UFO Sightings- Building Website
Do certain areas have higher concentrations of sightings?
What is the most common shape of a sighting?
What is the average duration of a sighting?
Is there a higher concentration of sightings at night?
Data sets are here:
https://www.kaggle.com/NUFORC/ufo-sightings/metadata (Century of data)Attached
http://www.nuforc.org/webreports/ndxe202004.html (April sightings 2020)
Sketch ideal visuals
Bubble Map to view concentration levels of sightings (Leaflet)
example: https://www.d3-graph-gallery.com/bubblemap.html
Lollipop Chart to view the most common shapes of a sighting
example: https://www.d3-graph-gallery.com/lollipop.html
Violin Chart to view the bins of duration for a sighting
example: https://www.d3-graph-gallery.com/violin.html
Word Cloud of submitted summaries for each sighting (D3)
example: https://www.d3-graph-gallery.com/graph/wordcloud_size.html
Requirements:
Your assignment should:
Include A dashboard page with multiple charts that updates from the same data
Should include Json amCharts (https://www.amcharts.com/javascript-maps/)
Must include some level of user-driven interaction(e.g, menus, dropdowns. textboxes)
Main web page with navbar (possible separate pages for charts as well)
Main page with a filter for selected dates/locations with a collective chart change
Main Chart on top of screen - Map of locations (Bubble)
Secondary chart below or beside Bubble: Amchart pictorial
(This chart will show how many sightings per period selected)
Filtered charts per date or location:
Violin, Lollipop, Word Cloud
A combination of web scraping and Leaflet or Plotly
datetime,city,state,country,shape,duration (seconds),duration (hours/min),comments,date posted,latitude,longitude 10/10/1949 20:30,san marcos,tx,us,cylinder,2700,45 minutes,"This event took place in early fall around 1949-50. It occurred after a Boy Scout meeting in the Baptist Church. The Baptist Church sit",4/27/2004,29.8830556,-97.9411111 10/10/1949 21:00,lackland afb,tx,,light,7200,1-2 hrs,"1949 Lackland AFB, TX. Lights racing across the sky & making 90 degree turns on a dime.",12/16/2005,29.38421,-98.581082 10/10/1955 17:00,chester (uk/england),,gb,circle,20,20 seconds,"Green/Orange circular disc over Chester, England",1/21/2008,53.2,-2.916667 10/10/1956 21:00,edna,tx,us,circle,20,1/2 hour,"My older brother and twin sister were leaving the only Edna theater at about 9 PM,...we had our bikes and I took a different route home",1/17/2004,28.9783333,-96.6458333 10/10/1960 20:00,kaneohe,hi,us,light,900,15 minutes,"AS a Marine 1st Lt. flying an FJ4B fighter/attack aircraft on a solo night exercise, I was at 50ꯠ' in a "clean" aircraft (no ordinan",1/22/2004,21.4180556,-157.8036111 10/10/1961 19:00,bristol,tn,us,sphere,300,5 minutes,"My father is now 89 my brother 52 the girl with us now 51 myself 49 and the other fellow which worked with my father if he's still livi",4/27/2007,36.5950000,-82.1888889 10/10/1965 21:00,penarth (uk/wales),,gb,circle,180,about 3 mins,"penarth uk circle 3mins stayed 30ft above me for 3 mins slowly moved of and then with the blink of the eye the speed was unreal",2/14/2006,51.434722,-3.18 10/10/1965 23:45,norwalk,ct,us,disk,1200,20 minutes,"A bright orange color changing to reddish color disk/saucer was observed hovering above power transmission lines.",10/2/1999,41.1175000,-73.4083333 10/10/1966 20:00,pell city,al,us,disk,180,3 minutes,"Strobe Lighted disk shape object