UK Cities With the Most UFO Sightings (1997–2023) – Based on Uk Government Reports [OC]

Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ufo-reports-in-the-uk

Here’s my own analysis and explanation behind the visual

Hi all,

I created a visual based on FOI data from UK police forces.

I'm not saying it's true. I'm just reporting what’s officially recorded.

This chart shows the number of UFO sightings reported across UK cities from 1997 to 2023 — based entirely on Freedom of Information (FOI) data released by police forces and published by the UK government.

📎 Official source: gov.uk – UFO Reports in the UK

Some police forces stopped reporting after 2009, but others continued documenting sightings for years afterward.

I didn’t estimate, invent, or exaggerate anything, this is straight from government records. All I did was visualize it.

So what do you think?

1. Why do some regions report far more sightings than others?
2. Do you believe the reports were investigated seriously or dismissed?
3. Why did some police forces stop collecting reports after 2009 while others continued?