Top 300 UFO "Hot Spots" for North America
Rank, number of UFO reports and Close Encounters, Rates per 100,000 population and latest population estimates
Compiled from the UFOCAT Database and created August 21st 2005
Rank
County
County
Seat
Country
State
or
Province
Hotspot
UFO
Reports
UFO
reports / 100,000 pop.
Close
Encounters
CE
reports per 100,000 pop.
Population
1
Saguache
Saguache
Crestone/Moffat
263
5693.9
24
519.6
4,619
2
Costilla
San
Luis
Blanca
Peak/Mesita
70
2194.4
8
250.8
3,190
3
Knox
Edina/Knox
City
44
981.7
15
334.7
4,482
4
Alamosa
Alamosa
Alamosa
119
873.9
26
190.9
13,617
5
Huerfano
Walsenburg
La
Veta/Walsenburg
54
898.7
10
166.4
6,009
6
Mason
94
373.3
63
250.2
25,178
7
63
592.4
11
103.4
10,634
8
Del
Norte
Monte
65
603.5
9
83.6
10,770
9
Duchesne
Duchesne
Duchesne
56
442.9
15
118.6
12,645
10
41
355.2
16
138.6
11,543
11
Pepin
Durand
Durand
20
281.4
9
126.6
7,107
12
Skamania
Stevenson
12
144.8
10
120.6
8,289
13
Rising
Sun
Rising
Sun
9
169.3
6
112.9
5,315
14
Robertson
Calvert/Bremond
27
174.1
17
109.6
15,511
15
Valley
Cascade
McCall
9
147.3
7
114.6
6,109
16
Uintah
Vernal
Vernal
67
302.0
14
63.0
22,211
17
Gulf
Breeze
242
288.7
50
59.6
83,829
18
Socorro
Socorro
Socorro
29
196.4
12
81.3
14,764
19
Delphos
8
142.0
5
88.7
5,634
20
Elbert
Kiowa
Kiowa
15
155.5
8
82.9
9,646
21
Lordsburg
Lordsburg
9
151.1
5
83.9
5,958
22
Pike
21
131.5
14
87.7
15,969
23
Caribou
Soda
Springs
Burley
13
186.7
5
71.8
6,963
24
Kent/Ravenna
30
210.0
9
63.0
14,285
25
Giles
Pulaski
Pulaski
26
101.0
23
89.4
25,741
26
Morgan
Stover
32
205.5
9
57.8
15,574
27
St
Clair
Belleville/Millstadt
61
274.0
9
40.4
22,261
28
Fayette
31
119.2
20
76.9
26,015
29
Braxton
Sutton
Gassaway/Sutton/
Frametown
15
115.4
10
76.9
12,998
30
Teton
15
134.0
7
62.7
11,172
31
Clayton
Elkader
Elkader
21
110.2
13
68.2
19,054
32
Humboldt
Renwick
9
83.7
8
74.4
10,756
33
Tierra
Amarilla
Dulce/La
41
119.3
22
64.0
34,365
34
32
138.4
13
56.2
23,118
35
Gallipolis
Gallipolis
31
100.1
19
61.4
30,954
36
Haliburton
Haliburton
14
123.2
6
52.8
11,361
37
Carrizozo
Carrizozo/Corona
16
130.9
6
49.1
12,219
38
Shawano
Shawano
22
155.1
6
42.3
14,181
39
Pettis
62
175.0
11
31.0
35,437
40
14
79.7
9
51.2
17,567
41
Pierce
Ellsworth
Elmwood
37
112.9
14
42.7
32,765
42
40
102.9
17
43.7
38,889
43
Miller
Tuscumbia
Eldon/Tuscumbia
23
111.1
8
38.6
20,700
44
Carlyle
Beckemeyer
50
147.3
10
29.5
33,944
45
Siskiyou
Yreka
Happy
Camp
51
117.2
15
34.5
43,531
46
Cascade
86
111.0
28
36.0
77,691
47
Luna
Deming
Deming
18
99.4
7
38.7
18,110
48
Inyo
Bishop
26
142.2
5
27.4
18,281
49
22
127.6
5
29.0
17,241
50
Cherokee
Gaffney
Gaffney/Draytonville
32
71.9
19
42.7
44,506
51
Westmoreland
396
106.9
124
33.5
370,321
52
Hockley
Levelland
Levelland
18
74.4
10
41.3
24,199
53
Craig
Vinita
Vinita/Welch
9
63.8
6
42.5
14,104
54
Door
32
124.6
7
27.2
25,690
55
227
120.2
53
28.1
188,823
56
Webster
19
80.0
9
37.9
23,753
57
Posey
36
138.6
6
23.1
25,968
58
Price
Phillips
Ogema/Phillips
12
76.9
6
38.5
15,600
59
Otero
Alamogordo/Holloman
AFB
74
142.5
11
21.2
51,928
60
Surry
Dobson
Dobson/Mount
Airy
56
90.8
21
34.0
61,704
61
Rush
Rushville
Rushville
13
71.7
7
38.6
18,129
62
Wasco
17
78.4
8
36.9
21,683
63
Rockingham
183
74.4
93
37.8
245,845
64
11
79.4
5
36.1
13,859
65
33
79.0
15
35.9
41,758
66
Potter
Coudersport
Austin/Coudersport
13
77.8
6
35.9
16,717
67
Colusa
Colusa
Colusa
11
67.6
6
