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JAKE ELLISON, SPECIAL TO SEATTLEPI.COM

Updated 12:41 pm, Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Think you may have caught a glimpse of a metal, sphere-shaped objected looming in the night sky above? Well, your not the alone. 

According to a new UFO reference book, self-published by two UFO experts, California is the top state with the most UFO sightings in the country. California is followed by Florida, Texas, Washington and Pennsylvania respectively. New York came in at 6th followed by Arizona, Illinois, Michigan and Ohio.

The “UFO Sightings Desk Reference: United States of America 2001-2015” is a deep data dive into UFO sightings reported to The National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) and the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) from 2001 to 2015, explains author and UFO columnist Cheryl Costa.

She used both databases every week looking for New York sightings for her column in the weekly Syracuse New Times, she said, and started publishing tables for number of sightings in each New York county, shape of UFOs, when they were reported, etc.

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According to a new UFO reference book, self-published by two UFO experts, California is the top state with the most UFO sightings in the country.

According to a new UFO reference book, self-published by two UFO experts, California is the top state with the most UFO sightings in the country.

Photo: Lorenz And Avelar/Getty Images

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Click ahead to read about some of the Bay Area’s UFO sightings, declassified by the government.

Click ahead to read about some of the Bay Area’s UFO sightings, declassified by the government.

Photo: Edward A. Ornelas, AP

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This Feb. 1953 UFO sighting was so widespread that “thousands” reported seeing bright amber and silver lights circling in the sky above San Francisco.

This Feb. 1953 UFO sighting was so widespread that “thousands” reported seeing bright amber and silver lights circling in the sky above San Francisco.

Photo: Project Blue Book, The Black Vault

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But as the San Francisco Examiner wrote the next day, there was a perfectly reasonable explanation: weather phenomena.

But as the San Francisco Examiner wrote the next day, there was a perfectly reasonable explanation: weather phenomena.

Photo: Project Blue Book, The Black Vault

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“EXPLAINED — A mass of warm air, developing between two layers of cold air, Astronomer Otto Struve said in explaining the gleam over the Bay area. His theory was supported by reports from the Weather Bureau.” The Examiner clippings were included in the final government case file for the UFO mass sighting. less
“EXPLAINED — A mass of warm air, developing between two layers of cold air, Astronomer Otto Struve said in explaining the gleam over the Bay area. His theory was supported by reports from the Weather Bureau.” … more

Photo: Project Blue Book, The Black Vault

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This report, one of the earliest San Francisco reports in the archive, is from Sept. 1949. A captain and a passenger (an Oakland reverend) on a commercial passenger fishing boat for Jerry’s Bait Shop reported seeing “several objects (four or more) in the sky.” The objects were “described as being silver in color, and having a square shape, approximating that of a box kite.” less
This report, one of the earliest San Francisco reports in the archive, is from Sept. 1949. A captain and a passenger (an Oakland reverend) on a commercial passenger fishing boat for Jerry’s Bait Shop reported … more

Photo: Project Blue Book, The Black Vault

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The Rev. drew this rendering of what he believed he saw.

The Rev. drew this rendering of what he believed he saw.

Photo: Project Blue Book, The Black Vault

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On Sept. 12, a government agent was sent to conduct a follow-up interview with the UFO-sighting reverend.

On Sept. 12, a government agent was sent to conduct a follow-up interview with the UFO-sighting reverend.

Photo: Project Blue Book, The Black Vault

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The government’s conclusion: “Air Force Radar Installations at Treasure Island and Fort Baker, both at San Francisco, California, revealed that they send aloft radar testing devices known as “Kites” twice a day at approximately 1000 and 1500 hours, PST. These devices are of aluminum sheet, approximately five (5) feet on a side, roughly diamond shaped and containing double sets of triangular fins on the top side. These are carried aloft by gas filled balloons and when these devices reach a high enough altitude, the expanding gases cause the balloons to burst and the “kites” drift earthward.” less
The government’s conclusion: “Air Force Radar Installations at Treasure Island and Fort Baker, both at San Francisco, California, revealed that they send aloft radar testing devices known as “Kites” twice a day … more

Photo: Project Blue Book, The Black Vault

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The 1966 handwritten letter was sent by an electrical engineer in Pasadena who saw an “extremely bright round (or spherical) object at approx. 9 PM.”

