Albuquerque, NM

New Mexico · Bernalillo County · Albuquerque Metro

Albuquerque is a major city in New Mexico with a population of 562,488. Residents earn $65,604 per year, which is 13% below the national average.

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562,488 Population 3,004/sq mi density

$65,604 Median Income $39,117 per capita

$266,700 Home Value $338,329 Zillow

$1,085 Median Rent 31.1% income on rent

59°F Avg Temperature 346 sunny days/yr

1,352 Violent Crime/100K 0 property/100K

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Economy

3.8 / 5.0

$65,604 median income, 3.4% unemployment

Affordability

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$266,700 home value, $1,085/mo rent

Safety

2.0 / 5.0

1,352 violent crimes/100K (256% above avg)

Education

4.1 / 5.0

38.7% bachelor's degree or higher

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UFO Sightings Near Albuquerque, NM

200 UFO sighting reports from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) found near Albuquerque, NM.

Name	Year	Description
Albuquerque, NM	2014	7 lights hover over the Base and Sandias.
Albuquerque, NM	2014	Orange-red light followed by a blinking green and red light; large rumbling noise unlike a plane could be heard.
Albuquerque, NM	2014	The craft was no any commercial or military aircraft I&#39ve ever seen.
Albuquerque, NM	2014	Cylindrical shape with amber colored lights hovering near Route 66.
Albuquerque, NM	2014	Bright reddish gold object seen in Albuquerque NM FIVE MINS after midnite on new years 2014.
Albuquerque, NM	2014	My mom who was up late last night and described an illumination very bright light from the sky which lit up her neighborhood.
Albuquerque, NM	2014	I saw a bright orange oval shape that moved slightly and disappeared with no flash nor sound.
Albuquerque, NM	2014	Twinkling string like light high up in the sky not surrounding by anything
Albuquerque, NM	2014	A redish-orange sphere that appeared to glow or be on fire fell out of the sky towards the ground.
Albuquerque, NM	2014	White sphere descends from sky in the Bosque.
Albuquerque, NM	2014	I&#39ve seen crafts that make me think that we are big alone.
Albuquerque, NM	2014	Bright&#44 quick flashes of light directly above my house in Albuquerque.
Albuquerque, NM	2014	UFO follows jet. ((NUFORC Note: Witness is experienced amateur astronomer. PD))
Albuquerque, NM	2014	Bright light over Albuquerque.
Albuquerque, NM	2014	Still lights in a row with no movement for 30 or so seconds.
Albuquerque (southeast), NM	2013	THE SKY SOUTHEAST OF ABQ THERE WAS A GROUPING OF LIGHTS JUMPING IN ONE AREA FOR OVER AN HOUR
Albuquerque, NM	2013	12 sperate ghostly lights that flew in changing formations&#44 with no sound.
Albuquerque, NM	2013	A brilliant&#44 white&#44 nonmoving light or orb seen in Eastern sky over Albuquerque for about 2 or more hours.
Albuquerque, NM	2013	2 orange/red lights in a line were traveling North
Albuquerque, NM	2013	Five lights plusing over ABQ sky.
Albuquerque, NM	2013	Spotted an light much like a star but larger and green with subtle red light. Moved very erratically&#44 changing direction master than an
Albuquerque, NM	2013	Falling lights.
Albuquerque, NM	2013	I was facing to the Eastern sky at angle of 35 degrees rise from horizon. The little dipper is to my left. I am watching a jet high i
Albuquerque, NM	2013	Diamond formation of lights over Albuquerque.
Albuquerque, NM	2013	A flickering clump of lights&#44 alternating green&#44 red&#44 white&#44 and occasionally blue.. Due east&#44 high above Sandia Mtns. Stationary.
Albuquerque, NM	2013	Bright cone with rings spinning around it&#44 hovering for 50 minutes.
Albuquerque, NM	2013	Bright light hovering east of Albuquerque. ((NUFORC Note: Helium-filled balloon at high altitude. PD))
