by Kerry McClure

The MUTUAL UFO Network (MUFON) received a total of 548 UFO reports for the month of June where 363 originated in the U.S., according to statistics released July 1, 2018.
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The U.S. was the top reporting country at 364; United Kingdom at 45; and Canada at 43.

The five leading report states in June were California, 41 reports; Texas, 28; New York, 20; and Arizona and Pennsylvania with 19. Other states with 10 or more reports include: Illinois, 18; Florida, 15; Oregon, 14; Washington and Colorado, 13; Michigan, 12; North Carolina and New Jersey, 11; and Wisconsin, Missouri, and Ohio with 10.
 
The Sphere remains the most-reported UFO shape at 92 cases. A Disc shape was the second-most reported at 66. A Triangle shape was third with 49. Cases where the object was less than 500 feet was 169, and 75 reports include testimony where the object was less than 100 feet.

Most impressively, there were 24 reports of UFOs landing, hovering or taking off. No entity reports were received.
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The MUTUAL UFO Network (MUFON) received a total of 546 UFO reports for the month of April where 363 originated in the U.S., according to statistics released May 1, 2018.
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The U.S. was the top reporting country at 363; with Canada at 66; and United Kingdom at 34.

The five leading report states in April were Texas and California, 29 reports; Michigan, 22; and Florida and Georgia, 21. Other states with 10 or more reports include: New York, 20; Arizona and Pennsylvania, 17; Washington, 14; New Jersey, 12; and Tennessee and South Carolina with 11.
 
The Sphere remains the most-reported UFO shape at 89 cases. A Disc shape was the second-most reported at 61. A Star-like shape was third with 45. Cases where the object was less than 500 feet was 154, and 82 reports include testimony where the object was less than 100 feet.

Most impressively, there were 21 reports of UFOs landing, hovering or taking off. No entity reports were received.
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​The MUTUAL UFO Network (MUFON) received a total of 640 UFO reports for the month of March where 362 originated in the U.S., according to statistics released April 1, 2018.
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The U.S. was the top reporting country at 446; with Canada at 66; and United Kingdom at 42.

The four leading report states in March were California, 50 reports; Florida, 40; Texas, 33; and Michigan, 26. Other states with 10 or more reports include: Arizona, 24; New York, 22; Pennsylvania, 17; Washington, 15; Colorado and Indiana, 14; Georgia, 13; North Carolina and Illinois, 12; Missouri, 11; and Louisiana and New Jersey with 10.
 
The Sphere remains the most-reported UFO shape at 101 cases. A Triangle shape was the second-most reported at 66. A Circle shape was third with 59. Cases where the object was less than 500 feet was 210, and 129 reports include testimony where the object was less than 100 feet.

Most impressively, there were 24 reports of UFOs landing, hovering or taking off. No entity reports were received.
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Read the report. 

​The MUFON Stats Project was recently updated to include 2010 through the end of 2017. The initial analysis covered 2001 through 2009 and focused on the statistics of the top tier investigators, the statistics that pertain to the Vallee System and a geographic breakdown of closed case statistics including those outside the United States. Case dispositions for IFO, UFO, Hoax, Insufficient Data expanded to add Natural Phenomenon for closed cases from 2010 through 2017. The Report Readout included easy to read charts with supporting data listed below the chart. Since the initial analysis, an additional 100-plus territories have been added to the report from 2010 through 2017 proving that MUFON is in fact an Internationally Recognized UFO Research Organization.

Kristen Winslet, who performed the initial analysis and then the update, is a professional analyst in the IT Finance arena, currently working at Verizon in their Financial Planning & Analysis organization reporting out on Verizon Wireless Division's IT Application investments on a monthly basis for the corporation. If you would like to learn more about her background, she invites you to visit her Linked-In profile, and please feel free to connect to her profile as well as well as her Linked-in Group called UFOlogy: Do You Believe.

The MUTUAL UFO Network (MUFON) received a total of 690 UFO reports for the month of January where 495 originated in the U.S., according to statistics released February 1, 2018.
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The U.S. was the top reporting country at 495; with United Kingdom at 45; and the Canada at 44.

The four leading report states in January were California, 67 reports; Florida, 46; Texas, 24; and Illinois, 22. Other states with 10 or more reports include: Washington, 21; Pennsylvania, 18; Ohio, 17; Colorado, 14; New York, 13; Nevada and North Carolina, 12; Georgia, Louisiana, Arizona, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Missouri, 11; and Tennessee with 10.
 
The Sphere remains the most-reported UFO shape at 112 cases. A Triangle shape was the second-most reported at 70. A Circle shape and a Disc were third with 58 each. Cases where the object was less than 500 feet was 207, and 97 reports include testimony where the object was less than 100 feet.

Most impressively, there were 29 reports of UFOs landing, hovering or taking off. Three entity reports were received.
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by Kerry McClure

The MUTUAL UFO Network (MUFON) received a total of 740 UFO reports for the month of December where 507 originated in the U.S., according to statistics released January 1, 2018.
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The U.S. was the top reporting country at 507; with Canada at 59; and the United Kingdom at 43.

