UFO Sightings in Colorado & Wyoming - - a short study

Of 50 states, Colorado ranks 20th for UFO sightings in this study, 152 listings. Wyoming is #48 with 52. Data from both states is combined for a better map and statistics.

Sightings eras are in colors: 93 listings from 1891 through 1959 show as Blue dots. 48 from 1960 through 1974 are in Violet, and 63 from 1975 to the present are Green.

The 1891 case was from Toponas, CO. According to an old diary entry, a round glowing object maneuvered about in the clouds, then shot away rapidly. This could easily have been ball lightning, though BL remains a scientific mystery in itself.

The geographical center of sightings for the two states is at 105:54W - 39:53N, close to Winter Park in Grand County, CO.

See a similar map for the Northern Plains here: UFO: Northern Plains

<= Daily Histogram of Colorado & Wyoming

Sightings for both states and all years are combined to show seasonal effects.

The two busiest days ever were both during the famous flap of July, 1947: 4 sightings on 4 July 47 and another 4 on 7 July 47. Another 3 events took place on 26 August 1956.

The busiest months are July (35) and August (33) The other 10 months average 14 or 15 events per month, all years combined.

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50-year graph of Colorado - Wyoming UFO Sightings

<= 50-Year Graph: Colorado-Wyoming UFO Sightings.

The busiest years for Colorado-Wyoming combined were:

1947 (22) 1950 (13) 1952 (18)
1956 (9) 1957 (10) 1967 (14)
1975 (11) 1994 (9) 1995 (12)

Years not shown have 8 or fewer listings.

The busiest weekdays recorded are Sunday (35) and Thursday (33) The rest of the week average 22 sightings per day, all weeks and years combined.

The strangest case here also has virtually zero credibility. Per the APRO Bulletin Vol. 2 #6, on 27 April 1957, south of Littleton, CO, somebody saw some green-faced ape-men playing catch with a dead chicken. Apologies to all, I couldn't bring myself to delete it. -LH

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