# Codega's Codex Of Curiosities- Cheryl Costa: The Statistics Behind America's UFO Hotspots

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Podcast: [Cult of Conspiracy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cult-of-conspiracy-1302684)
Published: 2026-07-18T05:05:02+00:00
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Cheryl Costa — journalist, former New York Skies columnist for the Syracuse New Times, and co-author (with Linda Miller Costa) of the UFO Sightings Desk Reference series — joins this episode to break down two decades of UFO sighting data collected across every U.S. state and county. Drawing on more than 5,600 data points, Cheryl reveals which zip codes, counties, and states actually top the charts for sightings, why the numbers rarely match popular "hot spot" folklore, and the statistical patterns behind when and where people report seeing something in the sky.This episode is presented by Codega's Codex of Curiosities, a weekly podcast exploring paranormal encounters, UAP phenomena, cryptid sightings, and high-strangeness stories from guests across the world. Find more episodes and join the community at the links below.Topics Discussed: Twenty years of UFO sighting data, tracked down to the individual zip code and county level Why Downtown Phoenix's 85001 zip code ranks as the single hottest UFO sighting location in the country The key statistical "drivers" of sightings: population, temperate weather, hours of darkness, and broadband access The "influencers" behind regional spikes — proximity to large bodies of water, geological faults, and nuclear-capable military installations The unconfirmed "generational effect" theory, where past local UFO lore primes future generations to look up and report sightings Media consolidation and how sighting reports get filtered before reaching national coverage Links📬 Inquiries: mailto:CodexOfCuriosities@gmail.com📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCis-Ep2SUiikNTdwCHxQJSA 💻 Website: https://codexofcuriosities.wixsite.com/ccofc 📲 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ccofcuriosities 🤳 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/c…

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