UFO Hotspots in the USA
I have always been interested in UFO's, yet I have never seen one (that I remember) except for an occasional TV show. My girlfriend saw one of those cigar-shaped ones for a split second hovering over a highway during the day in Johnston, Rhode Island, near where we live. My friends have seen them too. One of my friends saw one at night while driving in New Hampshire. Another of my friends saw one cruising around at low altitude outside her window in Warren, Rhode Island.
I feel that many are government projects, but I do think that we are being watched by other beings. In my book, Through the Eyes of Kwan Yin, I asked a channeler about this and she said that, yes, there are all kinds of "beings" (most of an interdimensional nature) coming around that have been here since the beginning; "sort of like Star Trek," she says. That these beings are coming in all kinds of craft, from etheric types to real metallic ones, and all have the capability to shield themselves form being seen. She says that the way that most people end up in contact with these entities (she says they are "not people") is when a person is in a certain state of mind and enters into "their" psychic territory, if you will. This creates a time/space point where the "others" are drawn to the contactees, communication is easy, and ships in the sky are seen, if only for a moment.
Below is a compilation of information on UFO hotspots in the USA from many sources. The object is to give those interested the best chance of viewing this phenomena. Although sightings occur all over our country all the time, there seem to be pockets of intense activity. Obviously there will be more sightings in populated areas and down stretches of major highways. More people -- more sightings.
First, here are some statistics from research done over a ten year period:
BEST MONTHS: March and September (and January coming in close)
WORST MONTH: June
BEST DAY: Wednesday
BEST TIME: around 9:00pm, consistently for over 50 years of tracking.
So if you want to see one, be at the right location any Wednesday in March or September about 9:00pm and gaze into the sky! I'm sort of kidding, but I would be curious to know if it works for you.
There is an excellent site with research done by Larry Hatch. There is a great map of the U.S. showing all the sightings over a 10 year period at http://www.jps.net/larryhat/NAM90S.html, along with other maps and research. His statistics don't correlate exactly with mine, but the more sightings that become included, the more it changes. There is also the factoring-in of the unknown number of cases of truly mistaken sightings.
THE HOTTEST TOWNS OR CITIES...
Gulf Breeze, FL- This has been all over "Sightings" and on the specials on TV. You can go to the beach on the Gulf panhandle near Pensacola and be entertained for hours by all the lights moving about. Sort of a paranormal 4th of July. It's a nightly event.
Corydon, Indiana- This has been listed in one resource over a long time as being a top sight. It is a small town just west of Louisville, KY in the southern part of the state. There is a lot of activity in Indiana and I will give you the rest coming up.
Anza Valley, California- I am assuming this is just west of San Diego.
Elk River, Minnesota- Just to the north and west of Minneapolis, another little town.
Lincolnton, North Carolina- Here is yet another little hamlet just outside of Charlotte to the northeast.
Pine Bush, New York- This teeny town of about 1500 is located in southern NY state just north east of Middletown.
North Bergen, New Jersey- Situated on the Hudson river directly opposite New York City, this small city has experienced over 7,000 sightings over a 5 year period.
SEMI-HOT RE-OCCURRING CITIES...
Topanga, California
Springfield, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and vicinity
Clio, Michigan
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Waynesville, Ohio
Waverly, Ohio
Owensville, Ohio
Madison, Ohio
Raeford, North Carolina
Havelock, North Carolina
Newark, New Jersey
Asbury Park, New Jersey
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Bloomington, Indiana
Evansville, Indiana
Ligonier, Indiana
Indianapolis, Indiana
Phoenix (and Gilbert, a suburb), Arizona
Prescott Valley, Arizona
Bouse, Arizona
Tuscon, Arizona
Portland, Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Salem, Oregon
Yakima, Washington
Houston, Texas
Austin, Texas
Those are the specific towns or cities where activity has been heavy over the years.
Here is a run-down of areas within the states with a good concentration of sightings. Be on the look-out if you are driving through these areas at night.
HOT AREAS IN KEY STATES...
Colorado- This is the San Luis Valley area in the south central area SW of Colorado Springs, especially from Saguache south east to Interstate 25. This is a really heavy location.
Florida- There is a triangle running from Orlando to Tampa Bay with the north apex equidistant, in the middle of nowhere. Also scattered anywhere from Jacksonville to Miami straight down the east coast (they seem to like the beach!) There are a few for the millionaire's haven, Boca Raton, including an episode of missing time from one observer.