Albuquerque, NM	2013	Object appeared in photo after seeing military aircraft
Albuquerque, NM	2013	Large bright cylindical UFO observed for 15 min. ((NUFORC Note: Helium-filled balloon at high altitude. PD))
Albuquerque, NM	2013	My fiancé and I began to hear a resonating loud humming noise. The hum was omni directional.
Albuquerque, NM	2013	Christmas Eve 2013 headed South leaving Albuquerque&#44 saw a craft that looked like a spinning top with rings spinning around it&#44
Albuquerque, NM	2013	Saw a kite-life UFO floating through the sky on Christmas Eve.
Albuquerque, NM	2013	This was identical to the craft I saw one week earlier&#44 spotted in the exact same area of sky on the south end of Albuquerque.
Albuquerque, NM	2013	Above Albuquerque&#44 a very strange light has been flying in weird formations. It moves in small bursts&#44 like a fly on a window. It is a
Albuquerque, NM	2013	6-7 golden orbs in a V-formation like a flock of birds
Albuquerque, NM	2013	Two glowing green ovals over interstate 40 just West of Albuquerque.
Albuquerque, NM	2013	Star like craft with wings just hovering in one spot in the sky&#44 airplanes flying near it and dogs are barking like crazy.
Albuquerque, NM	2013	Numerous blue white shimmering spheres moving rapidly from northwest to southeast over Albuquerque.
Albuquerque, NM	2013	Red and green lights of different sizes pulsating then "turning" upside down and moving direction rapidly on I40 at Wyoming e
Albuquerque, NM	2013	Extremely fast and agile green light over Albuquerque.
Albuquerque, NM	2013	While getting off freeway on Eubank exit a bright flash of light went in front of car had to brake apparently vehicle next to us disapp
Albuquerque, NM	2013	Disk and a small cluster of strange lights.
Albuquerque, NM	2013	3 flashing green lights in formatiom of a triangle to big to.be stars
Albuquerque, NM	2013	Triangle shaped hovering lights.
Albuquerque, NM	2013	Something fell to earth in new mexico last night&#44 craft like.
Albuquerque, NM	2013	Unexplainable steady light moves horizontally then disappears.
Santa fe and albuquerque, NM	2013	Still&#44 bright light - too bright&#44 large to be a star -seen during storms in Albuquerque. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Venus. PD))
Albuquerque (near), NM	2012	Circle shape to the west staying mostly in one spot as light fades it gets harder to see. Smaller than the moon but way bigger than a
Albuquerque, NM	2012	Black diamond shaped ufo seen over hovering about 300-400 feet over city.
Albuquerque, NM	2012	Did not see an object&#44 just long and fast bursts of extremely bright&#44 white light; some of which shot off at different angles.
Albuquerque, NM	2012	Redsish star or Mars appeared to fade away
Albuquerque, NM	2012	Lights in western horizon spotted again.
Albuquerque, NM	2012	White Circular object seen over Albuquerque&#44 NM
Albuquerque, NM	2012	I was in my bedroom in bed. I happened to look at my window and saw a deep blue horizontal light shaped like a bar flashing across the
Albuquerque, NM	2012	Two dimmed lights traveling at insanely high speeds with no noise.
Albuquerque, NM	2012	One craft at altitude that remained stationary for length on observation. It appeared to be lower than commercial air traffic&#44 because
Albuquerque, NM	2012	White flashing fading light in the sky
Albuquerque, NM	2012	At 930pm mst myself and two other once again saw a light appear 35% above western horizon due west of our house. object had green and r
Albuquerque, NM	2012	6/22/12 albuquerque new mexico silver lite 3min 6/23/12
Albuquerque, NM	2012	My view is East of the object looking West toward it. I look over an earth berm so my horizon is limited. I have been an RN for 21 ye
