The Friday File: Between 2000-2023, the average number of UFO sightings per 100,000 persons in the US was 34.3. Lincoln County, NV, where fabled Area 51 is located, is tops at 820.9. Next is Arthur County, NE at 618.6, then Alpine County, CA at 594.1. Sightings are noticeably elevated in the 13 western states and the three northern New England states. The truth, as they say, is out there.