observed close, at low speeds, and low altitude in Oct 1966 in Pell City Alabama",3/19/2009,33.5861111,-86.2861111 10/10/1966 21:00,live oak,fl,us,disk,120,several minutes,"Saucer zaps energy from powerline as my pregnant mother receives mental signals not to pass info",5/11/2005,30.2947222,-82.9841667 10/10/1968 13:00,hawthorne,ca,us,circle,300,5 min.,"ROUND , ORANGE , WITH WHAT I WOULD SAY WAS POLISHED METAL OF SOME KIND AROUND THE EDGES .",10/31/2003,33.9163889,-118.3516667 10/10/1968 19:00,brevard,nc,us,fireball,180,3 minutes,"silent red /orange mass of energy floated by three of us in western North Carolina in the 60s",6/12/2008,35.2333333,-82.7344444 10/10/1970 16:00,bellmore,ny,us,disk,1800,30 min.,"silver disc seen by family and neighbors",5/11/2000,40.6686111,-73.5275000 10/10/1970 19:00,manchester,ky,us,unknown,180,3 minutes,"Slow moving, silent craft accelerated at an unbelievable angle and speed.",2/14/2008,37.1536111,-83.7619444 10/10/1971 21:00,lexington,nc,us,oval,30,30 seconds,"green oval shaped light over my local church,power lines down..",2/14/2010,35.8238889,-80.2536111 10/10/1972 19:00,harlan county,ky,us,circle,1200,20minutes,"On october 10, 1972 myself,my 5yrs.daughterƺ neices and 2 nephews were playing tag in the back yard .When we looked over on the ridge",9/15/2005,36.8430556,-83.3219444 10/10/1972 22:30,west bloomfield,mi,us,disk,120,2 minutes,"The UFO was so close, my battery in the car went to zero amps, stalling the engine, turning off my lights and radio.",8/14/2007,42.5377778,-83.2330556 10/10/1973 19:00,niantic,ct,us,disk,1800,20-30 min,"Oh, what a night ! Two (2) saucer-shaped, glowing green objects and one (1) brilliantly glowing sphere gliding over the lake.",9/24/2003,41.3252778,-72.1936111 10/10/1973 23:00,bermuda nas,,,light,20,20 sec.,"saw fast moving blip on the radar scope thin went outside and saw it again.",1/11/2002,32.364167,-64.678611 10/10/1974 19:30,hudson,ma,us,other,2700,45 minutes,"Not sure of the eact month or year of this sighting but it was in the fall of 74 or 75. Was walking home around dusk and saw a bright l",8/10/1999,42.3916667,-71.5666667 10/10/1974 21:30,cardiff (uk/wales),,gb,disk,1200,20 minutes,"back in 1974 I was 19 at the time and lived in a suburb of Cardiff Wales UK called Ely, and in the distance there was a wood called Ca",2/1/2007,51.5,-3.2 10/10/1974 23:00,hudson,ks,us,light,1200,one hour?,"The light chased us.",7/25/2004,38.1055556,-98.6597222 10/10/1975 17:00,north charleston,sc,us,light,360,5-6 minutes,"Several Flashing UFO lights over Charleston Naval Base in S.C.",2/14/2008,32.8544444,-79.9750000 10/10/1976 20:30,washougal,wa,us,oval,60,1 minute,"Three extremely large lights hanging above nearby trees.",2/7/2014,45.5827778,-122.3522222 10/10/1976 22:00,stoke mandeville (uk/england),,gb,cigar,3,3 seconds,"White object over Buckinghamshire UK.",12/12/2009,51.783333,-.783333 10/10/1977 12:00,san antonio,tx,us,other,30,30 seconds,"i was about six or seven and my family and me were sitting next to a window at home eating when a type of dark ball hit the screen wind",2/24/2005,29.4238889,-98.4933333 10/10/1977 22:00,louisville,ky,us,light,30,approx: 30 seconds,"HBCCUFO CANADIAN REPORT: Pilot Sighting Of Unusual Light.",3/17/2004,38.2541667,-85.7594444 10/10/1978 02:00,elmont,ny,us,rectangle,300,5min,"A memory I will never forget that happened meny years ago.",2/1/2007,40.7008333,-73.7133333 10/10/1979 