Peak Months in Worldwide UFO WavesSource: UFOCAT 2002 Involved Peak # Month & UFO Time Peak Daily |
| Year | Reports | Zones | CEs | Date | Reports | Concentration of Reports |
| July 1946 | 131 | 6 | 32 | July 9, 1946 | 46 | Western Europe (Scandinavia) |
| July 1947 | 1045 | 17 | 33 | July 7, 1947 | 203 | Worldwide (Central US) |
| March 1950 | 583 | 15 | 29 | March 28, 1950 | 41 | Europe |
| July 1952 | 657 | 16 | 64 | July 29, 1952 | 52 | Worldwide (Eastern US) |
| October 1954 | 1071 | 19 | 242 | October 14, 1954 | 78 | Western Europe |
| August 1955 | 142 | 10 | 38 | August 26, 1955 | 9 | Western Hemisphere and Europe |
| September 1956 | 179 | 13 | 26 | September 3, 1956 | 13 | Worldwide (Europe) |
| November 1957 | 632 | 17 | 147 | November 6, 1957 | 101 | Worldwide |
| July 1959 | 110 | 13 | 18 | July 18, 1959 | 13 | Australia (New Guinea) |
| May 1960 | 125 | 15 | 25 May 13 | 1960 | 50 | South America |
| January 1961 | 168 | 18 | 16 | January 6, 1961 | 11 | Worldwide (Central US) |
| May 1962 | 124 | 14 | 23 | May 13, 1962 | 29 | South America |
| July 1963 | 150 | 14 | 33 | July 25, 1963 | 16 | United Kingdom |
| June 1964 | 175 | 11 | 38 | May 17, 1964 | 16 | Eastern North America |
| August 1965 | 542 | 13 | 137 | August 2, 1965 | 85 | Central North America |
| March 1966 | 383 | 14 | 92 | March 28, 1966 | 41 | Eastern North America |
| March 1967 | 558 | 17 | 108 | March 8, 1967 | 48 | Eastern & Central North America |
| June 1967 | 387 | 16 | 50 | June 24, 1967 | 89 | South America |
| October 1967 | 867 | 17 | 129 | October 26, 1967 | 128 | United Kingdom |
| July 1968 | 395 | 15 | 112 | July 26, 1968 | 19 | South America |
| March 1969 | 272 | 13 | 65 | March 10, 1969 | 23 | South America & Central North America |
| August 1970 | 183 | 15 | 68 | August 16, 1970 | 10 | Western Europe |
| October 1971 | 338 | 12 | 40 | October 13, 1971 | 47 | Western Europe |
| July 1972 | 330 | 11 | 86 | July 4, 1972 | 25 | Southern Africa |
| March 1973 | 214 | 13 | 66 | March 23, 1973 | 22 | Eastern North America & Atlantic Time Zone |
| October 1973 | 1123 | 17 | 447 | October 16, 1973 | 116 | Eastern & Central North America |
| March 1974 | 256 | 14 | 80 | March 25, 1974 | 15 | Western Europe |
| August 1974 | 273 | 14 | 81 | August 12, 1974 | 32 | North America & Western Europe |
| January 1975 | 238 | 13 | 88 | January 15, 1975 | 14 | Eastern & Central North America |
| April 1975 | 250 | 11 | 113 | April 4, 1975 | 36 | Eastern North America & Atlantic Time Zone |
| October 1975 | 336 | 14 | 102 | October 27, 1975 | 23 | Worldwide, Eastern US |
| May 1977 | 162 | 16 | 49 | May 17, 1977 | 15 | United Kingdom, Australia & New Zealand |
| October 1977 | 162 | 16 | 54 | October 18, 1977 | 12 | Eastern & Central North America |
| October 1978 | 214 | 16 | 61 | October 21, 1978 | 40 | Western Australia |
| December 1978 | 225 | 17 | 85 | December 21, 1978 | 18 | Western Europe (Italy) & New Zealand |
| September 1979 | 104 | 10 | 34 | September 14, 1979 | 10 | Western Europe |
| June 1980 | 78 | 11 | 22 | June 14, 1980 | 44 | South America |
| March 1983 | 61 | 6 | 11 | March 24, 1983 | 37 | Eastern North America |
| January 1988 | 65 | 8 | 20 | January 28, 1988 | 10 | United Kingdom |
| October 1989 | 116 | 11 | 33 | October 11, 1989 | 10 | Central North America |
| November 1990 | 112 | 10 | 20 | November 5, 1990 | 58 | Western Europe (France) |
| March 1995 | 147 | 11 | 29 | March 15, 1995 | 16 | North America Pacific Time Zone |
| August 1995 | 183 | 11 | 29 | August 25, 1995 | 13 | North America Pacific Time Zone |
| January 1996 | 125 | 12 | 33 | January 20, 1996 | 7 | South America & Western Europe |
| October 1996 | 125 | 12 | 29 | October 18, 1996 | 10 | Worldwide |
| March 1997 | 145 | 11 | 16 | March 13, 1997 | 21 | Western Europe |
| July 1997 | 175 | 11 | 11 | July 4, 1997 | 45 | Central North America |
| March 1998 | 129 | 13 | 5 | March 7, 1998 | 23 | Eastern North America |
| October 1998 | 219 | 12 | 13 | October 26, 1998 | 16 | Western Hemisphere |
| May 1999 | 208 | 13 | 18 | May 1, 1999 | 13 | North America & Alaska |
| July 1999 | 280 | 11 | 20 | July 18, 1999 | 21 | Worldwide |
| November 1999 | 268 | 13 | 11 | November 16, 2000 | 31 | Eastern North America |
| July 2000 | 214 | 10 | 16 | July 7, 2000 | 29 | North America Pacific Time Zone |