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Map Shows States With the Most UFO Sightings

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Data gathered by the National UFO Reporting Center shows which states have reported the most UFO sightings since records began.

California was the state with the highest number of UFO sightings, reporting more than 16,000 in the last 29 years .

Adjusting the results for the population in each state revealed that UFOs were much more likely to be seen in Western states.

Washington and Vermont had the highest proportion of reported UFO sightings in proportion to their population.

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89

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90

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English

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64

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