00:00,poughkeepsie,ny,us,chevron,900,15 minutes,"1/4 moon-like, its 'chord' or flat side parallel to horizon, bright orange-red glow, completely silent, no features.",4/16/2005,41.7002778,-73.9213889 10/10/1979 22:00,saddle lake (canada),ab,,triangle,270,4.5 or more min.,"Lights far above, that glance; then flee from the celestrialhavens, only to appear again.",1/19/2005,53.970571,-111.689885 10/10/1979 22:00,san diego,ca,us,oval,180,3 minutes,"My 2nd UFO sighting, October 1979",8/5/2001,32.7152778,-117.1563889 10/10/1979 22:00,security,co,us,unknown,1800,30mins.,"very low clouds all different colors,search lights were seen shining down out of the clouds on the houses and streets. this event was s",1/28/1999,38.7583333,-104.7425000 10/10/1980 19:00,houston,tx,us,sphere,180,3 min,"Sphere, No lights, moving through neighborhoods above tree tops, over busy streets in Houston in 1980.",4/16/2005,29.7630556,-95.3630556 10/10/1980 22:00,dallas,tx,us,unknown,300,5 minutes,"Strange shape shifting craft of pure light energy.",10/28/2002,32.7833333,-96.8000000 10/10/1980 23:30,manchester,nh,us,light,300,3 to 5 min,"A red glowing sphere stopped and watched me.",11/21/2010,42.9955556,-71.4552778 10/10/1982 07:00,gisborne (new zealand),,,disk,120,2min,"gisborne nz 1982 wainui beach to sponge bay",1/11/2002,-38.662334,178.017649 10/10/1984 05:00,houston,tx,us,circle,60,1 minute,"2 experience with unkown",4/18/2012,29.7630556,-95.3630556 10/10/1984 12:00,traverse city,mi,us,other,120,couple minutes,"translucent football seen over city airport",10/7/2003,44.7630556,-85.6205556 10/10/1984 22:00,white plains,ny,us,formation,20,15-20 seconds,"Saw a hugh object in sky with lights intermittently placed not making any noise traveling north in the night sky.It had no real identif",8/10/1999,41.0338889,-73.7633333 10/10/1985 20:25,leeds (uk/england),,gb,triangle,600,10min,"three light in the sky that led to a big black silent triangle shaped craft.",3/4/2003,53.8,-1.583333 10/10/1986 20:00,holmes/pawling,ny,,chevron,180,3 minutes,"Football Field Sized Chevron with bright white lights on front, moving slowly with absolutely no sound",10/8/2007,41.523427,-73.646795 10/10/1988 18:00,milwaukee,wi,us,triangle,600,10 minutes,"A silent black triangular object with no lights moved over us as we walked our dog across a school playground.",8/7/2007,43.0388889,-87.9063889 10/10/1988 21:00,new gloucester,me,us,unknown,120,few minutes,"I'm still afraid to look at the sky at night.",1/10/2009,43.9627778,-70.2830556 10/10/1988 22:00,boulder,co,us,light,60,1 minute,"Three Stars Begin to Move Randomly, Stop, Change Direction, Move Again, And Then Vanish",7/16/2006,40.0150000,-105.2700000 10/10/1988 22:45,seattle (ballard area),wa,us,unknown,2,2 sec.,"Two adult witnesses are stunned by the sound of an object that streaks above the home they are in.",4/27/2004,47.6063889,-122.3308333 10/10/1989 00:00,calabasas,ca,us,disk,300,approx 5 min,"Unidentified object on Mulholland Highway.",12/14/2004,34.1577778,-118.6375000 10/10/1989 21:00,centralia,wa,us,triangle,60,1 minute,"A huge triangularly shaped silent object that blotted out 25 degrees of the sky, lighted by four glowing points.",4/27/2004,46.7163889,-122.9530556 10/10/1989 21:00,kranklin,ky,,triangle,180,3min,"Triangle seen in franklin Ky - october 1989",5/11/2005,36.722263,-86.577218 10/10/1990 21:00,ashburn,ga,us,triangle,120,2 minutes,"Translucent Craft that makes No Sound