Albuquerque, NM	2012	Unexplained "fireball" over albuquerque&#39s west side.
Albuquerque, NM	2012	Green orb like ufo new mexico albuquerque 11/3/12
Albuquerque, NM	2012	Green Orb
Albuquerque, NM	2012	I believe I saw a UFO today ...... small object&#44 moving slowly at first&#44 picked up speed&#44 and then accelerated to a very high speed.
Albuquerque, NM	2012	Lights swirling around in clouds above Albuquerque
Albuquerque, NM	2012	A star&#44 a planet? Can&#39t possibly be. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect that the time may be flawed. PD))
Albuquerque, NM	2012	BRIGHT ORANGISH&#44 solid object; no noise&#44 increased and decreased speed. STOPPED ABOVE MY HOUSE for 1 minute and disappeared/vanishsed&#33
Albuquerque, NM	2012	Single orangish rectangle with rounded corners&#44 no blinking. Took a smooth route and was very fast&#44 and would decrease speed.; Vanished
Albuquerque, NM	2011	Cyan color diamond shape glowing object outskirts west of Albuquerque NM.
Albuquerque, NM	2011	Green&#44 glowing circle being chased through the albuquerque sky by helicopter
Albuquerque, NM	2011	ROCKET WITH LONG THIN WINGS
Albuquerque, NM	2011	Fast&#44 quiet and flying low over Albuquerque&#44 NM
Albuquerque, NM	2011	Saw a space ship hanging over the southern (Manzano) portion of the Sandia Mountains on evening. It was brightly lit&#44 but not entirely.
Albuquerque, NM	2011	((HOAX??)) Get the metal out of my body
Albuquerque, NM	2011	Reddish orange glowing triangular object appearing to viewers 30-35 minutes toward the West.
Albuquereque, NM	2010	I was driving home on North bound I-25&#44 approximately 1 mile north of the I-25/I-40 interchange. I look up at the NNE sky and noticed
Albuquerque, NM	2010	Flash over desert turing green and red in color flying supersonicly.
Albuquerque, NM	2010	Oval ship flying over northwest albuquerque bright red&#44 yellow&#44 and white lights pulsing.
Albuquerque, NM	2010	Night sky turned white with a cigar shaped object in the middle of a circle of light
Albuquerque, NM	2010	A bright yellow light over Albuquerque on July 4th 1/2 hour before the city fireworks display
Albuquerque, NM	2010	lights shooting across NM sky.
Albuquerque, NM	2010	It was around the time I stated in the beginning of this report. 1730 hours&#44 I was sitting down on a chair smoking a cigarette. i looke
Albuquerque, NM	2010	My wife and I were outside in the Jacuzzi when she first saw a light. It glowed and traveled from north to south. It lit up again whe
Albuquerque, NM	2010	Blue/green Hoops in the sky in Albuquerque&#44 New Mexico.
Albuquerque, NM	2010	a bright light over Albuquerque NM
Albuquerque, NM	2010	Low in the ski with colored light then turned into big bright light moving towards me and then zipped across the ski.
Albuquerque (near), NM	2009	Bright light heading for Earth near Albuquerque&#44 NM
Albuquerque, NM	2009	Blue/Green Glowing Figure 8 shape sighted in North East Albuquerque - followed by possible Military Aircraft
Albuquerque, NM	2009	Black Rectangle Three Green Light Bars UFO Crash seen from Albuquerque 08/07/2009
Albuquerque, NM	2009	Still for 5 seconds and very bright
Albuquerque, NM	2009	Albuquerque&#44 New Mexico USA Object/Lights Night Sky July 24&#44 2009 21:31-21:51 PM
Albuquerque, NM	2009	bright teardrop flys over the freeway in ALbuquerque
Albuquerque, NM	2009	Los Ranchos Bright Light
Albuquerque, NM	2009	Short cigar shaped object with rays of light eminating from one end; stayed in the sky for 2 hrs+.
Albuquerque, NM	2009	Three spheres of light connected in a club like shape&#44 lower lights soft whitish&#44 upper light yellowish orangish traveling silently.
Albuquerque, NM	2009	UFO Sighted at school in Albuquerque&#44 NM
