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A new study has analyzed the number of reported Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) sightings from the National UFO Reporting Center Database, evaluating each state’s overall number of reports and the reports from the last 5 years.

The study, published by MyVision.org, stacks up some interesting observations, comparing number of UFO reports over 5 years to each state’s population, per 100,000 residents.

In September of this year, 1,013 Americans were surveyed to get their feedback on UFOs and aliens. Respondents were 48% female, 49% male and 3% non-binary, with an age range of 18 to 80 and an average age of 39 years old.

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Takeaways

Some key takeaways are:  

• California takes the cake with nearly twice the amount of sightings of any other state at 15,401. According to the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC), which has been reporting UFO sightings since 1974, other top states include Florida, Washington, Texas, New York, and Pennsylvania. New Mexico, home to the Roswell UFO crash case, comes in 28th, while Nevada takes 27th.
• Those who wish to avoid UFOs altogether should move to the Dakotas- they have the least amount of UFO sightings in the nation!
• 1 in 10 say they have seen a UFO or something they believed to be extraterrestrial.
• 78% of Americans believe aliens exist and 56% believe aliens have been to Earth.
• 43% believe we’re on the brink of communicating with extraterrestrials.

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Invasion?

In other findings, 1 in 3 believes a human has been kidnapped by an alien and 37% of Americans believe U.S. scientists or officials have made contact with aliens.

And if UFOs and alien talk make you a little nervous, you’re not alone!

About 1 in 4 individuals are scared by the idea of alien existence, the study suggests, and more than 1 in 6 are frightened of an invasion!

For more information on the MyVision.org (an eye care specialist organization), go to the full UFO situational study – “The United States of UFOs: What’s that in the Sky?” — at:

https://myvision.org/guides/united-states-of-ufos-and-aliens/