMMERCIAL AIRLINER CIRCLE AS IF IN A HOLDING PATTERN ABOVE THEM OVER THE INTERSTATE. WHAT WAS DIFFERENT WITH THIS AIRCRAFT, AS THE WITNESS DESCRIBED, IT WAS LARGER THAN A NORMAL COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, AS WITNESSED BY BOTH ADULTS, THIS CRAFT STOPPED DEAD IN THE AIR ABOVE THEM AND THE INTERSTATE ABOUT AT THE HEIGHT OF 300 FEET.
AS DESCRIBED, THE EMOTIONS OF THE WOMAN, SHE WAS "FREAKED" OUT AT THIS FEAT, AND HER MALE COMPANION, WAS LEFT IN THE STATE OF DISBELIEF. WHAT MADE THE INCIDENT MORE BIZARRE THE CRAFT AGAIN CIRCLE THE AREA, AND CAME TO A STOP AGAIN ABOVE THE COUPLE AND THIS INTERSTATE OUTSIDE OF WACO, TX. THE COUPLE COULD NOT BELIEVE WHAT THEY WERE SEEING, AS THIS WAS NOT NORMAL FOR AIRCRAFT LARGER THAN COMMERCIAL AIRLINERS DOING THESE KIND OF MANUVERS.
THE MOTHER OF THIS WOMEN WHO SAW THE CRAFT REPORTED THIS INCIDENT TO ME 24 HRS AFTER THE INCIDENT. I WILL BE INTERVIEWING THE WITNESSES AS SOON AS THEY ARRIVE BACK IN COLORADO WITH DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICS OF THE INCIDENT. THE WITNESS STATED TO HER MOTHER OVER THE PHONE, THAT SHE AND HER MALE COMPANION WERE GOING TO STOP AT THE LOCATION WHERE THIS TOOK PLACE ON THEIR WAY BACK, HOPING TO SEE THIS AGAIN.
FUTHER DETAILS AND COPIES OF THE DRAWINGS WILL BE POSTED TO THE NUFORC WEBSITE. RON WRIGHT, TRIAD RESEACH-COLORADO ((NUFORC Note: Our gratitude to Ron Wright, experienced UFO investigator (Colorado), for sharing this case. We will attempt to have the witness and investigator on the Jeff Rense radio program.
Waco, Texas UFO Sightings From 2002 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 | 66.67% of all reports |
Light | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
Waco, Texas UFO Sightings From 2002 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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May | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
December | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
October | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
Waco, Texas UFO Sightings From 2002 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 | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
Friday | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
Wednesday | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
Waco, Texas UFO Sightings From 2002 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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05/30/02 | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
12/06/02 | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
10/16/02 | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
Waco, Texas UFO Sightings From 2002 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 | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
Early morning | 04:00 - 07:59 | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
Night | 20:00 - 23:59 | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
Other Years with Reported UFO sightings in Waco, Texas
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per year in Waco, Texas.
All Texas Cities with reported UFO sightings in 2002
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per city in Texas in 2002. You can also view the state-level list of UFO sightings in Texas in 2002.