Statisticians pouring over decades of UFO reports have made a number of interesting correlations in the past few years, not the least of which is the high number of UFO sightings said to take place on and around the 4th of July.

Early last year, statistician Sam Monfort compiled and collated sightings reported to The National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC). According to Monfort, his findings indicated that not only are UFO sightings at an all time high, but certain dates correlate strongly with the phenomenon--including the 4th of July.

"Sightings of UFOs spike in the USA on July 4th," he said in his report.