3 January 1981 - Milesburg, Pennsylvania, USA -   A daytime disc was reported (Dabiero).

6 January 1981 22:50 - Payson, Arizona , USA -   Four silver discs maneuvered and turned in diamond formation. Reflected sunlight when making turns.

8 January 1981 - Buenos Aires, Argentina -   A daytime disc was reported.

9 January 1981 - Payson, Arizona , USA -   A daytime disc was reported (Hamlin).

10 January 1981 - Forest River, North Dakota, USA -   A daylight disc was observed by a female witness.

14 January 1981 - Safford, Arizona , USA -   Rancher incident.

15 January 1981 08:00 - Kunming, China -   Very bright ovoid in steep descent suddenly rises, levels off, and away.

15 January 1981 08:00 - Chuxian, China -   Extremely bright ovoid flew rapidly to the northeast. Turned, went behind clouds and mountains.

25 January 1981 15:30 - Chatsworth, California , USA -   25 and witnesses. Brilliant white needle, color photos and 8mm movie film, becomes ball and shoots all over.

30 January 1981 Around 1300 - Florence N 1.5M, Arizona , USA -   Three photos taken of giant cloud-cigar shaped UFO with Kodak instamatic. Whole object would not fit into frame. Apparent size 12" ruler at arm's length.

6 February 1981 12:45 - Salem, Oregon, USA -   A daytime disc was reported (Woodard).

7 February 1981 - Dickinson, North Dakota, USA -   A daytime disc was reported.

16 February 1981 - Sunderland, UK -   A daytime disc was reported (Williams).

18 February 1981 - Misson, UK -   A daytime disc was reported (Easley).

19 February 1981 08:20 - Kunming, China -   Silver cylinder like flute at low altitude over town, silent, clear sky.

25 February 1981 21:24 - Tallinn Nw, Estonia -   Aeroflot Yak-40 incident.

8 March 1981 17:33 - Tucson, Oracle Rd, Arizona , USA -   Coral Lorenzen watches tiny, round, white ball-shaped UFO move steadily southeast over shopping center.

10 March 1981 12:57 - La Jolla, California , USA -   A daytime disc was observed by one witness (Cravat).

13 March 1981 18:00 - Riviera Beach, Florida, USA -   Captain incident.

30 March 1981 11:20 - Magny, France -   Metallic sphere descends at 45 degree angle, stops over house. Shot straight up. No balloons released at time.

3 April 1981 - Elgin, Ontario, Canada -   A daytime disc was reported (Jackson).

13 April 1981 07:50 - Qingyuan, China -   Inverted bowl-shaped disc flew north to south. Emitted 7 silver balls of light that trail the main object. All are silent.

13 April 1981 19:20 - Tangshan, China -   Triangle-shaped object ejects dull flames flying southwest to the northeast. Hundreds of reports from separate groups of witnesses.

14 April 1981 - Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA -   A daytime disc was reported (Ferraro).

2 May 1981 - Lansham Airfield, UK -   An unidentified object was sighted, that had an unusual appearance or performance. One silver ball was observed by one experienced male witness (Whittaker).

4 May 1981 14:30 - Danville, Pennsylvania, USA -   Angel hair residue. Viewed through binoculars. Large domed disc offloads small discs that emit angel hair.

9 June 1981 Around 1600 - Taiwan Strait, China -   Many on the ground and in the air watch 15 nocturnal lights in a row for three hours. Several radars try to pick up but they don't appear. 10,000 feet altitude.

12 June 1981 17:30 - Wyndham, New Zealand -   A meteor-like object was observed. One teardrop-shaped object was observed by three male witnesses for six seconds. Explanation: Meteor.

15 June 1981 Afternoon - Kempten, Germany -   An unidentified object was sighted, that had an unusual appearance or performance. One object was observed in clear weather by one experienced male witness (Craig). Explanation: Aircraft.

15 June 1981 Around 1900 - Taipei, Taiwan -   9-10 lights observed hovering in evening sky below Venus. Observatory calculated size of each as 2-4 m, distance 95-120km over Formosa Strait.

15 June 1981 19:00 - Fuzhou, China -   Physicist incident.

16 June 1981 17:30 - Kunming, China -   DC-10 incident.

17 June 1981 20:10 - Qingha Univ., Beijing, China -   Luminous disc hovers at 35 degrees elevation. Rises to 60 degrees, then vanishes.

17 June 1981 20:20 - Jiangsu Province, China -   Disc with glowing perimeter flew northwest rapidly to the southeast. Spinning counterclockwise. Seen over a wide area.

22 June 1981 10:35 - Satus Peak, Washington, USA -   Fire Lookout incident.

28 June 1981 Around 1400 - Kennebunk, Maine, USA -   Object shaped like football with rounded ends, no sound, flew at steady rate from northeast to the west.

4 July 1981 Around 1600 - Holland, Lake Michigan, Michigan, USA -   JAL L1011 incident.

4 July 1981 16:50 - Milwaukee E, Wisconsin, USA -   L-111 incident.

18 July 1981 Around 1500 - Patras, Greece -   Two students photograph silver saucer engaged in performing maneuvers, over islands.

22 July 1981 13:00 - Berkeley, Nr Lambert Apt, Missouri, USA -   Two diamond shaped objects observed in sky.

22 July 1981 14:30 - Red Deer, Alberta, Canada -   Flash in sky, saw "stainless steel" circular object with disc on top, whirling counter-clockwise, had pipes coming out of it.

23 July 1981 07:10 - Nanjing, China -   Students incident.

25 July 1981 04:00 - Valencia, Spain -   Iberia B-727 incident.

5 August 1981 10:30 - Guahati, India -   Indian AF incident.

5 August 1981 10:30 - Guwahati, India -   Indian AF Pilot incident.

5 August 1981 19:00 - Gooroc, Victoria, Australia -   An unusual object was sighted, that had unconventional appearance and performance. One object was observed by two female witnesses for a few seconds (Tillig).

25 August 1981 After 1600 - Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia -   15 bright silent objects hovered, moved rapidly rapidly to the north then shot straight up without pausing.

26 August 1981 Around 1900 - Albany, Western Australia, Australia -   Silent object with three red lights, two flashing white lights flew in front of car, then hovered in undulating pattern over paddock near road for one minute before moving off.

27 August 1981 11:00 - King'S Sutton, UK -   A flying disc was observed. One changing color disc was observed by two witnesses (Hayward).

29 August 1981 Around 1800 - osaka, Japan -   Procession of objects.

1 September 1981 16:50 - Diamond, Missouri, USA -   UFO sighting/Time Travel?/Visitors?

26 September 1981 Daytime - Himilaya Mountains, Nepal -   Sighting of daylight object by mountaineers Messner and Scott on 24,000 feet peak.

28 September 1981 19:00 - Nevele, Belgium -   Three domed discs, lower part divided by four black lines, each area with bright yellow light, pale gray metallic color. Transparent dome. Multi lights on rim. Peculiar movement.

8 October 1981 11:00 - Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada -   Excellent color 35mm photo (48mm lens, Kodakcolor II ASA 100) of sharply focused domed disc against clear blue sky near mountain peak. No evidence of hoax. Did not see UFO at time of photo.

3 November 1981 14:20 - Sacramento, California , USA -   One object was observed by one male witness (Blanchard).

21 November 1981 15:00 - Naveksvarn W, Sweden -   Photos. 8m diameter red disc with weak blue glow at treetop level, flew W rapidly to the east.