CMS continues to amass sighting reports from around the globe. In August 2024 there were 321 sightings reported to MUFON through CMS from the following countries;
Country | Number of Reports |
---|---|
UNITED STATES | 259 |
CANADA | 15 |
FRANCE | 11 |
UNITED KINGDOM | 8 |
MEXICO | 4 |
AUSTRALIA | 4 |
IRELAND | 3 |
PORTUGAL | 2 |
ITALY | 2 |
GERMANY | 2 |
AUSTRIA | 2 |
FINLAND | 1 |
IRAQ | 1 |
TURKEY | 1 |
NORWAY | 1 |
ECUADOR | 1 |
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS | 1 |
BRAZIL | 1 |
INDIA | 1 |
POLAND | 1 |
TOTAL: | 321 |
Within the United States the distribution by State was as follows;
State | Number of Reports |
---|---|
Florida | 25 |
California | 23 |
Arizona | 14 |
Texas | 13 |
Oregon | 12 |
Missouri | 11 |
North Carolina | 10 |
Ohio | 10 |
Washington | 10 |
New York | 10 |
Indiana | 8 |
Michigan | 8 |
Tennessee | 7 |
Pennsylvania | 7 |
Utah | 6 |
Massachusetts | 6 |
Louisiana | 5 |
Alabama | 5 |
Georgia | 5 |
South Carolina | 5 |
Colorado | 4 |
Kansas | 4 |
North Dakota | 3 |
Nevada | 3 |
Oklahoma | 3 |
Illinois | 3 |
Virginia | 3 |
Arkansas | 3 |
New Jersey | 3 |
Iowa | 3 |
South Dakota | 3 |
Connecticut | 2 |
Kentucky | 2 |
Maine | 2 |
Nebraska | 2 |
Alaska | 2 |
Maryland | 2 |
Minnesota | 2 |
Wisconsin | 2 |
Mississippi | 2 |
Montana | 1 |
Idaho | 1 |
Vermont | 1 |
New Hampshire | 1 |
New Mexico | 1 |
Other interesting data points in CMS during August 2024 are the shape of the UFOs reported which were as follows;
Shape of Object | Number of Reports |
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Sphere | 45 |
Circle | 44 |
Triangle | 26 |
Other | 24 |
Disc | 22 |
Star-like | 20 |
Oval | 17 |
Square/Rectangular | 15 |
Unknown | 15 |
Tic Tac | 12 |
Cylinder | 10 |
Cigar | 7 |
N/A | 7 |
Diamond | 5 |
Teardrop | 4 |
Boomerang | 4 |
Fireball | 3 |
Saturn-like | 3 |
Flash | 3 |
Blimp | 3 |
Egg | 2 |
Cross | 1 |
Drumbell | 1 |
Cone | 1 |
Chevron | 1 |
as well as the distance from the observer;
Distance from Witness | Number of Reports |
---|---|
< 100 ft | 41 |
101-500 ft | 33 |
501 ft – 1 Mile | 65 |
Over 1 Mile | 60 |
Unknown | 49 |
NO VALUE | 12 |
Most impressively there were 8 Landings, Hovering, or Takeoffs reported and 9 Entities observed. Number of abduction (ERT) cases were 321. Number of submitted Experiencer Questionnaires were 0.