The 1966 handwritten letter was sent by an electrical engineer in Pasadena who saw an “extremely bright round (or spherical) object at approx. 9 PM.”

Photo: Project Blue Book, The Black Vault

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A rendering of what one California UFO spotter believed he saw.

A rendering of what one California UFO spotter believed he saw.

Photo: Project Blue Book, The Black Vault

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The letter is not what most people would imagine when they think “UFO sighting.” It’s logical, thoughtful and doesn’t include anything about aliens coming for our bodily fluids.

The letter is not what most people would imagine when they think “UFO sighting.” It’s logical, thoughtful and doesn’t include anything about aliens coming for our bodily fluids.

Photo: Project Blue Book, The Black Vault

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“I am an electrical engineer at the U.S. Naval Ordinance Test Station; Pasadena, Calif. I have also worked as a civil engineer & am therefore somewhat versed at the angles & directions noted in the attached report.” less
“I am an electrical engineer at the U.S. Naval Ordinance Test Station; Pasadena, Calif. I have also worked as a civil engineer & am therefore somewhat versed at the angles & directions noted in the attached … more

Photo: Project Blue Book, The Black Vault

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This report is from Feb. 13, 1953 and details the observations of four people on top of Mount Sutro in San Francisco.

This report is from Feb. 13, 1953 and details the observations of four people on top of Mount Sutro in San Francisco.

Photo: Project Blue Book, The Black Vault

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The government kept tabs on UFO sightings all over the world. This list shows just a handful of the many UFO reports from Feb. 1953 alone. The Japanese sightings mainly came from American military stationed there. less
The government kept tabs on UFO sightings all over the world. This list shows just a handful of the many UFO reports from Feb. 1953 alone. The Japanese sightings mainly came from American military stationed … more

Photo: Project Blue Book, The Black Vault

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This sighting came from 13 Air Force personnel stationed at Misawa Air Force Base in the north of Japan. The investigation concluded the servicemen had seen Venus, which was particularly bright in the sky at the time. less
This sighting came from 13 Air Force personnel stationed at Misawa Air Force Base in the north of Japan. The investigation concluded the servicemen had seen Venus, which was particularly bright in the sky at … more

Photo: Project Blue Book, The Black Vault

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Salem, Massachusetts, USA, 3rd August, 1952, This picture, taken through the window of a laboratory by a 21 year old U,S, coastguard, shows four unidentified flying objects as bright lights in the sky, Many American’s believe them to be flying saucers (Photo by Popperfoto/Getty Images) less
Salem, Massachusetts, USA, 3rd August, 1952, This picture, taken through the window of a laboratory by a 21 year old U,S, coastguard, shows four unidentified flying objects as bright lights in the sky, Many … more

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29th December 1953: An Unidentified Flying Object in the sky over Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia. (Photo by Barney Wayne/Keystone/Getty Images)

29th December 1953: An Unidentified Flying Object in the sky over Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia. (Photo by Barney Wayne/Keystone/Getty Images)

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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 3 — Pictured: (l-r) Victoria Jackson as Eagleboob, Kirstie Alley as Mylop, Julia Sweeney as Krylar, Kevin Nealon as general during the ‘Their Eyes Were On Their Breasts’ skit on October 21, 1991 — Photo by: Alan Singer/NBCU Photo Bank less
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 3 — Pictured: (l-r) Victoria Jackson as Eagleboob, Kirstie Alley as Mylop, Julia Sweeney as Krylar, Kevin Nealon as general during the ‘Their Eyes Were On Their Breasts’ skit on … more

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This photo is from the Air Force’s “The Roswell Report,” released Tuesday, June 24, 1997, which discusses the UFO incident in Roswell, N.M. in 1947. On balloon flights, test dummies were used and placed in insulation bags to protect temperature sensitive equipment. These bags may have been described by at least one witness as “body bags” used to recover alien victims from the crash of a flying saucer. The 231-page report, released on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Roswell, N.M., UFO incident, is meant to close to book on longstanding rumors that the Air Force recovered a flying saucer and extraterrestrial bodies near Roswell. (AP Photo/Air Force, File) less
This photo is from the Air Force’s “The Roswell Report,” released Tuesday, June 24, 1997, which discusses the UFO incident in Roswell, N.M. in 1947. On balloon flights, test dummies were used and placed in … more

