No one is sure why the number of UFO reports varies from country to country, but cultural, religious, and political factors are probably involved. In the United States, UFOs are sighted in every state, with the greatest number of reports coming from the Northeast and the Southwest. Generally, sightings occur in rural areas, small towns, and near military installations. To find out if there have been UFO sightings near your town will take some investigative work on your part. You may be surprised how many people have seen UFOs but never reported their sightings.
Some researchers suggest that only one in ten witnesses actually report their sighting.
Check your local newspapers, especially editions published during the wave years listed previously, for news reports and articles about area UFO sightings. Most libraries have collections of old newspapers for you to examine. Finally, read as many good UFO books as you can. You may discover a UFO report from where you live. Although the database lacks many cases from the 1980s, it is still the largest information base on UFO reports, and efforts are underway to add as many unrecorded cases to the system as possible.