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West Virginia UFO Sightings Analysis
We analyzed all 3 UFO sighting reports in West Virginia from 1986 to identify possible patterns and gain insight into the phenomenon:
- The most commonly reported UFO shape or appearance is "light" (1 reports, 33.33% of total).
- October is the month with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 33.33% of total).
- Wednesday is the weekday with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 33.33% of total).
- 10/01/86 is the single date with the most UFO sightings reported (1 reports, 33.33% of total).
- Sightings occur more often during the night, between the hours of 20:00 - 23:59 (2 reports, 66.67% of total).
West Virginia UFO Sighting Reports in 1986
This is a sampling of 20 West Virginia UFO reports from 1986, 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:
bottom of a huge aircraft hovering directly over the yard. I was working night shift at the switchboard. I went outside on the porch, because I heard a humming, low, pulsating noise-like that heard in a transformer yard.
I stepped ontp the porch and looking around, I didn't see anything. I went back inside, but continuing to hear the noise, again went out to investigate. This time I looked up.
Whoa-WHAT IS THAT?I was huge! It was gray metallic, and was blocking the stars. It was about the size of 3 rancher style house,like the one I was in. It had ridges all along the bottom of it, and all I could see was the bottom of the craft.
I am going to say it lookes like an aircraft carrier(navy) as far as its construction and size, and I could only see the bottom. A very thin light started to shine from the bottom of the craft, and I immediately became frigtened and went back inside. I heard the hum of the craft for another 10 sec.
or so, and I assume when it took leave it created a power surge, which put out the lights briefly enough for me to have to reset the clocks.I have seen other things I felt unusual, but that one was the most dramatic thing I have ever seen. It was incredible!.
Full Report Text:
Missing time after seeing something that looked like the Northern lights. I was on my porch late one night with a friend. I looked over past the house nextdoor and saw something that looked like multi color gasses.
( like the Northern lights) However it appeared to be on the other side of the neighbors house and colse to the ground. I turned to tell my friend to look but, before he turned around it was gone. Shortly after this, maybe a couple of months I had another strange thing happen to me.
I left a frien of mine at a local bar to take another frien to pick up her car. I had NOT been drinking,as I was due to have a baby in a few months. We drove apx.
15 min. to my house to pick up her car. She was going home.
I was going back to be with my other friend I had left at the bar. I pulled right behind my friend and we started to drive from my house. (she had a old beat up car and usaly drove slower than the speed limit.
I had a little sporty car and usaly drove a bit above the limit.) At the end of my street there was a stop sign. I stoped there to light a cigarette.
When I turned to follw my friend she was no where in sight. I sped up to catch her. She was no where.
I went strait to the bar to get my other friend and she was very upset. It turned out that I had been gone for over 2 hrs. I'm not sure what I believe as far as sightings.
I always assumed it was military or other goverment projects. I bought a book on the subject just a week ago and alot of the things I have read apply to symptoms I have had in the years sence. That is how I found your sight.
Just trying to get more info. I see here there haven't been any reports of abductions. Do you think this is crazy or am I reading to much into things that can easily be explained? I see on your sight there are a few reports from the neighborhood I grew up in.
I don't know if this could be connected. Please keep in mind the dates and times here are very apx. as it was such a long time ago it is hard to remember.
I just wanted to see if anyone here might be able to answer some of this for me. I don't care if you put this accou! nt on th e sight or not. My only reason for righting was in hopes to contact someone who knows more on the subject.
I am a 3x year old, female ((deleted))l Officer.(ie.have passed West Virginias ((deleted)) test in the process)*grin* Married with four children.
I live in a very small town and am not trying to call attintion to myself in any was. Expecialy because of my profession. I would like for this information to be on a need to know basis.
I haven't even told my husband for fear he would think I was going over the deep end. Thanks so much for you time. Even thou I havent told him it is still ok to contact me.
Thanks again.
Full Report Text:
very bright changing color lights coming from window this happened to me when i was a small child i was five years old i was lying in bed with my sister who was asleep and my parents were asleep also in a diferent room when suddenly and with no warning an extremely bright light blasted through my bedroom window i think the first color may have been a white light and after about 5-10 seconds the colors would change i remember red blue white and yellow and it made a strange sound when the colors changed. ironicly i would compare the sound to the sound you hear on the movie predator when your seeing in the predators vision. it lasted for about a minute then it just stoped and everything was calm and quiet again.
after about 20 minutes after it happened i gained the nerve to wake my sister up and told her what had happened and asked her if she seen what happened but she didnt .i told my parents the next day and they told me i was dreaming and didnt believe me.i didnt see any craft or any beings or have any missing time it seemed seamless.
i dont know if i was parylized or just too scared to move i probably would have hyperventilated but i was too scared to breath.there is only a mountain covered with trees looking out of that window about 75-100 yards away.i cant seem to think of anything else that this could have been besides a ufo.
((NUFORC Note: Source remains anonymous. Date is approximate. PD)).
West Virginia UFO Sightings From 1986 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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Light | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
Oval | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
West Virginia UFO Sightings From 1986 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 | 33.33% of all reports |
June | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
November | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
West Virginia UFO Sightings From 1986 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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Wednesday | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
Sunday | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
Saturday | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
West Virginia UFO Sightings From 1986 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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10/01/86 | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
06/15/86 | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
11/01/86 | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
West Virginia UFO Sightings From 1986 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 | 2 reported sightings | 66.67% of all reports |
Late night | 00:00 - 03:59 | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
All West Virginia Cities with reported UFO sightings in 1986
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports were filed per city in West Virginia, in 1986
City | Number of Reports | View Reports |
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Wheeling | 1 UFO Reports | Wheeling UFO Sightings in 1986 |
Fairdale | 1 UFO Reports | Fairdale UFO Sightings in 1986 |
Martinsburg | 1 UFO Reports | Martinsburg UFO Sightings in 1986 |
Other Years with Reported UFO Sightings in West Virginia
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per year in West Virginia.