UFO Sightings in Indiana
2,549 UFO sightings reported in Indiana since 1940, peaking in 2020 (193 reports); most often described as unknown.
- Total sightings
- 2,549
- Span
- 1940–2022
- Peak year
- 2020 (193 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Unknown
1940–2022 · peak 2020 (193 reports)
Top cities in Indiana
Indianapolis
1954–2022 · peak 2013 (27 reports)
Fort Wayne
1980–2022 · peak 2014 (17 reports)
Evansville
1970–2022 · peak 2019 (16 reports)
Mt. Vernon
1956–2022 · peak 2020 (28 reports)
Newburgh
1990–2021 · peak 2019 (28 reports)
South Bend
1997–2021 · peak 2003 (4 reports)
Terre Haute
1955–2021 · peak 2004 (7 reports)
Lafayette
1959–2021 · peak 2013 (7 reports)
Fishers
1996–2021 · peak 2020 (14 reports)
Kokomo
1996–2021 · peak 2008 (14 reports)
Bloomington
1973–2022 · peak 2006 (3 reports)
Noblesville
1992–2022 · peak 2013 (5 reports)
Greenwood
1999–2020 · peak 2008 (4 reports)
Santa Claus
2018–2022 · peak 2019 (13 reports)
Muncie
1958–2019 · peak 2011 (5 reports)
Crown Point
1987–2021 · peak 2017 (4 reports)
Vincennes
1970–2022 · peak 1970 (4 reports)
New Albany
1959–2022 · peak 1998 (2 reports)
Marion
1979–2021 · peak 2003 (2 reports)
Mishawaka
1974–2020 · peak 2005 (3 reports)
Mt. Vernon · IN, USA
New MADAR-II tracked anomaly, possible Coronal Mass Ejection.
Columbia City · IN, USA
Star-like point of light moved S to N, disappearing, reappearing, one burst of light, continued out of sight in night sky.
Mooresville · IN, USA
I observed 3 orange lights moving northwest, then saw another 5-6 move from behind trees following a similar flight path. We are in the
Indianapolis · IN, USA
Three yellow/orange lights over downtown Indy fliying in a slow triangler formation before fading in the semi overcast sky one by one.
Marion · IN, USA
Bright white light, circle shaped and not moving.
Hobart · IN, USA
Orange/red ball of light heading from S to the N the appearing to stop and change course leaving the atmosphere.
Brazil · IN, USA
Strange maneuvering.
Terre Haute · IN, USA
Bright red light moving over Terre Haute ,Indiana
New Albany · IN, USA
3 reddish lights hovering in side-triangle formation - split apart 2 off to the east like lighting one remained hovering over tree line
Versailles · IN, USA
Triangle shape with 3 bright lights in each corner, Movement was faster than a typical aircraft but it circled around the sky
Indianpolis · IN, USA
Saw flat black square object flying northeast at 9:15pm Friday 6/27 at altitude of plane on approach to Indy airport.
Indianapolis · IN, USA
Flat black square object flying NE at altitude of plane on approach. ((NUFORC Note: MUFON CMS report. PD))
Mishawaka · IN, USA
Three reddish orange light moving across the sky.
Fort Wayne · IN, USA
Two orange spheres seen. The first one traveling south to north and disappeared into a low level cloud. The second one came from the s
Jeffersonville · IN, USA
Strange aircraft followed by 5 blackhawk helicopters.
Franklin · IN, USA
Black saucer hovering.
Clermont · IN, USA
Circles of light move in different directions behind clouds over west side of Indianapolis.
Monrovia · IN, USA
Two Orange circles, traveling West off of state roads 42 and 39
Marion · IN, USA
Many craft giving quite a show for the citizens, police and military for almost 6 hours.
Palmyra · IN, USA
At approx. 12am, I was awakened by the neighborhood dogs barking. When I went to the back door to check out what might be happenin
Tipton · IN, USA
I saw an object tracking SSE to NNW at spacecraft altitude and witnessed a thrust burst.
Indianapolis · IN, USA
5 sets of lights fly into the clouds and turn into or return to 5 large black soundless a/c. ((NUFORC Note: Witness is USAF vet. PD))
West Lafayette · IN, USA
There was 20-50 red lights in a line.
Crown Point · IN, USA
Silent, bright, red/orange lights fly over Northwestern Indiana.
Fort Wayne · IN, USA
Red glowing globes moving west to east in formation at what appeared to be about 10k feet.