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West Virginia UFO Sightings Analysis
We analyzed all 2 UFO sighting reports in West Virginia from 1992 to identify possible patterns and gain insight into the phenomenon:
- The most commonly reported UFO shape or appearance is "fireball" (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
- August is the month with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
- Saturday is the weekday with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
- 08/01/92 is the single date with the most UFO sightings reported (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
- Sightings occur more often during the evening, between the hours of 16:00 - 19:59 (2 reports, 100.00% of total).
West Virginia UFO Sighting Reports in 1992
This is a sampling of 20 West Virginia UFO reports from 1992, 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:
Unknown intelligence performs fly-by of Wash. D.C.
before demonstrating marksmanship skills Lime-green fireball proceeded in a north-easterly direction, broke apart near Washington DC after flickering at 6 hz, and terminated through the right tail-light (dimensions ~ 5" x 21") of a parked Chevreolet Malibu (NY licence plate #:4GF-933) in Peekskill, New York Meteor was videotaped by more than 14 people in 6 states; the car and recovered meteorite were exhibited togetherin the American Museum of Natural History in 1993-4. The recovered meteorite, the first ever recovered after being filmed in flight, weighed 27.3 pounds (12.
4 kg) and measured 4" x 5" x 11". The most extraordinary aspect of the event was it's timing -- it occurred 3 days before NASA commenced the "first comprehensive, high-technology search for evidence of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe." (NY Times) and 3 days before the Western hemisphere celebrated the 500th anniversary of Columbus's discovery of the new world, on Oct.
12, 1492. ((NUFORC Note: We are skeptical about the claim that a UFO was involved in the rare meteor-strike of the automobile. PD)).
Full Report Text:
A slow and steadily moving brilliant ball of light with no tail beam My experience with an Unidentified Flying Object. I didn’t realize there was such a place to report my experience, so I am writing this now after sixteen years. I have forgotten the exact date and time but will never forget the other details – the image and brilliance of this strange ball of light and the feeling that it was certainly not normal.
I was sitting on a couch chatting with my visiting father. At the time I was 32 years old and my retired Naval officer father (I mention that because my father is not prone to frivolity) was about 54. We have a 200 acre farm in rural West Virginia – very secluded and private.
The couch faced a wall of floor to ceiling windows overlooking a small mountain ridge and a pond. All of a sudden an enormous ball of light appeared – there was no beam – the light was consistent for the entire size of the “ball.” It looked like the sun but obviously a bit too close! It was clearly moving but at a very slow and controlled speed.
It was not falling. ” My father and I have related the experience to people every now and again and frequently people will ask it might have been a meteor. We don’t think it was because of its slow controlled speed.
It passed out of sight after about 15 seconds. I called the police – but felt they wouldn’t take us seriously. I told the person who answered that I just felt like I should report it (I didn’t call it a UFO) in case they got other calls attesting to the same sighting.
Nothing ever came of it. My father and I, after all these years, both say that we certainly saw something that defies our ability to understand. ((NUFORC Note: Witness indicates that date of incident is approximate.
PD)).
West Virginia UFO Sightings From 1992 By Shape
This is a standardized set of shapes a UFO report can be filed under.
| Shape / Appearance | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Fireball | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| Other | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
West Virginia UFO Sightings From 1992 By Month
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the month the sighting occured in.
| Month | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| August | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| October | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
West Virginia UFO Sightings From 1992 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| Friday | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
West Virginia UFO Sightings From 1992 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 08/01/92 | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| 10/09/92 | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
West Virginia UFO Sightings From 1992 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evening | 16:00 - 19:59 | 2 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
All West Virginia Cities with reported UFO sightings in 1992
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports were filed per city in West Virginia, in 1992
| City | Number of Reports | View Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Union | 1 UFO Reports | Union UFO Sightings in 1992 |
| Eastern United States | 1 UFO Reports | Eastern United States UFO Sightings in 1992 |
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.