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Cities with the Most UFO Sightings in Indiana
Stacker’s ranking uses National UFO Reporting Center reports dating to 1995, and one Kentucky city logged 258 sightings, the most in the state.
- Stacker compiled a ranking of Kentucky cities by UFO sightings using National UFO Reporting Center data, with Springfield leading at 126 reports, followed by Lexington at 99 and Bowling Green at 57.
- In June 1947, pilot Kenneth Arnold encountered nine wingless objects speeding at 1,200 mph near Mount Rainier, coining the term "flying saucer" and igniting an American cultural obsession with UFOs that persists today.
- A 2021 Gallup survey found 41% of Americans believed some UFOs were alien-related, while 50% remained confident sightings could be explained by human behavior or scientific events.
- Recent fears over Chinese spy balloons and Russian infiltration have fueled UFO report surges, while citizens increasingly misidentify Starlink satellites as extraterrestrial activity.
- In November 2024, the Pentagon announced most unidentified anomalous phenomena are attributable to balloons or drones, though officials acknowledged many objects still lack sufficient explanation.
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Total News Sources51
Leaning Left16Leaning Right11Center20Last UpdatedBias Distribution43% Center
Bias Distribution
- 43% of the sources are Center
43% Center
L 34%
C 43%
R 23%
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