UFO Sightings in Kansas
1,110 UFO sightings reported in Kansas since 1931, peaking in 2020 (71 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 1,110
- Span
- 1931–2022
- Peak year
- 2020 (71 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1931–2022 · peak 2020 (71 reports)
Top cities in Kansas
Wichita
1956–2022 · peak 2019 (13 reports)
Topeka
1977–2021 · peak 2014 (9 reports)
Overland Park
1974–2020 · peak 1999 (4 reports)
Olathe
1995–2020 · peak 2012 (6 reports)
Kansas City
1954–2021 · peak 2007 (5 reports)
Lawrence
1985–2021 · peak 2001 (5 reports)
Salina
1973–2021 · peak 2014 (3 reports)
Leavenworth
1965–2020 · peak 2010 (5 reports)
Lenexa
1990–2020 · peak 2012 (3 reports)
Shawnee
1999–2022 · peak 2012 (3 reports)
Hutchinson
1965–2020 · peak 2006 (3 reports)
Pratt
2000–2020 · peak 2004 (3 reports)
Pittsburg
1972–2015 · peak 2015 (2 reports)
Dodge City
2000–2022 · peak 2017 (3 reports)
Manhattan
2004–2019 · peak 2019 (2 reports)
Colby
2005–2018 · peak 2012 (2 reports)
El Dorado
1998–2020 · peak 2007 (2 reports)
Newton
1998–2020 · peak 2014 (2 reports)
Emporia
1963–2014 · peak 2014 (2 reports)
Gardner
2000–2020 · peak 2013 (2 reports)
Overland Park · KS, USA
5 red lights moving up into the sky, flicker out.
Salina · KS, USA
3 bright lights
Liberal · KS, USA
Triangle lights with one light moving position to left side.
Leavenworth · KS, USA
Several fireball ish looking craft, "danicing'' wave like motions in Kansas, USA.
Wichita · KS, USA
Red light dropping balls of light.
Wichita · KS, USA
About 25 bright red lights west of Wichita
Kansas City/Norton (between) · KS, USA
White object stalled vehicle
Baxter Springs · KS, USA
Orange orbs floating across the western sky headed north, approx.15, several floating in groups of 4, in a long square . Flying low .
Junction City · KS, USA
Big red lights flying low
Topeka · KS, USA
A triangle shape object flew across the sky while I was taking my dog outside.
Merriam · KS, USA
Triangular, almost hovering but very slow movement, 5 bright lights, no sound
Ft. Riley · KS, USA
One lit cigar shaped craft, four "U" shaped smaller craft
Colby · KS, USA
White sphere being followed.
Lawrence · KS, USA
Bright beacon style light sweeping over Lawrence. (Not the airport beacon)
Wichita · KS, USA
Saw a bright tear-like triangular shape in the sky that did not move for more than 30 minutes. ((NUFORC Note: Jupiter? PD))
Silver Lake · KS, USA
An object moving Southeast in Kansas that appeared to be a bright star but dimmed and disappeared.
Spring Hill · KS, USA
Orange-red ball in sky south of KC splits into multiple balls before fading away.
Wichita · KS, USA
Dim slow moving ball of light suddenly very bright white turning 90° and shooting straight up.
Olathe · KS, USA
A bright glowing orange/amber light appeared in the sky and moved at various speeds before shooting off at incredible speeds.
Lawrence · KS, USA
Oranges star traveling slightly faster than u would expect a plane, 16th of a inch tail trailing. Travel was from right to left ruling
Lakin · KS, USA
Single brilliant light moving from southwest to northeast at moderate speed. ((NUFORC Note: Possible satellite or ISS?? PD))
Lindsborg · KS, USA
2 witness enormous craft
Topeka · KS, USA
I stepped out of the garage at about 4:15 or maybe 4:30 am, into my three acre heavily
Shawnee · KS, USA
Observed two slow moving fireballs come out of the north, heading south, turned and went north. Both emitted no sound.
Kansas City · KS, USA
Cluster of lights spotted in sky over Kansas City, KS, moving at incredible rate of speed east toward KC, MO