As you can imagine, it's very difficult for us to link reports when they are separated by time and space. I needed a way to spot patterns quickly in our growing database of reports. Ai seemed like the perfect tool for this. You'll notice an Ai chatbot on the main page of the site, as well as a chatbot button on the bottom right of every page. Using the chatbot is a fast and effective way of going over our entire database instantly, and making connections. I've also added the ability to link reports together if our users feel they are connected. Simply click on the "Link a Related Sighting" button on any report. Be sure to notate the report number of the sighting you'd like to link, as it will be needed to link from the report page.
I've recently begun adding small AI thumbnails to reports that don't have images. I'm doing this to give a quick way of summarizing the report visually and improving the look of the website. For actual report image uploads we do not allow AI, and use tools to identify altered images.
We've started a Patreon account in order to further grow our community. That link can be found here: https://www.patreon.com/ufoindex.
I had AI create an image of the orbs I saw on 12/6/24. These orbs had been circling our apartment complex next to a marshy wooded area for almost a week before I had this close encounter with them before dawn on 12/6/24. The AI did a pretty decent job with the images. I also try to analyze a few aspects of this sighting that just don't make any sense to me. The short analysis is over at my personal blog: https://kenmullinix.com/2025/11/08/analyzing-my-orb-encounter/
Users can now upvote reports. I'm hoping this allows for a bit of crowdsourcing the best UFO reports to get more eyes on them. To upvote a report simply click on the "Upvote" button on the report page. Upvoted reports will be visible from the Upvoted page, accessible from the top menu. I've upvoted the first report. It was a report of a user who almost hit an alien with their vehicle. If you decide you no longer want to upvote the report, simply click the upvote button again and your vote will be removed for that report.
We are excited to launch our new updates section where we will share daily news, notable sightings, and technical improvements to the site. Check back daily for the latest in UFO phenomena!
We have successfully upgraded our sighting database to improve search performance and add new filtering capabilities. You can now search by shape, duration, and number of witnesses.