Civilian reports · Source: NUFORC
UFO sightings in Rio Rancho, New Mexico
There are 3 civilian UFO sighting reports from Rio Rancho, New Mexico in the NUFORC data on this site, dated 1998 to 2008. That is 6% of the 51 reports from New Mexico, the fourth most of any place in the state. The shapes witnesses reported most were disc (2) and orb (1).
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Sighting reports from Rio Rancho
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- 12 Oct 2008 · 09:00Disc· 2 min
The UFO was a sacer shaped, silver object.
Show on map - 1 Oct 2006 · 01:00Disc· 3 s
From inside my home I witnessed an oval shaped green light travel low and slow from my window. It was completely silent.
Show on map - 1 Oct 1998 · 04:30Orb· 2 min
Sighted during the major meteor shower last year.
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Reports are from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) public database: what members of the public said they saw, in their own words. Nobody has checked them, and most sightings have ordinary explanations.
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