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Historical Worldwide UFO Sightings
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Eyewitness accounts of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) have captured the global imagination for decades. This collection documents phenomena often described as mysterious lights, performing maneuvers impossible for conventional aircraft, and defying standard scientific explanations. The data compiles testimonies from individuals worldwide, fostering various theories about extraterrestrial life and advanced technology. Analysing this information enables the detailed observation of temporal and geographical patterns in reported incidents, driving heated discussions between skeptics and proponents of the extraterrestrial hypothesis. The continued analysis of these aerial anomalies incites wonder about the limits of human understanding and the unknown possibilities of the universe.
Columns
number: A unique numerical identifier for tracking each record.Date_time: The specific date and time when the UFO sighting was reported to have occurred.date_documented: The date the sighting report was officially logged or entered into the archive.Year,Month,Hour: Extracted temporal metrics used for time-series analysis and calculating frequency.Season: Categorisation of the sighting time, distinguishing periods such as Summer and Autumn.Country_Code,Country: Geographical identifiers, providing both the abbreviated code and the full name of the nation where the incident took place.Region,Locale: Finer geographic detail, including state/province and specific city names.latitude,longitude: Geographic coordinates used to pinpoint the exact location of the sighting.UFO_shape: The perceived form of the object, with 'Light' and 'Triangle' being frequently reported shapes.length_of_encounter_seconds: The total duration of the sighting, measured in seconds.Encounter_Duration: A formatted, user-friendly description of the length of the encounter (e.g., '5 minutes').Description: The detailed narrative account provided by the eyewitness of the event.
Distribution
The core data is stored in the
ufo-sightings-transformed.csv file, which is approximately 17.59 MB in size. The dataset is structured across 17 columns and includes over 80,300 individual records. The data quality is notably strong, with nearly 100% validity observed across essential numerical and date fields, indicating minimal missing information.Usage
This resource is suited for performing statistical analysis to identify temporal patterns in reported sightings, such as the peak months or hours for aerial activity. It can be utilised for geographical mapping projects to identify historical hot spots for reported phenomena globally. Furthermore, researchers can analyse the provided text descriptions and the reported shapes of objects to categorise different types of aerial anomalies.
Coverage
The documented sightings span a lengthy historical duration, recording incidents from 11 November 1906 up to 9 May 2014. Geographically, the reports cover 151 unique countries, though the coverage is heavily concentrated: the United States accounts for 88% of all sightings, followed by Canada at 4%. The frequency of reporting has shown a dramatic increase, particularly towards the end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century.
License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
- Data Scientists and Analysts: To develop statistical models for predicting spatial or temporal clusters of unidentified phenomena.
- Journalists and Documentarians: For researching, illustrating, and writing about historical public fascination with extraterrestrial reports.
- Academic Researchers: To study sociological trends related to belief systems and the process of documenting unverified phenomena.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Global Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Log
- Historical Worldwide UFO Sightings
- UFO Report Database 1906-2014
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