The four leading report states in December were California, 85 reports; Florida, 43; and Arizona, 36. Other states with 10 or more reports include: Texas, 33; Illinois, 26; Colorado, 23; Virginia, 18; Missouri and North Carolina, 15; Washington, 12; Oregon and Pennsylvania, 11; and Georgia, Ohio, and New Jersey with 10.
 
The Sphere remains the most-reported UFO shape at 117 cases. A Triangle shape was the second-most reported at 68. A Circle shape was third with 67 and then a Disc with 60. Cases where the object was less than 500 feet was 238, and 122 reports include testimony where the object was less than 100 feet.

Most impressively, there were 25 reports of UFOs landing, hovering or taking off. No entity reports were received.
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by Kerry McClure

The MUTUAL UFO Network (MUFON) received a total of 697 UFO reports for the month of November where 474 originated in the U.S., according to statistics released December 1, 2017.
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The U.S. was the top reporting country at 474; with United Kingdom at 55 and Canada at 48.

The four leading report states in August were California, 55 reports; Florida, 35; and Pennsylvania, 32; and New York with 28. Other states with 10 or more reports include: Arizona and Texas, 19; Ohio, 18; North Carolina, 16; Colorado, 14; Illinois, Oregon, and Washington, 13; Massachusetts, 11; and Missouri, New Jersey, Minnesota, and New Mexico with 10.
 
The Sphere remains the most-reported UFO shape at 121 cases. A Triangle shape was the second-most reported at 74. A Star-like shape was third with 63 and then a Circle and Disc, each with 56. Cases where the object was less than 500 feet was 226, and 132 reports include testimony where the object was less than 100 feet.

Most impressively, there were 33 reports of UFOs landing, hovering or taking off. One entity report was received.
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​The MUTUAL UFO Network (MUFON) received a total of 622 UFO reports for the month of September, almost a 25% drop from August, where 430 originated in the U.S., according to statistics released October 1, 2017.
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The U.S. was the top reporting country at 430; with Canada at 63 and United Kingdom at 29.

The three leading report states in September were California, 77 reports; Texas, 28; and New York, 26. Other states with 10 or more reports include: Florida, 21; Pennsylvania, 18; Arizona, 15; Colorado, Michigan and Washington, 13; Utah, 12; Kentucky, Illinois, and New Jersey, 11; and Ohio, Nevada, and Oregon with 10.
 
The Sphere remains the most-reported UFO shape at 115 cases. A Circle shape was the second-most reported at 51. A Star-like shape with 49 and a Triangle with 44. Cases where the object was less than 500 feet was 179, and 93 reports include testimony where the object was less than 100 feet.

Most impressively, there were 15 reports of UFOs landing, hovering or taking off. No entity reports were received.
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by Kerry McClure

The MUTUAL UFO Network (MUFON) received a total of 785 UFO reports for the month of July (an increase of 33% over June’s reports) where 593 originated in the U.S., according to statistics released August 1, 2017.
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The U.S. was the top reporting country at 593 (a whopping increase of 40% over June’s reports); with Canada at 69 and United Kingdom at 36.

The three leading report states in July were California, 64 reports; Florida, 36; and New York, 31. Other states with 10 or more reports include: Texas, 30; Pennsylvania, 29; Arizona, 26; Ohio and Washington, 24; Michigan, 23; Missouri and New Jersey, 21; Oregon, 20; Illinois and Colorado, 14; Virginia, 13; Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, and Minnesota, 12; and Georgia and Tennessee with 10.
 
The Sphere remains the most-reported UFO shape at 141 cases. A Circle shape was the second-most reported at 63. A Star-like shape with 61 and a Triangle, 55. Cases where the object was less than 500 feet was 183, and 90 reports include testimony where the object was less than 100 feet.

Most impressively, there were 13 reports of UFOs landing, hovering or taking off. No entity reports were received.
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By Kerry McClure
 
Reports of UFO sightings to the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) are on the rise showing a significant 18 percent increase between the months of April 2017 and May 2017, with Idaho and New Mexico being the statistical standouts.
 
“Although Idaho has five times the U.S. average of .9 reports per million population, New Mexico has been more than twice the U.S. average for five months in a row.” Robert Powell, MUFON’s Director of Research calculated.
 
Powell researched the number of the May 2017 UFO cases by state and weighed them by population. The national average was .9 sightings per million people. That’s like saying a city the size of Chicago would have an average of 3 UFO repots a month. Idaho had a reported 7 sightings, which equaled an amazing 4.39 reports per million. New Mexico, of course, held strong with 4 reports which is 1.92 reports per million and its neighbor, Nevada, was up there with 5 reports, or 1.81 reports per million.
 
MUFON accumulates cases during any given month, and then waits 30 days to allow cases for that month to also be reported the following month. Additional cases are added in the future as they are reported.