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title: "Top 5 UFO Hotspots for United States and Canada"
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# Top 5 UFO Hotspots for United States and Canada

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The article provides information about [UFO](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2025/08/27/todays-top-10-books-and-movies-about-ufos-and-uaps/) hotspots across the United States and Canada. This data was compiled and analyzed by casino.ca, which was based upon 149,000 sighting entries from the National [UFO](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2025/08/27/todays-top-10-books-and-movies-about-ufos-and-uaps/) Reporting Center and social media reports.

## United States UFO Hotspots

1. **California**: Recognized as the [UFO](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2025/08/27/todays-top-10-books-and-movies-about-ufos-and-uaps/) capital of America with 36,286 reported sightings since 1974, equivalent to 1,075 sightings per person.
2. **Washington**: Second on the list with 7,125 reported sightings since 1974, with a [UFO](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2025/08/27/todays-top-10-books-and-movies-about-ufos-and-uaps/) sighting rate of 1 per 1,093 people.
3. **Florida**: Over 11,000 [UFO](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2025/08/27/todays-top-10-books-and-movies-about-ufos-and-uaps/) sightings reported, approximately 1,144 for every 1 person.
4. **Oregon**: 1 [UFO](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2025/08/27/todays-top-10-books-and-movies-about-ufos-and-uaps/) sighting per 1,156 people.
5. **New York**: 1 [UFO](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2025/08/27/todays-top-10-books-and-movies-about-ufos-and-uaps/) sighting per 1,301 people.

North Dakota has the fewest [UFO](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2025/08/27/todays-top-10-books-and-movies-about-ufos-and-uaps/) encounters in the country, with only 282 reported sightings (about 0.0004 per capita).

## Canadian UFO Hotspots

1. **Ontario**: [UFO](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2025/08/27/todays-top-10-books-and-movies-about-ufos-and-uaps/) Capital of Canada with 21,884 reported encounters, equivalent to 1 [UFO](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2025/08/27/todays-top-10-books-and-movies-about-ufos-and-uaps/) per 667 people.
2. **Alberta**: 624 [UFO](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2025/08/27/todays-top-10-books-and-movies-about-ufos-and-uaps/) sightings reported, with 1 [UFO](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2025/08/27/todays-top-10-books-and-movies-about-ufos-and-uaps/) per 700 people.
3. **British Columbia**: Over 7,000 reported sightings, amounting to 1 per 757 people.
4. **Manitoba**: 1 [UFO](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2025/08/27/todays-top-10-books-and-movies-about-ufos-and-uaps/) sighting per 943 people.
5. **Quebec**: 1 [UFO](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2025/08/27/todays-top-10-books-and-movies-about-ufos-and-uaps/) sighting per 1,080 people.

Newfoundland and Labrador has the lowest [UFO](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2025/08/27/todays-top-10-books-and-movies-about-ufos-and-uaps/) sighting rate in Canada, with only 60 sightings reported since 1974 (1 [UFO](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2025/08/27/todays-top-10-books-and-movies-about-ufos-and-uaps/) per 8,692 people).

## Infographics

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Source: [https://www.casino.ca/ufo-hotspots-us-ca/](https://www.casino.ca/ufo-hotspots-us-ca/)