The shape catalogue
What witnesses say they saw, grouped by shape. A case can appear under more than one shape when its witnesses disagreed or the object changed.
Light60 cases, 1300 BC to 2025
Not described40 cases, 1700 BC to 2026
Disc35 cases, 1457 BC to 2026
Sphere or orb33 cases, 91 BC to 2026
Fireball17 cases, 1457 BC to 2026
Cigar11 cases, 1897 to 2007
Airship11 cases, 500 BC to 1952
Triangle10 cases, 1980 to 2025
Oval10 cases, 1927 to 2020
Egg8 cases, 1896 to 1988
Shape-changing8 cases, 1561 to 2009
Cylinder7 cases, 519 BC to 2024
Tic Tac6 cases, 2004 to 2025
Boomerang or chevron5 cases, 1947 to 2008
Diamond5 cases, 1976 to 2026
Star-like point5 cases, 5 BC to 1992
Cloud or column of fire4 cases, 1300 BC to 1977
Wheel3 cases, 593 BC to 1947
Rectangle2 cases, 519 BC to 1976
Cross1 case, 1561 to 1561
Cube in a sphere1 case, 2023 to 2023
Octagon1 case, 2023 to 2023