{
  "id": "us-ufo-meteorite-by-state",
  "name": "UFO Sightings vs Meteorite Falls by US State",
  "title": "UFO Sightings vs Meteorite Falls by US State",
  "description": "58 US state-level comparisons of witnessed meteorite falls against UFO sighting reports from NUFORC, including a ratio of UFO reports per real meteorite event to measure detection bias.",
  "category": "science",
  "source": "https://github.com/lukeslp/meteorites-ufos-detection-bias",
  "source_url": "https://github.com/lukeslp/meteorites-ufos-detection-bias",
  "updated": "2026-04",
  "record_count": 58,
  "columns": [
    {
      "key": "state",
      "label": "State",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "meteorite_falls",
      "label": "Meteorite Falls",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "ufo_sightings",
      "label": "Ufo Sightings",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "ufo_per_meteorite",
      "label": "Ufo Per Meteorite",
      "type": "number"
    }
  ],
  "rows": [
    {
      "state": "AK",
      "meteorite_falls": 0,
      "ufo_sightings": 641,
      "ufo_per_meteorite": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "AL",
      "meteorite_falls": 2,
      "ufo_sightings": 1396,
      "ufo_per_meteorite": 698
    },
    {
      "state": "AR",
      "meteorite_falls": 7,
      "ufo_sightings": 1284,
      "ufo_per_meteorite": 183.4
    },
    {
      "state": "AZ",
      "meteorite_falls": 2,
      "ufo_sightings": 4966,
      "ufo_per_meteorite": 2483
    },
    {
      "state": "CA",
      "meteorite_falls": 3,
      "ufo_sightings": 16197,
      "ufo_per_meteorite": 5399
    },
    {
      "state": "CO",
      "meteorite_falls": 6,
      "ufo_sightings": 3265,
      "ufo_per_meteorite": 544.2
    },
    {
      "state": "CT",
      "meteorite_falls": 6,
      "ufo_sightings": 2024,
      "ufo_per_meteorite": 337.3
    },
    {
      "state": "Ca",
      "meteorite_falls": 0,
      "ufo_sightings": 1,
      "ufo_per_meteorite": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "DC",
      "meteorite_falls": 0,
      "ufo_sightings": 152,
      "ufo_per_meteorite": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "DE",
      "meteorite_falls": 0,
      "ufo_sightings": 418,
      "ufo_per_meteorite": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "FL",
      "meteorite_falls": 1,
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      "ufo_per_meteorite": 8264
    },
    {
      "state": "Fl",
      "meteorite_falls": 0,
      "ufo_sightings": 5,
      "ufo_per_meteorite": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "GA",
      "meteorite_falls": 4,
      "ufo_sightings": 2726,
      "ufo_per_meteorite": 681.5
    },
    {
      "state": "GU",
      "meteorite_falls": 0,
      "ufo_sightings": 3,
      "ufo_per_meteorite": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "HI",
      "meteorite_falls": 0,
      "ufo_sightings": 672,
      "ufo_per_meteorite": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "IA",
      "meteorite_falls": 4,
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      "ufo_per_meteorite": 305.2
    },
    {
      "state": "ID",
      "meteorite_falls": 0,
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      "ufo_per_meteorite": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "IL",
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      "ufo_per_meteorite": 857.6
    },
    {
      "state": "IN",
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      "ufo_per_meteorite": 908.7
    },
    {
      "state": "KS",
      "meteorite_falls": 6,
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      "ufo_per_meteorite": 198
    },
    {
      "state": "KY",
      "meteorite_falls": 7,
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      "ufo_per_meteorite": 241.3
    },
    {
      "state": "LA",
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      "ufo_per_meteorite": 225
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    {
      "state": "MA",
      "meteorite_falls": 0,
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      "ufo_per_meteorite": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "MD",
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      "ufo_per_meteorite": 462.2
    },
    {
      "state": "ME",
      "meteorite_falls": 5,
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      "ufo_per_meteorite": 237.4
    },
    {
      "state": "MI",
      "meteorite_falls": 3,
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      "ufo_per_meteorite": 1219
    },
    {
      "state": "MN",
      "meteorite_falls": 2,
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      "ufo_per_meteorite": 1054.5
    },
    {
      "state": "MO",
      "meteorite_falls": 7,
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      "ufo_per_meteorite": 401.4
