Did you know there's a database for UFO sightings?  It's true, and apparently, Hoosier skies are more active than skies over the Bluegrass State.

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National UFO Reporting Center

The National UFO Reporting Center or NUFORC has been around since the 1970s, and they've dedicated their time to fielding reports of UFOs and categorizing them.

The National UFO Reporting Center was founded in 1974 by noted UFO investigator Robert J. Gribble. The Center’s primary function over the past four decades has been to receive, record, and to the greatest degree possible, corroborate and document reports from individuals who have been witness to unusual, possibly UFO-related events.  Throughout its history, the Center has processed over 150,000 reports, and has distributed its information to thousands of individuals.

You can even go online and see these reports through the NUFORC database, and let me tell you there have been a TON of UFO sightings over the years. It's super interesting to scroll through your state's sightings and find ones in your area.

Indiana Skies

First I took a look at UFO sightings over Indiana and found that the NUFORC database has logged more than 2,700 UFO reports over the Hoosier state. The most recent UFO sighting reported over Indiana was just a few days ago from Dunkirk, Indiana on December 4th.  Some of these reports date back to the 1940s.  It would seem that the Hoosier state has some pretty active skies because Indiana outranked Kentucky for the number of UFO sightings.

Kentucky Skies

According to the NUFORC database the Bluegrass State has over 1,600 UFO reported sightings logged.  The most recent report was from Taylorsville, Kentucky on November 27th.    Though the number of reported sightings changes daily as the database updates, it got me wondering, why does Indiana have over 1,000 more UFO sightings than Kentucky?

Going back through the database of UFO reports throughout the database Kentucky's first dated entry was a sighting from Owensboro, Kentucky in 1943, so like Indiana's database, Kentucky's dates back several decades.

Why is There Such a Big Difference in the Number of Sightings?

With both databases dating back several decades it got me wondering, why does Indiana have so many more sightings than Kentucky?  With the two states bordering each other, you'd think the number of reported UFO sightings would be closer.  I tried looking into different statistics about each state, and ultimately what I can come up with is more eyes on the sky.

According to the U.S. Census Indiana has a population of roughly 6,483,802 people.  While Kentucky has a population of 4,339,367 people.  There's about a 2-million-person difference in each state's population.  So do you think that could be why Indiana has so many more sightings?