Fear of the possibilities for destruction in the Cold War-era proved fertile ground for terrestrial anxieties to manifest visions of flying saucers and visitors from other worlds who might be hidden among us in plain sight.
This World Map of Global UFO sightings, grounds the abstract idea of UFOs in geographical reality, showing where sightings have been reported worldwide; to get the bigger picture.
Insight
Most reports come from the United States due to reporting access, cultural influence, and technology. Still, sightings appear worldwide — in cities, deserts, and coastlines.
This visualisation and historical accounts from Library of Congress leads us to deduce that UFOs are part of contemporary American folklore.