We hit 50,000 reports and published a full analysis of the dataset. Every submission is read by a human before it goes live and 70% pass. Here is some of what we found…
The numbers: 51,984 reports. 80 years. 255 countries. In 2025, nearly 60% of submissions included photo or video media.
Who is reporting: Among submitters who disclosed a profession (~16%), the breakdown skews toward trained observation backgrounds: Veterans 43% · Scientists 22% · Law enforcement 10% · Pilots 9% · Active duty 7%
What they're describing: "Light" is the most common description (22%) — most sightings are at night and at distance. Sphere (11%), circle (10%), disk (5%), triangle (5%).
How fast they report: 24% submit within 1 hour of the event. 42% within 24 hours. The gap between sighting and report is closing significantly.
A few accounts from the dataset
"8 to 12 lights above the clouds in a complete circle — then they broke formation and rejoined each other. About 10 minutes later, fighter jets were seen in the same area." — Wildwood, New Jersey, Jun 2025
"I heard a small light aircraft above and took a look at it with my thermal monocular. Immediately behind the plane was a disk…" — Canonba, New South Wales, Australia, Nov 2024
"Clear sky, I was smoking a cigarette out back of my home. I seen a dime light flying over from Canada towards the Air Force base…" — New York City, Jul 2024
Full analysis and methodology: https://enigmalabs.io/collection/d5adf125-7bd3-436a-9014-c99290398363
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