Albuquerque, NM	2009	Saw a chevron of lights moving from north to south while watching for the Leonid meteor shower.
Albuquerque, NM	2008	Vehicle out of southern sky thought to be shooting star hovers over city.
Albuquerque, NM	2008	In the ssw&#44 about degrees above the horizon&#44 seemingly under some low clouds&#44 my wife and I saw an upright cylinder shaped light that w
Albuquerque, NM	2008	Bright stationary circular object in high atmosphere in broad daylight gives way to five smaller moving crescents
Albuquerque, NM	2008	Sphere seen at Fourth of July Fireworks Albuquerque
Albuquerque, NM	2008	Unknown shape ( known sound )
Albuquerque, NM	2008	high bright red light that disappeared
Albuquerque, NM	2008	Black round disk over Albuquerque
Albuquerque, NM	2008	When first sighting the light it was moving unusually fast and changed course after a few minutes and then conducted erratic movements.
Albuquerque, NM	2008	Two "Exhaust Port" white lights streaking across the sky in Albuquerque that instantly vanished.
Albuquerque, NM	2008	Super fast neon rectangle being chased by Air Force jets.
Albuquerque, NM	2008	Colorful light 1 mile N. I-40 & Coors
Albuquerque, NM	2008	Large bright breen object north of Albuquerque that appeared to be breaking up.
Albuquerque, NM	2008	Im not too sure on the time a hour or two after nightfall. So maby 10=11pm. I was in back yard smoking and looking into the south west
Albuquerque, NM	2008	Small flashing white light & large fast white oval......
Albuquerque, NM	2008	a very birght and steady light at high altitude moving from south to north over Albuquerque&#44 NM at a high rate of speed.
Albuquerque, NM	2007	white round object motionless over albuwuerque
Albuquerque, NM	2007	Multi colored object(s) and one object emitting white light only in the Far West Mesa area
Albuquerque, NM	2007	light in sky - disappears
Albuquerque, NM	2007	Witnessed 6-7 jet aircraft following small orange light which became extremely bright and shot off
Albuquerque, NM	2007	White rectangle seen falling and then speeding off apparently under power of two "cones" of orange lights that suddenly came out
Albuquerque, NM	2007	saw a blue meteor falling in eorth east ski burnning out twenty seconds later saw bright lite in sky the light fadded out then dissapea
Albuquerque, NM	2007	Bright Round Shape directly above heads....
Albuquerque, NM	2007	Observed extremely high altidude single bright round light go from bright to dim and slowly float away. ((NUFORC Note: Irisium?? PD))
Albuquerque, NM	2007	UFO sighted on southern boulevard &#44 on the west mesa in albuquerque.
Albuquerque, NM	2007	Bright White disk shape hovering&#44 then suddeny dissapears. Very shocking.
Albuquerque, NM	2007	Cobalt blue sphere being chased at hight speed SE to NW from ABQ&#44 New Mexico juxtaposition @ aprox. 9:30-9:35pm.
Albuquerque, NM	2007	Watched a vee formation of 7 glowing gold chevron/B-1 bomber shaped objects fly silently overhead in night sky.
Albuquerque, NM	2006	A wedge formation of seven garden spade shaped craft.
Albuquerque, NM	2006	3 UFOs seen in one weekend
Albuquerque, NM	2006	Crescent-shaped object observed
Albuquerque, NM	2006	Vertical&#44 white cigar shaped object&#44 seperated into 3 white round spinning objects&#44 disappeared and a gold metallic object appeard.
Albuquerque, NM	2006	Disk shaped object over Albuquerque&#44 NM hovered and sped away at high rate of speed.
Albuquerque, NM	2006	Bright light moving south and dimming out.
Albuquerque, NM	2006	white&#44 cigar shaped&#44 silent and seemed to glow
Albuquerque, NM	2006	Hoovering Probe&#33..
Albuquerque, NM	2006	Strange light in a triangular formation
Albuquerque, NM	2006	UFO Sampling Jets Contrail at 39&#44000 feet