While Moving",10/8/2007,31.7058333,-83.6533333 10/10/1991 22:00,frisco,nc,us,unknown,1800,30 minutes,"A friend and myself were standing on the shore of the Pamlico sound as we observed 4 objects moving in up and down motions for about 30",1/28/1999,35.2350000,-75.6288889 10/10/1991 22:00,harrisburg,pa,us,triangle,600,10 minutes,"We observed 3 triangular shaped high speed objects!",5/9/2003,40.2736111,-76.8847222 10/10/1992 17:00,panama city,fl,us,formation,3600,1 hour(?),"During a road trip to Panama City a friend and I witnessed a pair of luminous light formations appear and dissappear over the Gulf.",1/28/1999,30.1586111,-85.6602778 10/10/1992 18:00,stafford,tx,us,unknown,10,10 seconds,"A man emerges from a beam of light that shines on a grassy field at night and he runs towards the Texas Instruments parking lot.",4/18/2012,29.6158333,-95.5575000 10/10/1992 20:15,seymour,tn,us,cigar,60,1min. 39s,"Stationary Elongated UFO 200ft above vacant field with city lights on bottom",10/31/2008,35.8905556,-83.7247222 10/10/1992 22:00,weatherford,tx,us,unknown,30,30 seconds,"Black or dark grey. Too big, too low, too slow, too quiet, for a normal aircraft.",9/2/2005,32.7591667,-97.7969444 10/10/1993 03:00,zlatoust (russia),,,sphere,1200,20 minutes,"I woke up at night and looked out the window near my bed. There was a huge sphere of shining light in front of our nine floor apartment",12/14/2004,55.183333,59.65 10/10/1993 22:00,peoria,il,us,light,8,8 seconds,"Light over Peoria, IL that moves slowly, stops in mid-air, hovers, changes colors, shoots in opposite direction and disappears.",10/11/2005,40.6936111,-89.5888889 10/10/1993 23:00,carthage,tn,us,other,60,less than 1 min,"1 object with green and red lights",3/21/2003,36.2522222,-85.9516667 10/10/1994 15:00,mercedies,tx,,cigar,3600,1 hour,"ufo chased by fighter jet over Rio Grande Valley. Seen on news",12/12/2011,26.149798,-97.913611 10/10/1994 18:30,burnt hills,ny,us,rectangle,120,2 minutes,"Giant rectangular craft (resembling an upside-down aircraft carrier) over highway near Saratoga, NY.",10/23/2013,42.9097222,-73.8955556 10/10/1994 22:00,pinebergen,ar,us,light,5,5 seconds,"Round, bright, low flying object silently speeds West of Arkansas town at 11:30pm, 10/10/94.",2/18/2001,34.1027778,-91.9922222 10/10/1994 23:00,toronto (greater toronto area) (canada),on,ca,sphere,3600,~1 hour,"Large rusty sphere",7/3/2013,43.666667,-79.416667 10/10/1995 19:45,milwaukee,wi,us,,120,2 min.,"Man on Hwy 43 SW of Milwaukee sees large, bright blue light streak by his car, descend, turn, cross road ahead, strobe. Bizarre!",11/2/1999,43.0388889,-87.9063889 10/10/1995 22:40,oakland,ca,us,,60,1 minute,"Woman repts. bright light in NW sky, suddenly approaches her, flies slowly overhead. Swept wings, 2 blurry lights either side.",11/2/1999,37.8044444,-122.2697222 10/10/1996 03:20,higginsville,mo,us,triangle,3,3sec,"illuminated triangular craft, flying at high speed from South to North",2/16/2000,39.0725000,-93.7169444 10/10/1996 20:00,lake macquarie (nsw, australia),,,light,300,5 min,"RED LIGHT WITH OTHER RED FLASHING LIGHT, ONE OBJECT",5/24/1999,-33.093373,151.588982 10/10/1996 22:00,charleston,sc,us,light,300,5 min,"Flashing object above Charleston, SC",11/26/2003,32.7763889,-79.9311111 10/10/1996 22:30,monroe county,oh,us,cylinder,60,1 minute,"Looked like it went through the hillside",7/8/2004,39.4402778,-84.3622222 10/10/1997 16:00,connersville,in,us,delta,14400,4 