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The 10 U.S. Cities Where You’re Most Likely to See a UFO, Ranked

A new analysis of UFO reports found the cities where people are most likely to see something weird overhead.

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UFO culture used to live on the fringes—late-night radio, grainy VHS footage, the guy at the party nobody wanted to get stuck talking to. That era is over. The government has acknowledged unexplained aerial phenomena, the Pentagon has released footage, and 65% of Americans now believe intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe. The skies got a lot more interesting.

BetUS analyzed data from the National UFO Reporting Center dating back to 2015 to rank the cities with the most concentrated sightings. Before you pack your binoculars, the data offers a few useful starting points: sightings peak at 9 p.m., November is the most active month nationally, and the following cities are where your odds are highest.

Phoenix leads the country with 272 reported sightings since 2015, which surprises nobody who’s........

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