Indiana- For some reason they like Indiana a lot. There is heavy activity from Evansville area up through Bloomington to Indianapolis and from there up to South Bend. If you follow that line, you will see the main UFO trail emerge. Other areas are up by Lake Michigan and down by Richmond, near the Ohio border. Of all the states, Indiana has the most number of different places where re-occurring sightings occur.
Washington- If you take and draw a ring around the Puget Sound area (there's that water thing again), you will hit pay dirt. That's the main area. Then there is a section in Wahkiakum County in the SW corner, just over the border from Oregon. There is also an area in and around the Yakima Indian Reservation outside Yakima, especially at Trout Lake and around Mount Adams.
California- Besides down by San Diego and L.A., there is a stretch that leads from San Francisco north and east to the center of the state, then following north almost to the border of Oregon. Mostly following route 5, I would say.
North Carolina- I've mentioned the Lincolntown area. Then there is a line from Winston-Salem curving south to beyond Rocky Mount.
Oklahoma- From Tulsa to Oklahoma City and just south of there. Also, NW of Dodge City, Lane County receives a lot of activity for the sparseness of the population.
Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire- If you draw a line from the south east border of RI and go up to Concord, New Hampshire, there are spots all along there.
New Jersey- Around north east Jersey and New York City, which would make sense considering the numbers of people populating that area. But there is also some activity down the coast.
Pennsylvania- I already mentioned this. In and around Pittsburgh and over to Johnstown it's heavy.
Michigan- In a line leading from Pontiac up through Flint and to the Saginaw Bay. Then there is some sporadic activity up and down the coast of Lake Michigan and along highway 131 north of Grand Rapids. This next one is from Paul Wilson, who has a site devoted to Michigan sightings: The area around Grand Rapids to Grand Haven and Muskegon, running north to Traverse City Michigan. There was a well know outbreak here about 6 years ago (the famous National Weather Service tape on Coast to Coast, the Art Bell radio show), and sightings have continued often since then.
Minnesota and Wisconsin- All around the Minneapolis and St.Paul area and particularly Pepin County, WI just over the Minnesota border.
Missouri- Mostly in the western part of the state in a rough line from Springfield up to St. Joseph. Also particularly, Knox County, another sparsely populated area in the extreme NE section of the state.
Ohio- Mostly around the Cincinnati area, but there is a trail leading from there, northeast to Columbus and up to Akron.
Illinois- Has a few from St, Louis up the center of the state to Rockford, which is quite hot. Rockford just had a sighting of abut a dozen UFO's over the city, January of this year (2001).
Montana- Almost exactly center-state, west of Butte, from Judith Basin County southeast into Wheatland County. There are some others, but this is the heaviest.
West Virginia- This sort of goes with the Ohio area because it is so close to the border. But there is a lot of activity in rural Mason County, NW of Charleston.
Nellis Air Force Range, Nevada- This large area just northwest of Las Vegas has long been frequented by extremely strange phenomena. This is the home of the now famous "secret" Area 51 at Groom Lake, inside the base.
Uinita Basin, Utah- Just east of Salt Lake City, the focal point of activity here has been the "Bigelow Ranch," in Duchesne, which was recently acquired by financier Robert Bigelow for the purposes of UFO research. There have been consistent sightings and strange happenings there since 1950.
NEW TRENDS...
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA - I just received an email from a man in Alaska (which is not even on this list) and he says that on any given night you can see UFO's over Seward-even "better than Gulf Breeze", Florida. He goes on to state that there was a large one over Anchorage, too. These areas are on the southern coast near Canada.
ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS - WREX Channel 13 Television and other news media reported that they had received some 600 reports of UFOs over this city in Northern Illinois around 9:00 PM on January 11, 2001. Some reports of computer and electrical shutdowns coincided with the reports. Later that night on all three of the news stations in Rockford reported the sightings. Some people reported seeing six lights while others reported seeing a dozen yellow orange lights hovering in the sky. The light sightings were made from 8:50 to 9:00 PM. Sightings have been fairly regular in recent months over the city.
Written by Freelance Writer:
Craig Howell
zenoman@bigfoot.com
Craig Howell is a writer, musician and astrologer living in Rhode Island. He just published his first book, Through the Eyes of Kwan Yin, a series of question and answer sessions with a noted psychic channel. In it he asks about the reason behind why things are the way they are on earth, our spiritual connection, earth mysteries and paranormal phenomenon, including UFO’s and the abduction phenomenon. For a free preview of the book, go to: www.mykwanyin.com