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Calvin Parker, Jr., stands in the area where he allegedly was abducted by a UFO along with fellow Mississippian Charles Hickson, on the banks of the Pascagoula River Oct. 11,1973, making international headlines, in Pascagoula Miss., Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) less
Calvin Parker, Jr., stands in the area where he allegedly was abducted by a UFO along with fellow Mississippian Charles Hickson, on the banks of the Pascagoula River Oct. 11,1973, making international … more

Photo: Gerald Herbert, AP

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Unidentified Flying Object sighted over New Zealand’s South Island on Jan. 3, 1979. New Zealand television crew cameraman Frank Kazukaitis said of the sighting, “It looked like an illuminated ping pong ball with a tinge of red in the middle.” (AP Photo/Dominion) less
Unidentified Flying Object sighted over New Zealand’s South Island on Jan. 3, 1979. New Zealand television crew cameraman Frank Kazukaitis said of the sighting, “It looked like an illuminated ping pong ball … more

Photo: Dominion, ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Brazilian commercial airline pilot Gerson Macial de Britto, sketches the object he said accompanied his VASP Airlines jet for one hour and 20 minutes, at a news conference, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 1982. Britto said the occurrence happened during a regularly scheduled run between Fortaleza and Rio de Janeiro Monday night. (AP Photo) less
Brazilian commercial airline pilot Gerson Macial de Britto, sketches the object he said accompanied his VASP Airlines jet for one hour and 20 minutes, at a news conference, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. … more

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This is a photo from the the Air Force book released Tuesday, June 24, 1997 entitled “The Roswell Report,” which shows “Sierra Sam,” center, and 1st Lts. Eugene Schwartz, left, and Raymond Madison. The 231-page report, released on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Roswell, N.M., UFO incident, is meant to close the book on longstanding rumors that the Air Force recovered a flying saucer and extraterrestrial bodies near Roswell. (AP Photo/Air Force, File) less
This is a photo from the the Air Force book released Tuesday, June 24, 1997 entitled “The Roswell Report,” which shows “Sierra Sam,” center, and 1st Lts. Eugene Schwartz, left, and Raymond Madison. The … more

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Col. John Haynes holds a copy of an Air Force report entitled “The Roswell Report” during a Pentagon news conference Tuesday, June 24, 1997 to discuss the UFO incident in Roswell, N.M., in 1947. On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the incident, the Air Force offered what it hopes is the final word on claims by UFO buffs that alien bodies were recovered at the crash site. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) less
Col. John Haynes holds a copy of an Air Force report entitled “The Roswell Report” during a Pentagon news conference Tuesday, June 24, 1997 to discuss the UFO incident in Roswell, N.M., in 1947. On the eve of … more

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A member of God’s Salvation Church, who asked not to be identified, holds a religious book before leaving the church in San Dimas, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 23, 1997. California followers of the Taiwan-based church, about 140 in all, left for Garland, Texas this week for the expected March 31, 1998 arrival of God. Members believe they will be taken away from Earth by a spaceship, but exactly when and where was unclear. (AP Photo/Nick Ut) less
A member of God’s Salvation Church, who asked not to be identified, holds a religious book before leaving the church in San Dimas, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 23, 1997. California followers of the Taiwan-based … more

Photo: NICK UT, Associated Press

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Martin Buschmann praesentiert am Mittwoch, 13. Mai 1998, in Neu Wulmstorf bei Hamburg einen Querschnitt einer UfO-Vision, gezeichnet nach Augenzeugenberichten. Der 25jaehrige Aussenhandelskaufmann amtiert seit drei Jahren als Praesident der UfO-Studiengesellschaft “GAP Germany”. GAP steht fuer “Get Acquainted Program”, das “Macht-euch-vertraut-Programm”. (AP Photo/Christof Stache) less
Martin Buschmann praesentiert am Mittwoch, 13. Mai 1998, in Neu Wulmstorf bei Hamburg einen Querschnitt einer UfO-Vision, gezeichnet nach Augenzeugenberichten. Der 25jaehrige Aussenhandelskaufmann amtiert seit … more

