Unidentified flying object

B-Class

Wikipedia edit history · Last edited Aug 12, 2026

8,768

Total Edits

3,377

Unique Editors

10/10

Activity signal

2001

Created

1,323

Watchers

27%

Minor Edits

27K

Monthly Views

20

Edits (90d)

Revision window and sources

Partial coverage

This report displays 500 retrieved recent revisions — about 6% of the reported 8,768 edits. It cannot establish why a change was made, whether it is correct, or what happened outside this window.

Retrieved for this report: Aug 22, 2026, 1:33 PM UTC. Totals and pageviews are source-provided; the activity signal and section list are derived from the retrieved window.

What this edit history shows

The Wikipedia article on Unidentified flying object has been edited 8,768 times since it was created in 2001, by 3,377 distinct accounts and IP addresses. That averages about 352 recorded changes a year, or several every day, which puts it among the more actively maintained pages on the encyclopedia.

Within the revisions retrieved for this report, the ten busiest contributors account for about 49% of the changes, with the rest spread across a long tail of occasional editors. That is a fairly typical mix of regular maintainers and passing corrections. In the same window, about 5% of the retrieved revisions came from bot accounts, which handle routine work such as link repair and reference formatting.

Within the retrieved window, 2023 carries the most recorded activity, with 191 changes. 23 of those revisions fall in the last 90 days. The most recent recorded edit was 10 days ago.

Readership has been broadly stable across the last two years of pageview data. The clearest peak in that record falls in May 2026. Traffic spikes and editing spikes often line up, but the revision record alone cannot tell you which one caused the other, or whether an outside event drove both.

This report is built from the 500 most recent revisions retrieved from Wikipedia, about 6% of the 8,768 recorded edits. Figures drawn from that window describe the window only, and the report cannot establish why a change was made or whether it was correct. For older revisions, talk-page discussion and full context, follow the source history on Wikipedia.

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Most Edited Sections

Sections appearing most in edit summaries.

20th century and afterConspiracy theoriesEarly history before the 20th centuryIn popular cultureUnited States

Recent Changeslast 90 days

JCW-CleanerBotmark free doi
Aug 12, 2026
Vespro Latunaadded two hypotheses to the list in the beginning of the article
Aug 9, 2026
Very Polite Personcorrect discussion link
Aug 3, 2026
Very Polite Person{{Globalize|USA-centric|reason=Mandates equivalent global sourcing for [[WP:NPOV]] compliance; far too focused on views and positions of US-based government, reports, history, perspectives, academics and skeptics. [[Talk:Unidentified_flying_object#History_section_too_USA-centric_and_biased|See here on talk page]].|date=August 2026}}
Aug 3, 2026
SalvebruttaThis is not original research, but Latin authors and works cited in the clipeological field
Jul 31, 2026
IxocactusRestored revision 1366676179 by [[Special:Contributions/Derek R Bullamore|Derek R Bullamore]] ([[User talk:Derek R Bullamore|talk]]): Rv unsourced [[WP:OR]]
Jul 31, 2026
Salvebruttano summary
Jul 31, 2026
Salvebruttachronological order
Jul 31, 2026
Salvebrutta+Pliny and Seneca
Jul 31, 2026
Salvebrutta+ Link to Clipeology
Jul 31, 2026
Derek R BullamoreFilled in 1 bare reference(s) with reFill 2
Jul 29, 2026
MediaKyleAdded 1 {{[[Template:Bare URL inline|Bare URL inline]]}} tag(s) using [[User:BrownHairedGirl/BareURLinline.js|a script]]. For other recently-tagged pages with [[WP:Bare URLs|bare URLs]], see [[:Category:Articles with bare URLs for citations from July 2026]]
Jul 28, 2026
Feoffer2/* Terminology and prevalence of belief */
Jul 28, 2026
Feoffer2/* Terminology and prevalence of belief */
Jul 28, 2026
Citation botAlter: url, template type. URLs might have been anonymized. Add: website, isbn, publisher, date, title. Changed bare reference to CS1/2. Removed parameters. | [[:en:WP:UCB|Use this bot]]. [[:en:WP:DBUG|Report bugs]]. | Suggested by Feoffer2 | #UCB_webform
Jul 28, 2026
Feoffer2/* Terminology and prevalence of belief */
Jul 28, 2026
Feoffer2/* Terminology */
Jul 28, 2026
ArjayaySp
Jun 24, 2026
Giorgio, Destroyer of Briono summary
Jun 21, 2026
ජපසnot all the phenomena are atmospheric. For example, misattribution of the planet Venus.
Jun 4, 2026

Common questions about Unidentified flying object on Wikipedia

How many times has the Wikipedia article on Unidentified flying object been edited?

Wikipedia records 8,768 edits to Unidentified flying object since the article was created in 2001. Those edits come from 3,377 distinct registered accounts and IP addresses.

Who edits the Wikipedia article on Unidentified flying object the most?

In the 500 revisions retrieved for this report, the most frequent contributor is Very Polite Person, with 75 edits. A high edit count reflects recorded activity in this window only; it does not imply ownership of the article or that the edits were accepted unchanged.

When was the Wikipedia article on Unidentified flying object created?

The earliest revision Wikipedia reports for Unidentified flying object is dated October 7, 2001, making the article about 25 years old.

When was the Wikipedia article on Unidentified flying object edited most heavily?

Within the revisions retrieved for this report, 2023 holds the most recorded changes, at 191. Because the report covers a retrieved window rather than the entire history, an earlier year outside that window could have been busier.

How do I see the full edit history of Unidentified flying object on Wikipedia?

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