Monthly Stats
COMUFON Case Management System (CMS) Ranking: 100%
Monthly Statistical MUFON Report - for January 2019:
In January 2019 there were 839 sightings reported to MUFON from the following countries;
| Country | Number of Reports |
|---|---|
| UNITED STATES | 624 |
| UNITED KINGDOM | 62 |
| CANADA | 40 |
| AUSTRALIA | 11 |
| FRANCE | 8 |
| MEXICO | 7 |
| BRAZIL | 6 |
| SPAIN | 5 |
| NETHERLANDS | 4 |
| SOUTH AFRICA | 4 |
| GERMANY | 3 |
| INDIA | 3 |
| ARGENTINA | 3 |
| COLOMBIA | 3 |
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 3 |
| ITALY | 3 |
| BARBADOS | 2 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| NORWAY | 2 |
| NEW ZEALAND | 2 |
| AFGHANISTAN | 2 |
| VENEZUELA | 2 |
| BULGARIA | 2 |
| ROMANIA | 2 |
| SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO | 2 |
| PORTUGAL | 2 |
| IRELAND | 2 |
| VANUATU | 1 |
| KOREA, (South) | 1 |
| IRAN | 1 |
| BELGIUM | 1 |
| POLAND | 1 |
| MAURITIUS | 1 |
| URUGUAY | 1 |
| CROATIA | 1 |
| CYPRUS | 1 |
| TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | 1 |
| ARUBA | 1 |
| VIET NAM | 1 |
| AUSTRIA | 1 |
| ISRAEL | 1 |
| SWITZERLAND | 1 |
| SWEDEN | 1 |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 1 |
| GUADELOUPE | 1 |
| JAPAN | 1 |
| TUNISIA | 1 |
| JAMAICA | 1 |
| DENMARK | 1 |
| TAIWAN | 1 |
| OMAN | 1 |
| EGYPT | 1 |
| BAHAMAS | 1 |
| BERMUDA | 1 |
| LATVIA | 1 |
| TOTAL: | 839 |
Within the United States the distribution by State was as follows;
| State | Number of Reports |
|---|---|
| California | 77 |
| Texas | 66 |
| Florida | 44 |
| Pennsylvania | 26 |
| Washington | 23 |
| Georgia | 21 |
| New York | 20 |
| Illinois | 18 |
| Indiana | 18 |
| Arizona | 17 |
| Oregon | 17 |
| Colorado | 17 |
| Ohio | 16 |
| Massachusetts | 16 |
| Virginia | 15 |
| North Carolina | 15 |
| Michigan | 14 |
| Oklahoma | 13 |
| Tennessee | 13 |
| Kansas | 12 |
| Minnesota | 11 |
| Kentucky | 11 |
| Nevada | 10 |
| Missouri | 10 |
| New Jersey | 9 |
| New Mexico | 8 |
| South Carolina | 8 |
| Wisconsin | 7 |
| Louisiana | 7 |
| Nebraska | 5 |
| Maryland | 5 |
| Delaware | 5 |
| West Virginia | 5 |
| Alabama | 5 |
| Arkansas | 4 |
| Connecticut | 4 |
| Hawaii | 3 |
| Maine | 3 |
| Idaho | 3 |
| Utah | 3 |
| Mississippi | 3 |
| Wyoming | 3 |
| New Hampshire | 2 |
| Iowa | 2 |
| Rhode Island | 2 |
| South Dakota | 2 |
| Alaska | 2 |
| Montana | 2 |
| Vermont | 1 |
| North Dakota | 1 |
Other interesting data points in CMS during January 2019 are the shape of the UFOs reported which were as follows;
| Shape of Object | Number of Reports |
|---|---|
| Sphere | 157 |
| Disc | 89 |
| Triangle | 74 |
| N/A | 71 |
| Circle | 62 |
| Other | 54 |
| Unknown | 51 |
| Star-like | 43 |
| Cylinder | 34 |
| Fireball | 32 |
| Boomerang | 24 |
| Egg | 23 |
| Oval | 21 |
| Square/Rectangular | 20 |
| Cigar | 17 |
| Blimp | 14 |
| Diamond | 12 |
| Saturn-like | 11 |
| Flash | 6 |
| Teardrop | 6 |
| Chevron | 6 |
| Cone | 4 |
| Bullet/Missile | 4 |
| Dumbbell | 3 |
| Cross | 1 |
as well as the distance from the observer;
| Distance from Witness | Number of Reports |
|---|---|
| < 100 ft | 177 |
| 101-500 ft | 126 |
| 501 ft - 1 Mile | 180 |
| Over 1 Mile | 166 |
| Unknown | 245 |
| NO VALUE | 34 |
Most impressively there were 42 Landings, Hovering, or Takeoffs reported and 2 Entities observed.