Photo: CHRISTOF STACHE, Associated Press

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Two persons dressed up as aliens exit a fake flying saucer on September 4, 2010 at the UFO airport of the French southwestern village of Ares. The village is officially equiped with a UFO airport since 1976. AFP PHOTO / PIERRE ANDRIEU (Photo credit should read PIERRE ANDRIEU/AFP/Getty Images) less
Two persons dressed up as aliens exit a fake flying saucer on September 4, 2010 at the UFO airport of the French southwestern village of Ares. The village is officially equiped with a UFO airport since 1976. … more

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A sticker declares the existence of flying saucers from the window of a car parked on property near Jamul, CA, October 15, 2000, purchased by the Unarius Academy of Science to serve as a future landing site for “space brothers” from other planets. According to the academy, a spaceship carrying 1,000 alien scientists from the planet Myton will arrive on Earth in the year 2001, landing on a raised landform that was once part of an Atlantean continent in the Caribbean Sea. If humans are spritually ready, a total of 33 flying saucers from different planets will land in a towering stack near Jamul, CA to create an international university and introduce new technologies to save planet Earth from self-destruction. (Photo by David McNew/Newsmakers) less
A sticker declares the existence of flying saucers from the window of a car parked on property near Jamul, CA, October 15, 2000, purchased by the Unarius Academy of Science to serve as a future landing site for … more

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A sign welcomes extraterrestrial beings in the year 2001 to a rural locale near Jamul, CA, October 15, 2000, purchased by the Unarius Academy of Science to serve as a landing site for “space brothers” from other planets. According to the academy, a spaceship carrying 1,000 alien scientists from the planet Myton will arrive on Earth in the year 2001, landing on a raised landform that was once part of an Atlantean continent in the Caribbean Sea. If humans are spritually ready, a total of 33 flying saucers from different planets will land in a towering stack near Jamul, CA to create an international university and introduce new technologies to save planet Earth from self-destruction. (Photo by David McNew/Newsmakers) less
A sign welcomes extraterrestrial beings in the year 2001 to a rural locale near Jamul, CA, October 15, 2000, purchased by the Unarius Academy of Science to serve as a landing site for “space brothers” from … more

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UFO trail sign at Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk, England (Photo by: Geography Photos/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

UFO trail sign at Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk, England (Photo by: Geography Photos/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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Rachel, NV, On The Extraterrestrial Highway, Highway 375, Home Of Numerous UFO Sightings And Near Area 51. (Photo By: MyLoupe/UIG Via Getty Images)

Rachel, NV, On The Extraterrestrial Highway, Highway 375, Home Of Numerous UFO Sightings And Near Area 51. (Photo By: MyLoupe/UIG Via Getty Images)

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Rachel, Nevada, Near Area 51, Is Famous For UFO Sightings And Alien Watchers. (Photo By: MyLoupe/UIG Via Getty Images)

Rachel, Nevada, Near Area 51, Is Famous For UFO Sightings And Alien Watchers. (Photo By: MyLoupe/UIG Via Getty Images)

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A group of protestors march in front of the General Accounting Office (GAO) 29 March to raise awarness about an examination being conducted by the GAO for documents about a weather balloon crash at Roswell, N.M. in 1947. The protestors believe the balloon was a crashed UFO. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read JOSHUA ROBERTS/AFP/Getty Images) less
A group of protestors march in front of the General Accounting Office (GAO) 29 March to raise awarness about an examination being conducted by the GAO for documents about a weather balloon crash at Roswell, … more

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BEIJING, CHINA: Sixty-seven-year-old retired Beijing professor Sun Shili shows off the various drawings of UFOs from his sightings, at his home in Beijing 28 April 2005. Sun is one of the most serious enthusiasts, and he knows exactly where he will be the day the extraterrestrials finally make contact with mankind. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images) less
BEIJING, CHINA: Sixty-seven-year-old retired Beijing professor Sun Shili shows off the various drawings of UFOs from his sightings, at his home in Beijing 28 April 2005. Sun is one of the most serious … more