    },
    {
      "state": "MS",
      "meteorite_falls": 2,
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      "ufo_per_meteorite": 391
    },
    {
      "state": "MT",
      "meteorite_falls": 0,
      "ufo_sightings": 1001,
      "ufo_per_meteorite": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "NB",
      "meteorite_falls": 0,
      "ufo_sightings": 1,
      "ufo_per_meteorite": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "NC",
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      "ufo_per_meteorite": 732.4
    },
    {
      "state": "ND",
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      "ufo_per_meteorite": 277
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    {
      "state": "NE",
      "meteorite_falls": 2,
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      "ufo_per_meteorite": 349.5
    },
    {
      "state": "NH",
      "meteorite_falls": 0,
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      "ufo_per_meteorite": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "NJ",
      "meteorite_falls": 1,
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      "ufo_per_meteorite": 2886
    },
    {
      "state": "NM",
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      "ufo_sightings": 1670,
      "ufo_per_meteorite": 417.5
    },
    {
      "state": "NV",
      "meteorite_falls": 1,
      "ufo_sightings": 1699,
      "ufo_per_meteorite": 1699
    },
    {
      "state": "NY",
      "meteorite_falls": 2,
      "ufo_sightings": 5881,
      "ufo_per_meteorite": 2940.5
    },
    {
      "state": "OH",
      "meteorite_falls": 3,
      "ufo_sightings": 4454,
      "ufo_per_meteorite": 1484.7
    },
    {
      "state": "OK",
      "meteorite_falls": 7,
      "ufo_sightings": 1497,
      "ufo_per_meteorite": 213.9
    },
    {
      "state": "OR",
      "meteorite_falls": 2,
      "ufo_sightings": 3554,
      "ufo_per_meteorite": 1777
    },
    {
      "state": "PA",
      "meteorite_falls": 5,
      "ufo_sightings": 5030,
      "ufo_per_meteorite": 1006
    },
    {
      "state": "PR",
      "meteorite_falls": 0,
      "ufo_sightings": 192,
      "ufo_per_meteorite": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "RI",
      "meteorite_falls": 0,
      "ufo_sightings": 598,
      "ufo_per_meteorite": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "SC",
      "meteorite_falls": 6,
      "ufo_sightings": 2238,
      "ufo_per_meteorite": 373
    },
    {
      "state": "SD",
      "meteorite_falls": 2,
      "ufo_sightings": 396,
      "ufo_per_meteorite": 198
    },
    {
      "state": "TN",
      "meteorite_falls": 8,
      "ufo_sightings": 2310,
      "ufo_per_meteorite": 288.8
    },
    {
      "state": "TX",
      "meteorite_falls": 14,
      "ufo_sightings": 6180,
      "ufo_per_meteorite": 441.4
    },
    {
      "state": "UM",
      "meteorite_falls": 0,
      "ufo_sightings": 1,
      "ufo_per_meteorite": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "UT",
      "meteorite_falls": 1,
      "ufo_sightings": 1524,
      "ufo_per_meteorite": 1524
    },
    {
      "state": "VA",
      "meteorite_falls": 2,
      "ufo_sightings": 2700,
      "ufo_per_meteorite": 1350
    },
    {
      "state": "VI",
      "meteorite_falls": 0,
      "ufo_sightings": 19,
      "ufo_per_meteorite": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "VT",
      "meteorite_falls": 1,
      "ufo_sightings": 606,
      "ufo_per_meteorite": 606
    },
    {
      "state": "WA",
      "meteorite_falls": 0,
      "ufo_sightings": 7205,
      "ufo_per_meteorite": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "WI",
      "meteorite_falls": 4,
      "ufo_sightings": 2449,
      "ufo_per_meteorite": 612.2
    },
    {
      "state": "WV",
      "meteorite_falls": 3,
      "ufo_sightings": 902,
      "ufo_per_meteorite": 300.7
    },
    {
      "state": "WY",
      "meteorite_falls": 1,
      "ufo_sightings": 414,
      "ufo_per_meteorite": 414
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "title": "UFO Sightings vs Meteorite Falls by US State - Free Download",
    "description": "58 US state-level comparisons of witnessed meteorite falls against UFO sighting reports from NUFORC, including a ratio of UFO reports per real meteorite event to measure detection bias. Contains 58 records. Download in Excel, CSV, PDF formats.",
    "seo_title": "UFO Sightings vs Meteorite Falls by US State | ListBase",
    "seo_description": "Download UFO Sightings vs Meteorite Falls by US State — 58 records. Available in Excel, CSV, PDF formats.",
    "key_takeaways": [
      "Contains 58 records / 4 fields",
      "Available for free download in Excel, CSV, and PDF formats",
      "Data sourced from: https://github.com/lukeslp/meteorites-ufos-detection-bias"
    ]
  }
}