Albuquerque, NM	2005	from the flightline of Kirtland AFB looking west&#44 an extremly bright light was witnessesed. the light was stationary and viewed by 6 ai
Albuquerque, NM	2005	A brightly flashing object was seen in broad daylight. It rose suddenly&#44 hovered&#44 then dived and sped away.
Albuquerque, NM	2005	Two blue pinpoints of light merge onto one silver disk.
Albuquerque, NM	2005	Brilliant white light west of Albuquerque
Albuquerque, NM	2005	1 circular partially clear object sat in sky for about 1/2 hour and did not move. It changed opacity several times&#44 stayed in same posi
Albuquerque, NM	2005	A dim orange sphere&#44 traveling in a sweeping curve.
Albuquerque (20 miles east of), NM	2004	Silver sphere seen over mountain in New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM	2004	White circular object rising straight up faster than balloon.
Albuquerque, NM	2004	The object appeared to be a metallic looking sphere that flew in an erratic manner.
Albuquerque, NM	2004	The object&#39s lights were different and its rapid gyrations were most violent to be a normal aircraft.
Albuquerque, NM	2004	6 white lights over Albuquerque
Albuquerque, NM	2004	Bright white sphere traveled across Albuquerque sky
Albuquerque, NM	2004	In my car on Juan Tabo and Central Ave&#44 at 12:45 I noticed an object flying from an auto car dealership and a silver object that looked
Albuquerque, NM	2004	Possible Weather Balloon?
Albuquerque, NM	2004	lights
Albuquerque, NM	2004	ufo fly over out of this world sighting
Albuquerque, NM	2004	It was pale yellow and orange in a traingle shape.
Albuquerque, NM	2003	TRIANGLE SHAPED PHOSFLORESANTLY LIGHTED STRINGRAY SHAPED CRAFT
Albuquerque, NM	2003	Saw two steady red lights moving very fast&#44 very silently&#44 jerking around&#44 East to West over Albuquerque&#44 NM.
Albuquerque, NM	2003	gloing ball&#44 no sound
Albuquerque, NM	2003	Stationary object over New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM	2003	scariest wierdest night of my life
Albuquerque, NM	2003	Photos of UFO in sky above Sandia Peak&#44 NM
Albuquerque, NM	2003	Small white light slowely gaining altatude over Albuquerque Morning sky&#33
Albuquerque, NM	2003	Bright green dot made a half circle maneuver in the New Mexico sky&#44 and i heard to sound
Albuquerque, NM	2003	WHITE OBJECT OVER ABQ&#44 NM.
Albuquerque, NM	2003	Bright star like light visible in daylight&#44 faded to faint star at night.
Albuquerque, NM	2003	Three bright lights that were huddled together than began to seperate and disappeared.
Albuquerque, NM	2003	Bright red light in Albuquerques southwestern sky.
Albuquerque, NM	2003	Extemely large "flying wing" hovering above a shopping center in Albuquerque NM then left southbound at slow speeds.
Alburquerque, NM	2003	The item I believe I saw was at approx 12:00 noon on 05/21/03.I was working as a gateguard. I looked up into the Northern clear blue sk
Albuquerque, NM	2002	I was smoking a cigarette when I looked up and saw a little brite light moving slow for about 5 seconds. Then i saw it flash with a br
Albuquerque, NM	2002	High velocity redish-orange light makes 90 degree turn without deceleration.
Albuquerque, NM	2002	SIX DIFFERENT CIRCLULAR OBJECTS MANOUVER OVER HOME AND DRIFT FROM VIEW.
Albuquerque, NM	2002	CRAFT AND IT&#39S PROBE MOTIONLESS OVER NUCLEAR DEPOT ONE HOUR AT AFB IN ALB&#44N.M.
Albuquerque, NM	2001	do you remember those long&#44pointed paper planes kids used to make -the one i saw had the sun glaring upon it. the craft was quite high
Albuquerque, NM	2001	A couple of friends&#44 my wife and I were staying in Albuquerque (87104) at the Sheraton Old Town hotel on September 21&#44 2001. We were s
Albuquerque, NM	2001	Upon driving from Albuquerque to El Paso&#44 TX I came upon two red lights that were going across the sky following a star pattern. They m
