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Analysis of Charleston, West Virginia UFO Sightings in 2002
We analyzed all 2 UFO sighting reports in Charleston, West Virginia to identify possible patterns and gain insight into the phenomenon:
- The most commonly reported UFO shape or appearance was "other" (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
- July was the month with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
- Wednesday was the weekday with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
- 12/01/02 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 Charleston, West Virginia from 2002
These Charleston, West Virginia 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:
Riding in the back of the car a friend and I looked out the window and saw a huge silver thing in the sky. It was round cylinder shaped, but rounded up like a circle at the end. It stood perfectly still no movement at all.
It was high over the hills the sun reflected off of it. ((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain semi-anonymous. PD)).
Full Report Text:
it had a transparent covering with 4 lights inside it that glowed 1 bright at a time , but all were visible. it looked like a long slime line with a transpartent covering with 4 individual lights that seemed to glow 1 brighter than the next in order, the lights were a soft yellow like 4 compartments inside 1 craft, they didn't blink like on an airplane, but were moving slowly from 1 to another,moving southwest at a high altitude, at first i though it was a blimp, but relized it was to high ,i live near an airport and have never seen anything like before or since, at daytime or at night!.
Charleston, West Virginia 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| Cylinder | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Charleston, West Virginia 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 |
|---|---|---|
| July | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| December | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Charleston, West Virginia 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| Sunday | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Charleston, West Virginia 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 12/01/02 | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| 07/31/02 | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Charleston, West Virginia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Night | 20:00 - 23:59 | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| Afternoon | 12:00 - 15:59 | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Other Years with Reported UFO sightings in Charleston, West Virginia
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per year in Charleston, West Virginia.
All West Virginia Cities with reported UFO sightings in 2002
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per city in West Virginia in 2002. You can also view the state-level list of UFO sightings in West Virginia in 2002.