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)
Jerome · ID, USA
four lights, amber colored, faded out one at a time from right to left in the southwest sky of southern idaho
St. Maries · ID, USA
Swooshing sound, bright white/red lights,light up whole area obove and surrounding house in Idaho
Coeur d'Alene · ID, USA
Bright orange-yellow light, two-story high, with structure underneath when observer got closer, did not move or streak, hovered above t
Caldwell · ID, USA
Saw a large light change colors and eventually dim to nothing on El Paso Rd.
Kamiah · ID, USA
(This report will include 3 seperate sightings on the same night from different locations. All witnesses are members of the same family
Boise · ID, USA
Halloween UFO
Idaho Falls · ID, USA
Fast, low flying, Boomerang, no sound!
Kerrywood · ID, USA
spotted flashing light ,then a glowing ball of light.
Challis · ID, USA
An enormous triangular silent object just floating 200 feet straight above us.
Twin Falls · ID, USA
Well, me and my friend were out watching the stars and then we saw one big glowing light that was pretty bright. We wathced that one fo
Meridian · ID, USA
Was observing another aircraft when I saw this object, making no sound, travel in a straight line from west to east an go out of sight.
Twin Falls · ID, USA
obserbed military air craft chase whit light sphere. intensity like a star in cassoipea from south to north in straight line. could
Boise · ID, USA
Blue, pulsating, flashing lights....separate crafts.
Riggins · ID, USA
Large slow moving fireball seen in North central Idaho
Orofino/Weippe · ID, USA
Triangle as big as a CITY
Blackfoot · ID, USA
Four lights in two sets, each set rotating/spiraling going north and changing red and white.
Mountain Home AFB · ID, USA
My mother was visiting I stepped outside to get fresh air it was a beautiful night and the sky was very clear. I looked up at the sky t
Hayden · ID, USA
CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT i SAW? THREE STAR OR PLANET-LIKE OBJECTS SPACED IN WHAT APPEARED TO BE ABOUT AN INCH APPART, PROBLABLY ABOUT 2
Sandpoint (NE of) · ID, USA
Bright light moving from west to east, which went from the horizon to directly overhead in less than a minute, with no sound.
Boise · ID, USA
During the night I saw lights moving like battling in the sky. Movements were evasive in nature, random ziz zaging and spiralling in s
Rupert · ID, USA
HBCCUFO CANADIAN REPORT: Cluster of lights formed one large object.
Boise · ID, USA
Bright gold color light that flew west to east.
Boise · ID, USA
unknown object,possible space junk,illuminated the sky from east to west -- intensely blue in color.
Idaho City · ID, USA
bright light that vanishes
Nampa · ID, USA
Witnessed white contrail that appeared to go from level flight to straight down. Contrail actually indicated 90 degree turn S to W to