UFO Sightings in Idaho
1,273 UFO sightings reported in Idaho since 1932, peaking in 2020 (128 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 1,273
- Span
- 1932–2022
- Peak year
- 2020 (128 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1932–2022 · peak 2020 (128 reports)
Top cities in Idaho
Boise
1932–2022 · peak 2019 (42 reports)
Nampa
1992–2022 · peak 2015 (10 reports)
Meridian
1977–2021 · peak 2015 (9 reports)
Twin Falls
1981–2021 · peak 2019 (7 reports)
Coeur d'Alene
1950–2020 · peak 2013 (9 reports)
Idaho Falls
1989–2022 · peak 2006 (6 reports)
Sandpoint
1976–2021 · peak 2003 (4 reports)
Pocatello
1998–2021 · peak 2021 (4 reports)
Post Falls
1999–2020 · peak 2013 (5 reports)
Caldwell
1994–2021 · peak 2015 (4 reports)
Mountain Home
1983–2020 · peak 2015 (9 reports)
Kuna
1989–2021 · peak 2014 (5 reports)
Lewiston
1961–2019 · peak 2011 (3 reports)
Hayden
2000–2022 · peak 2009 (4 reports)
Moscow
1993–2021 · peak 2001 (2 reports)
Emmett
2005–2019 · peak 2011 (2 reports)
Rexburg
1974–2020 · peak 2013 (3 reports)
Rathdrum
1989–2021 · peak 2020 (3 reports)
Jerome
2001–2020 · peak 2020 (6 reports)
Eagle
2001–2020 · peak 2015 (3 reports)
Pocatello · ID, USA
09/04/08 at approximately 22:10 hours a bright light moved West to East, zigged and zagged then disappeared. ((NUFORC Note: ISS. PD))
Boise · ID, USA
((HOAX??)) Noted a star/spider shaped craft with yellow lights and blinking lights at ends.
Orafino · ID, USA
Saw flashes of light, like strobes, at high altitude but not in a straight line and only every ten seconds or so
Pocatello · ID, USA
((HOAX?? Contact information is bogus.)) Trying to submit a sighting; under one week old.
Coeur d'Alene · ID, USA
I saw what appeared to be a satellite, but then it stopped moving, then moved in several directions.
Hamer · ID, USA
We saw several light objects in pairs stationary in the sky and then move in different directions at a high rate of speed.
Twin Falls · ID, USA
White, triangular object over Twin Falls, ID
Coeur d'Alene · ID, USA
perfect shape of a very bright oval UFO, the size of the UFO was the size of moon in lenght.
Rexburg · ID, USA
Course-correcting lights in formation, with possible nuclear site connection
Lewiston · ID, USA
hovering object shot off at incredible speed
Lava Hot Springs · ID, USA
I observed about 30 amber lights which changed position and shape in the night sky over southeastern Idaho.
Priest Lake · ID, USA
Two high altitude, high speed lights half hour apart, no sound, no blinking, yellowish color
Rexburg · ID, USA
big, black, dragon shapped object, no lights, slowly gliding at high altitude, kind of a small blur around it
Challis · ID, USA
Cited five orange/redish lights flying horizontal in an arched formation over Challis, Idaho.
Challis · ID, USA
Triangular formation of lights with fourth light out of formation traveling slowly and quietly.
Nampa · ID, USA
bright light moving rapidly accross the sky, stops then accelerates at a 90 degree angle
Meridian · ID, USA
230 to 250 foot wide Crescent or manta ray shaped object with no audio or lighting low altitude and high speed in Merdian idaho
Worley · ID, USA
moved slowly in the clouds during a snowstorm no noise went from south to north withflood lights shining all over the area as it moved
Moscow · ID, USA
Bright,strobe-like colorful lights, high in SW sky, no sound, followed by orange dripping from sight of light. ((Meteor))
Arco Dessert · ID, USA
Fireball crashes in Idaho
Rigby · ID, USA
A little line of light riggiling up to space.
Twin Falls · ID, USA
v- shaped object,approx 5 lights on each side rectangle in shape, no noise at all, very fast.
Boise · ID, USA
A collection of flashing lights moving quickly across the sky. Too many to be airplanes.
Worley (south of) · ID, USA
Unexplained lights above US 95 south of Worley, ID. 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Hayden · ID, USA
very strange kind of made the hair on your neck stand up!!!!