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Major Jesse Marcel from the Roswell Army Air Field with debris found 75 miles north west of Roswell, NM, in June 1947. The debris has been identified as that of a radar target. The Air Force released a report on 24 June debunking reports of a UFO crash near Roswell, NM, in 1947. (Photo by: UNITED STATES AIR FORCE/AFP/Getty Images) less
Major Jesse Marcel from the Roswell Army Air Field with debris found 75 miles north west of Roswell, NM, in June 1947. The debris has been identified as that of a radar target. The Air Force released a report … more

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This image made from video shows unidentified flying objects in the skies over southern Campeche state filmed by Mexican Air Force pilots on March 5, 2004, according to a Defense Department spokesman. A series of brightly lit, rapidly moving objects filmed in the skies over Mexico could have been caused by a scientific phenomenon involving gases in the atmosphere, a scientist said Thursday, May 13, 2004. (AP Photo) less
This image made from video shows unidentified flying objects in the skies over southern Campeche state filmed by Mexican Air Force pilots on March 5, 2004, according to a Defense Department spokesman. A series … more

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This photo taken in December 2006 at the Area 51 exhibit at the Alien Zone in Roswell, N.M., shows a model alien standing outside a crashed spaceship. (AP Photo/Justin Norton)

This photo taken in December 2006 at the Area 51 exhibit at the Alien Zone in Roswell, N.M., shows a model alien standing outside a crashed spaceship. (AP Photo/Justin Norton)

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UFO sighted by a New Mexico State University student, West of Picacho Peak, Las Cruces, New Mexico, March 12, 1967. About 2:00pm the student was hiking in a desert area near Picacho Peak, New Mexico, when he spotted a big round silvery object hovering in the air just above a rocky hill about 500 yards away. He prepared his 4″ X 5″ Press Camera, set it at F8 and 1/100 shutter speed, and snapped one good black and white picture of the object. (AP Photo) less
UFO sighted by a New Mexico State University student, West of Picacho Peak, Las Cruces, New Mexico, March 12, 1967. About 2:00pm the student was hiking in a desert area near Picacho Peak, New Mexico, when he … more

Photo: AP

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This photo issued Thursday March 3, 2011 by The National Archives in Britain of circa March 2004 shows a doughnut-shaped phenomenon photographed by a retired RAF officer and sent to his old bosses tasked with investigating UFOs. Military sightings of UFOs, an “alien abduction” in London and an unidentified aircraft shadowing a Lancaster bomber feature among thousands of close-encounter documents were released by the National Archives March 3, 2011. (AP Photo/The National Archives/PA Wire) NOT FOR USE AFTER APRIL 3, 2011 – NO SALES less
This photo issued Thursday March 3, 2011 by The National Archives in Britain of circa March 2004 shows a doughnut-shaped phenomenon photographed by a retired RAF officer and sent to his old bosses tasked with … more

Photo: Anonymous, ASSOCIATED PRESS

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This undated photo issued Thursday March 3, 2011 by The National Archives in Britain shows a color sketch of a ‘spaceship’ creating crop circles. Military sightings of UFOs, an “alien abduction” in London and an unidentified aircraft shadowing a Lancaster bomber feature among thousands of close-encounter documents were released by the National Archives March 3, 2011. (AP Photo/The National Archives/PA Wire) NOT FOR USE AFTER APRIL 3, 2011 – NO SALES less
This undated photo issued Thursday March 3, 2011 by The National Archives in Britain shows a color sketch of a ‘spaceship’ creating crop circles. Military sightings of UFOs, an “alien abduction” in London and … more

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A woman dressed in an alien costume attends a small party in the town of Bugarach, France, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. Although the long expected end of the Mayan calendar has come, the New Age enthusiasts have steered clear from the sleepy French town of Bugarach, which gave some locals a chance to joke about the UFO legends that surround the area. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic) less
A woman dressed in an alien costume attends a small party in the town of Bugarach, France, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. Although the long expected end of the Mayan calendar has come, the New Age enthusiasts have … more

