Top 300 UFO "Hot Spots" for North America

 Rank, number of UFO reports and Close Encounters, Rates per 100,000 population and latest population estimates

 Compiled from the UFOCAT Database and created August 21st 2005

Rank

County

County Seat

Country

State
or
Province

Hotspot

UFO Reports

UFO reports / 100,000 pop.

Close Encounters

CE reports per 100,000 pop.

Population

1

Saguache

Saguache

USA

Colorado

Crestone/Moffat

263

5693.9

24

519.6

4,619

2

Costilla

San Luis

USA

Colorado

Blanca Peak/Mesita

70

2194.4

8

250.8

3,190

3

Knox

Edina

USA

Missouri

Edina/Knox City

44

981.7

15

334.7

4,482

4

Alamosa

Alamosa

USA

Colorado

Alamosa

119

873.9

26

190.9

13,617

5

Huerfano

Walsenburg

USA

Colorado

La Veta/Walsenburg

54

898.7

10

166.4

6,009

6

Mason

Point Pleasant

USA

West Virginia

Point Pleasant

94

373.3

63

250.2

25,178

7

St Louis

Duluth

USA

Minnesota

Duluth

63

592.4

11

103.4

10,634

8

Rio Grande

Del Norte

USA

Colorado

Monte Vista

65

603.5

9

83.6

10,770

9

Duchesne

Duchesne

USA

Utah

Duchesne

56

442.9

15

118.6

12,645

10

Wayne

Greenville

USA

Missouri

Piedmont

41

355.2

16

138.6

11,543

11

Pepin

Durand

USA

Wisconsin

Durand

20

281.4

9

126.6

7,107

12

Skamania

Stevenson

USA

Washington

Mount St Helens

12

144.8

10

120.6

8,289

13

Ohio

Rising Sun

USA

Indiana

Rising Sun

9

169.3

6

112.9

5,315

14

Robertson

Franklin

USA

Texas

Calvert/Bremond

27

174.1

17

109.6

15,511

15

Valley

Cascade

USA

Idaho

McCall

9

147.3

7

114.6

6,109

16

Uintah

Vernal

USA

Utah

Vernal

67

302.0

14

63.0

22,211

17

Santa Rosa

Milton

USA

Florida

Gulf Breeze

242

288.7

50

59.6