hours,"3 differants types , cluster ,delta , and one in a 3 pointed star design . followed it for six miles .",1/28/1999,39.6411111,-85.1411111 10/10/1997 17:00,mesa,az,us,sphere,30,30 seconds,"A small dark purple quad-thruster craft hovering 200-300 feet in the sky. 500 Lights On Object0: Yes",2/14/2008,33.4222222,-111.8219444 10/10/1997 20:00,bonaire,ga,us,triangle,300,<5 minutes,"Triangular Object Sighted at Very Close Range",2/1/2007,32.5436111,-83.5961111 10/10/1997 21:00,austin,mn,us,other,3600,1-hour,"i was traveling northbound on state highway 105 approximately 8 miles south of Austin MN when an object came down directly above my car",1/28/1999,43.6666667,-92.9744444 10/10/1998 02:30,hollywood,ca,us,changing,300,5 minutes,"I was standing outside on Sunset Blvd. at Vine and looked straight up which I normally do not do. I saw three bright white lights in a",11/1/1998,34.0983333,-118.3258333 10/10/1998 03:30,phoenix (north part),az,us,fireball,15,10 to 15 sec,"bright green moving north to north east. it was bright green and kinda clear. quite fast too.",2/16/1999,33.4483333,-112.0733333 10/10/1998 13:15,elgin,il,us,cylinder,1800,30 +/- min,"While looking up at sky I noticed a bright light hovering above the sky. then I noticed a jet airliner traveling in the same area and I",11/1/1998,42.0372222,-88.2811111 10/10/1998 17:30,las vegas,nv,us,cigar,600,10 minutes,"White, vertical cigar shape floating around in the eastern sky.",11/1/1998,36.1750000,-115.1363889 10/10/1998 17:30,las vegas,nv,us,circle,2700,45min.,"Ufo sighting in las vegas near Area51",8/30/1999,36.1750000,-115.1363889 10/10/1998 20:30,nyc/westchester area,ny,,triangle,60,< 1 min,"Lights over NYC",10/30/2006,40.935998,-73.901708 10/10/1998 20:30,spokane (about 30 miles sw of,i-90, maybe mm 254),wa,us,triangle,600,10 minutes,"Dark boomerange object seen for ten minutes hovering over the freeway with a bright light out the front that lit up the fields. No jet",8/5/2001,47.6588889,-117.4250000 10/10/1998 20:50,mooresville,nc,us,light,2,2 seconds,"Star gazing in back yard with telescope and binos. Saw shooting star and an oblong shape of light.",11/1/1998,35.5847222,-80.8102778 10/10/1998 22:30,st. john's (canada),nf,ca,egg,7200,2 hours,"Started off as 3 points of intense yellow light in triangle formation - then grew larger - it becage a single egg shape - VERY bright.",12/2/2000,47.55,-52.666667 10/10/1998 23:50,delano,tn,us,fireball,15,15 seconds,"I came home from work one night and I seen a bright fire like ball go across the top ofthe mountain and it was going fast then it stopp",3/21/2003,35.2650000,-84.5533333 10/10/1999 00:01,martinez,ca,us,changing,3600,1 hour,"Bright objects, red and green flashing lights (and a diffuse white light off to one side of the larger of the two objects), about 30 de",10/19/1999,38.0194444,-122.1330556 10/10/1999 04:00,kansas city,ks,us,unknown,600,5-10 min.,"Orange object over city.",10/19/1999,39.1141667,-94.6272222 10/10/1999 06:00,dallas,tx,us,other,10,10 seconds,"group of twinkling lights at high altitude",11/20/2001,32.7833333,-96.8000000 10/10/1999 11:00,san diego,ca,us,fireball,3600,1 hour,"At 10:45 in the morning, my father and I noticed a small stationary object in the sky.",10/19/1999,32.7152778,-117.1563889 10/10/1999 12:40,kennewick,wa,us,sphere,45,45 secs,"Standing outside saying goodby to family members and pointing to Chem-Trails",10/19/1999,46.2113889,-119.1361111