Photo: Marko Drobnjakovic, ASSOCIATED PRESS

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The snowless area in the foreground shows the parking spot near Loon Lake in northern Minnesota where LaVerne Landis and Gerald Flach sat in a car and waited for a UFO that never arrived, Dec. 10, 1982. Mrs. Landis died of hypothermia, starvation and dehydration on Nov. 15 after a six-week stay at the lake. Flach was rescued from the main road by a passing construction worker. (AP Photo) less
The snowless area in the foreground shows the parking spot near Loon Lake in northern Minnesota where LaVerne Landis and Gerald Flach sat in a car and waited for a UFO that never arrived, Dec. 10, 1982. Mrs. … more

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This photograph, reproduced from the quarterly UFO periodical Flying Saucers International in Los Angeles, shows silvery white flying objects as seen by photographer Erich Kaiser while descending from Reichenstein mountain in Austria on Aug. 3, 1954. (AP Photo) less
This photograph, reproduced from the quarterly UFO periodical Flying Saucers International in Los Angeles, shows silvery white flying objects as seen by photographer Erich Kaiser while descending from … more

Photo: ERICH KAISER, ASSOCIATED PRESS

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A group of Romans gather to watch a small bright object move slowly across the sky above the Eternal City, Rome, Italy Nov. 12, 1954. Similar groups were noted in various parts of the city, at the same time. “Disco Volante,” flying saucer, are the words on the tips of tongues of these observers, and watching for them is becoming a Roman pastime. None of the objects seen, or thought to have been seen, have been satisfactorily identified or explained. (AP Photo/Remo Nassi) less
A group of Romans gather to watch a small bright object move slowly across the sky above the Eternal City, Rome, Italy Nov. 12, 1954. Similar groups were noted in various parts of the city, at the same time. … more

Photo: Remo Nassi, AP

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Michael Savage, 15-year-old son of prominent San Bernardino physician and surgeon, was practicing picture-taking with his new camera, when he saw motion out of the corner of his eye Thursday, July 24, 1956, San Bernardino, CA. He quickly shot this picture, tried to shoot another and in his haste, over-cranked the camera, drawing a blank with his second shot. The object disappeared in 30 seconds, he said, not over the horizon but quickly out of sight in the sky. (AP Photo/Michael Savage) less
Michael Savage, 15-year-old son of prominent San Bernardino physician and surgeon, was practicing picture-taking with his new camera, when he saw motion out of the corner of his eye Thursday, July 24, 1956, San … more

Photo: Michael Savage, AP

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Northwestern University Astrophysicist, J. Allen Hynek, shown at a press conference, March 25, 1966, in Detroit, Mich. A newsman handed this photo to Hynek, and asked him if it was a flying saucer. Hynek described it as a chicken feeder and said that numerous sightings of recent unidentified flying objects in Michigan were probably the result of swamp gasses and not visitors from outer space. Hynek has studied and investigated UFOs for the past 15 years. (AP Photo/Alvin Quinn) less
Northwestern University Astrophysicist, J. Allen Hynek, shown at a press conference, March 25, 1966, in Detroit, Mich. A newsman handed this photo to Hynek, and asked him if it was a flying saucer. Hynek … more

Photo: Alvin Quinn, AP

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This is one of three photos of a supposed UFO taken by Rex Heflin, August 3, 1965, near Santa Ana, Calif. Heflin is an Orange County highway department investigator. (AP Photo/Rex Heflin)

This is one of three photos of a supposed UFO taken by Rex Heflin, August 3, 1965, near Santa Ana, Calif. Heflin is an Orange County highway department investigator. (AP Photo/Rex Heflin)

Photo: REX HEFLIN, AP

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World reception center for official visitors from outer space was proposed by an American specialist on unidentified flying objects (UFOs). Hungarian-born Colman von Keviczky, a former United Nations official, right, and Karl L. Viet, the president of the German branch of the UFO study society, are at a news conference on the international conference of UFO-students, Oct. 31, 1967 in Mainz, Germany. At foreground is a model of a UFO which doubles as bedside lamp. (AP Photo/Kurt Strumpf) less
World reception center for official visitors from outer space was proposed by an American specialist on unidentified flying objects (UFOs). Hungarian-born Colman von Keviczky, a former United Nations official, … more

