UFO sightings (FOI ref: 1454A/24)
Request
Can you share the total number of unidentified flying object (UFO) or unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) sightings reported between April 2014 and April 2024?
Please provide the date and location of all reports with the keywords ‘UFO, ‘UAP’, ‘aliens’, ‘extra-terrestrial’, ‘lights in sky’ or ‘spaceship’. Please also share the description or summary logged for each report.
Response
Please see below and attached (1454A_24_attachment.pdf) and note – It has only been possible to extract data for the period beginning January 2015.
TABLE 1. Count of ‘unidentified flying object (UFO) or unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) sightings’* 01 January 2015 to 30 April 2024:
|
Year |
Total |
|
2015 |
10 |
|
2016 |
8 |
|
2017 |
7 |
|
2018 |
8 |
|
2019 |
3 |
|
2020 |
1 |
|
2021 |
4 |
|
2022 |
4 |
|
2023 |
6 |
|
2024 |
0 |
|
Total |
51 |
* Searches were conducted as per the keywords specified in the request above.
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