Albuquerque, NM	2001	Formation - White Triangle&#44 String of Lights&#44 and Large Red Glow
Albuquerque, NM	2001	5 blue-white spheres w/bright&#44 glowing trails&#44 traveling slowly from south to north over Albuquerque&#44 9:20 pm&#44 12/01/01
Albuquerque, NM	2001	Spherical silver balls which emitted bright white light
Albuquerque, NM	2001	First look&#44 I knew it wasn&#39t something human made.
Albuquerque, NM	2000	saw first light&#44 then second light&#44 parked car to better observe&#44 and saw third light light seemed very high alt. light intensity fluct
Albuquerque, NM	2000	i was taking pictures of the sunset and didn&#39t notice until later what had passed in front of my lense.
Albuquerque, NM	2000	At twilight we saw through binoculars three bright lights arranged in an inverted triangle making small darting movements in place.
Albuquerque, NM	2000	On a clear cloudless summer afternoon in the summer of 2000&#44 I was hiking alone in the Sandia Mountains just east of Albuquerque&#44 NM.
Albuquerque, NM	2000	white/silvery elliptical craft seen 45 degrees above horizon&#44 due west&#44 circling in the air rapidly before speeding off northwest.
Albuquerque, NM	2000	the star in the night sky stated dancing&#44 only to return back&#44 hidden.
Albuquerque, NM	2000	Saw a large&#44 bright&#44 spherical object being stationery in windy skies over the Albuquerque International Airport.
Albuquerque, NM	1999	It looked like a long silver gray parasail canopy. Huge. Swooped down over the city & quickly shot up where it stayed on a fairly e
Albuquerque, NM	1999	A red & green light streaked across the sky&#44 south of Osuna&#44 from East to West then dissappeared.
Albuquerque, NM	1999	I was looking out the east facing window of my bedroom when I noticed three dim amber colored lights that seemingly appeared out of now
Albuquerque, NM	1999	An extremely bright flash of light lit up the sky and groud and appeared to travel from SW to NE.
Albuquerque, NM	1999	I saw a silver sphere shaped craft that was following in the contrail of a passenger or military aircraft.
Albuquerque, NM	1999	object hovered due east.flickering brightness.disapeared.reappeared in different but close proximity C130&#39s landing .
Alburquerqe (near), NM	1999	Two VERY bright "stars" ...one on left suddenly moved across sky to left in downward arc and up then stopped abruptly. Object on right
Gallup/albuquerque (between), NM	1999	We were driving East on I40 toward Alb when I saw a flash of blue light that lit up the whole sky. I saw no craft with this light. li
Albuquerque (outside of), NM	1998	My family and I were driving through the United States&#44 and my father took a back road...and we stopped the car to take pictures of the
Albuquerque, NM	1998	Object seen streaking across sky&#44 leaveing huge contrail&#44 it was across the horizon over head&#44 and heading east to west&#44 along hwy40(ro
Albuquerque, NM	1998	Triangular UFO over South Valley High School
Albuquerque, NM	1998	Green Fireball Sighted Near Albuquerque Moving Directly Up From the Ground
Albuquerque, NM	1998	VERY bright white light&#44 appeared to be about half the diameter of the moon.
Albuquerque, NM	1998	light in the sky heading west that changed color and like a rubberband it zipped back heading east into space disapearing in the stars
Albuquerque, NM	1998	5 u.f.o objects seen in sky.One comes close to ground where i ride a bicycle .In daytime.
Albuquerque, NM	1998	large cross shaped ship flew over the city .
Albuquerque (over&#44 from tent rocks), NM	1997	have photograph 2&#441/4 negative 250mm Zeis len.some detail not much. object hovered over albuquerque shining in the afternoon light.

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