UFO Sightings in Alaska
615 UFO sightings reported in Alaska since 1936, peaking in 2013 (53 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 615
- Span
- 1936–2022
- Peak year
- 2013 (53 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1936–2022 · peak 2013 (53 reports)
Top cities in Alaska
Anchorage
1949–2022 · peak 2012 (18 reports)
Fairbanks
1949–2022 · peak 2013 (12 reports)
Wasilla
1988–2020 · peak 2013 (5 reports)
North Pole
1988–2022 · peak 2013 (4 reports)
Palmer
1999–2020 · peak 2013 (5 reports)
Juneau
1968–2020 · peak 2015 (3 reports)
Eagle River
1998–2020 · peak 2012 (3 reports)
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
1970–2020 · peak 1970 (2 reports)
Kenai
1969–2020 · peak 2014 (2 reports)
Ketchikan
1978–2020 · peak 2012 (2 reports)
Bethel
1996–2020 · peak 2009 (2 reports)
Homer
2000–2019 · peak 2012 (3 reports)
Soldotna
1976–2021 · peak 2018 (3 reports)
Seward
1985–2020 · peak 1999 (3 reports)
Chugiak
1973–2021 · peak 1973 (1 reports)
Kodiak
1998–2019 · peak 2013 (2 reports)
Willow
2007–2022 · peak 2010 (2 reports)
Nikiski
1999–2017 · peak 1999 (1 reports)
Nenana
1962–2018 · peak 1962 (1 reports)
Delta Junction
1966–2016 · peak 1966 (1 reports)
Gula · AK, USA
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Kodiak Naval Station · AK, USA
I cannot find reports from Elmendorf AFB concerning bogies near the Anchorage area where our radio relay crew working the old White Ali
Delta Junction · AK, USA
Witnesses in Delta Junction, Alaska, reported a long cigar-shaped object with portholes and bright orange coloring at its ends, observed for about 15 minutes in September 1966.
Nenana · AK, USA
Witnesses near Nenana, Alaska described an oval-shaped object with a large spotlight shining down toward the ground, observed for about 15 minutes in August 1962.
Northeast Cape AFS · St Lawrence Island,, AK, USA
Observed target on search radar. Ground speed about 25000 kt, altitude at least 30000ft. recorded on scope camera. observed by other ra
Nelchina (near) · AK, USA
This incident occurred about October of 1956 or ‘57. At the time, I was Assistant station manager for a major airline in Anchorage as
Northeast Cape AFS · AK, USA
Radar sighting and filming
Arctic · AK, USA
spacecraft found in artic between 1953 to1961 2 bodys recovered. front page of newspapper
????? · AK, USA
A witness in Alaska reported a bright light and loud bang, followed by a fireball-like object hovering for about 13 minutes before disappearing, in June 1955.
Fairbanks · AK, USA
A USAF pilot near Fairbanks, Alaska reportedly conducted a radar intercept of an unidentified object over about 19 minutes in February 1954.
Fairbanks · AK, USA
A witness in Fairbanks, Alaska reported an enormous, metallic, disk-shaped object in the sky, observed for about two minutes in July 1949.
Anchorage · AK, USA
A witness in Anchorage, Alaska reported a disk-shaped object that appeared to have operational difficulties before crashing, observed for about three minutes in June 1949.
Bering Sea · AK, USA
A witness over the Bering Sea, Alaska reported four red lights arranged in a line, observed for about one hour in April 1943.
Eklutna · AK, USA
Two men in Eklutna, Alaska reported being approached by a cigar-shaped object in the night sky, observed for about three minutes in October 1936.
Anchorage · AK, USA
Around 2 in the morning went outside on my front porch and i saw at least 50 rectangle shape objects flying together on patterns.Then t