36.9
16,275
68
Ellis
Hays
Hays/Ellis
18
69.2
9
34.6
26,004
69
Coconino
Flagstaff/Sedona
96
99.4
26
28.0
96,591
70
Corydon
Corydon
32
107.1
7
23.4
29,890
71
Wharton
Wharton
El
Campo
36
90.1
11
27.5
39,955
72
Robeson
73
69.4
34
32.3
105,179
73
Polk
Osceola/St
Croix Falls
33
94.9
9
25.9
34,773
74
32
120.5
5
18.8
26,551
75
Chapeau
15
74.0
6
29.6
20,283
76
Knox
Monroe
City/Vincennes
39
97.8
9
22.6
39,884
77
Tehama
Red
Bluff
Corning/Red
Bluff
56
112.8
9
18.1
49,625
78
45
92.9
11
22.7
48,456
79
Coos
Colebrook
31
89.0
8
23.0
34,828
80
Shelburne
Shelburne
11
63.5
5
28.9
17,328
81
Waldo
23
69.7
9
27.3
33,018
82
Elsberry
19
65.8
8
27.7
28,892
83
Boston/Greenfield
19
53.2
11
30.8
35,728
84
Glenn
Willows
Orland
15
60.5
7
28.2
24,798
85
Miller
22
57.2
11
28.6
38,467
86
Hancock
La
Harpe
16
74.9
5
23.4
21,373
87
Putnam
Greencastle
Greencastle/Roachdale
15
49.5
9
29.7
30,315
88
Preble
Eaton
26
64.8
10
24.9
40,113
89
Langlade
Antigo
Antigo
12
61.5
5
25.6
19,505
90
Lincolnton
Lincolnton
37
73.5
11
21.9
50,319
91
Lewisburg
Lewisburg
10
46.4
6
27.9
21,539
92
Troup
La
Grande
Lagrange
43
77.4
11
19.8
55,536
93
Levy
Bronson
Williston
11
42.4
7
27.0
25,923
94
Montesano
Aberdeen/Hoquiam
39
60.8
14
21.8
64,175
95
Edgar
9
45.9
5
25.5
19,595
96
21
68.2
6
19.5
30,797
97
Eagle
Eagle
Eagle
12
54.7
5
22.8
21,928
98
San
Miguel
17
66.0
5
19.4
25,743
99
Hendry
La
Belle
Fort
Myers/Everglades
9
34.9
7
27.2
25,773
100
Putnam
Brewster/
75
89.3
11
13.1
83,941
101
Johnson
Warrensburg
Warrensburg
24
56.5
9
21.2
42,514
102
Timiskaming
Haileybury
Cobalt
22
53.3
9
21.8
41,288
103
Meigs
Pomeroy
Middleport
8
34.8
6
26.1
22,987
104
Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville
15
43.6
8
23.2
34,436
105
Grant
17
61.4
5
18.1
27,676
106
McKean
Smethport
30
63.7
8
17.0
47,131
107
Charlevoix
Charlevoix
Charlevoix
8
37.3
5
23.3
21,468
108
Lewistown
25
65.7
6
15.8
38,080
109
Flathead
Kalispell
Kalispell
38
64.2
9
15.2
59,218
110
56
52.3
19
17.7
107,066
111
Honesdale
12
30.0
9
22.5
39,944
112
Hernando
Brooksville
Brooksville
35
34.6
21
20.8
101,115
113
Delta
Escanaba
Escanaba
20
52.9
6
15.9
37,780
114
Walworth
39
52.0
12
16.0
75,000
115
Carroll
Ossipee
Conway/Ossipee/
Wolfeboro
17
48.0
6
16.9
35,410
116
Litchfield
Litchfield
Winsted/Torrington
109
62.6
23
13.2
174,092
117
Lauderdale
27
33.9
16
20.1
79,661
118
Ward
30
51.8
9
15.5
57,921
119
65
76.3
8
9.4
85,167
120
Woodbury
46
46.8
16
16.3
98,276
121
Belknap
Gilford/Laconia
35
71.1
5
10.2
49,216
122
Noble
Ligonier
14
37.0
7
18.5
37,877
123
17
45.9
6
16.2
37,020
124
Chaves
32
55.3
8
13.8
57,849
125
Curry
26
61.6
5
11.8
42,207
126
Skowhegan
Bingham/
Skowhegan
22
44.2
8
16.1
49,767
127
Hartshorne/
24
59.1
5
12.3
40,581
128
63
57.3
14
12.7
110,006
129
Centralia/Sandoval
16
38.5
7
16.8
41,561
130
Grafton
Woodsville
47
62.7
8
10.7
74,929
131
Humboldt
Eureka/Arcada/
Willow Creek
64
53.7
15
12.6
119,118
132
Glenwood
Springs
Carbondale/Rifle/
Glenwood Spg
11
36.7
5
16.7
29,974
133
Newfane
Townshend
11
26.4
8
19.2
41,588
134
Klamath
39
67.6
5
8.7
57,702
135
15
35.0
7
16.3
42,836
136
Island
Coupeville
28
46.5
8
13.3
60,195
137
Cocke
9
30.9
5
17.2
29,141
138
Fayette
Uniontown
Uniontown
51
35.1
23
15.8
145,351
139
Dona
Ana
Las
Cruces/White Sands
88
64.9
11
8.1
135,510
140
21
49.8
5
11.9
42,182
141
Santa
Fe/Edgewood
48
48.5
12
12.1
98,928
142
Cass
13
33.8
6
15.6
38,413
143