Photo: Kurt Strumpf, AP

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A man in an alien costume made of tin foil jokes with a local woman in the town of Bugarach, France, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. Although the long expected end of the Mayan calendar has come, the New Age enthusiasts have steered clear from the sleepy French town of Bugarach, which gave some locals a chance to joke about the UFO legends that surround the area. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic) less
A man in an alien costume made of tin foil jokes with a local woman in the town of Bugarach, France, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. Although the long expected end of the Mayan calendar has come, the New Age enthusiasts … more

Photo: Marko Drobnjakovic, ASSOCIATED PRESS

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This photograph was taken by a tourist and shows an Unidentified Flying Object, flying over Romanian territory near Cluj town Sept. 24. 1968. (AP Photo)

This photograph was taken by a tourist and shows an Unidentified Flying Object, flying over Romanian territory near Cluj town Sept. 24. 1968. (AP Photo)

Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Marshall Herff Applewhite, left, and Bonnie Lu Trousdale Nettles, founders of a high-tech cult are shown in this undated photo taken from an internet Web site. Thirty-nine members the high-tech cult killed themselves in shifts with drugs and vodka after packing their bags in anticipation of a rendezvous with a UFO trailing the Hale-Bopp comet. The group also mailed out videos in which their leader described the hoped-for space encounter and members came before the camera two at a time, side by side, to say their last goodbyes. (AP Photo/The Washington Post, File) less
Marshall Herff Applewhite, left, and Bonnie Lu Trousdale Nettles, founders of a high-tech cult are shown in this undated photo taken from an internet Web site. Thirty-nine members the high-tech cult killed … more

Photo: Associated Press

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The bodies of cult members lie on a bed inside a compound at Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. as seen in this television image Thursday, March 27, 1997. Thirty-nine members of a cult of computer programmers systematically killed themselves by washing down drugs with vodka, their suitcases packed for what they thought was a rendezvous with a UFO trailing the Hale-Bopp comet.(AP Photo) less
The bodies of cult members lie on a bed inside a compound at Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. as seen in this television image Thursday, March 27, 1997. Thirty-nine members of a cult of computer programmers … more

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Response to those stats was strong, she said. So when her spouse and co-author Linda Miller Costa got the idea of working through the reports to see just how far down they could drill for every state in the country, they started digging. The end result a year later is the 374-page desk reference.

She said there have been more than 120,000 UFO sightings reported from 2001-2015 in the U.S. She didn’t want to give away all the stats (you know, they do want you to get the book) but she said California holds down the top position with almost 16,000 sightings, and Los Angeles County outranks 40 individual states with 3,200 sightings.

Here are the five most recent California sightings according to The National UFO Reporting Center:

  • Miramar on March 21, 2017
  • Van Nuys on March 19, 2017
  • Palm Springs on March 18, 2017
  • Riverside on March 17, 2017
  • San Diego on March 15, 2017

Her interest in UFOs stem from her personal UFO sightings, Cheryl Costa said, but her drive to write about sightings came from reading a short news story claiming UFO sightings had fallen off. The report suggested UFO were clearly not real since fewer and fewer people were reporting them, she said.

“That didn’t sound right,” she said. “I went out to one of the national data bases and the bar chart (of sightings) goes up like a rocket launch.”

And, she added, the reports were not from clearly crazy people.

“I found that the majority of sighting reports where by people who were very sincere, and it had energized them to find a place to report what they saw,” she said. “They wanted to get this off their chest.”

A couple other trends she noticed were, one, “the people who see the majority of sightings are outside having a smoke, walking the dog or outside smoking walking the dog.” And, two, “there’s a seasonal pattern.” For most of the country, reported sightings begin to climb during spring and summer. In places without notable shifts from winter to summer — Texas, Florida and Arizona, for example — the number of reporting’s stays relatively flat. Basically, she figures, come spring and summer, people are simply outside more.

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