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)
Winfield · KS, USA
South-Central Kansas D shaped white light.
Gardner · KS, USA
Pre-dawn cylinder shape outlined by dull red lights with a brighter greenish light, none of them flashing.
Melvern · KS, USA
Yellow bright light hovering over melvern would go dark then brighten back up for many amount of times. ((anonymous report))
Topeka · KS, USA
Round orb zigzaging in Topeka night sky.
McPherson · KS, USA
Bright light over I-135 around McPherson, KS. ((anonymous report))
Kansas City · KS, USA
Hovering Lights in Kansas. ((anonymous report))
Lawrence · KS, USA
Very bright, white light flashing, triangular object moving extreme distances instantaneously
Topeka · KS, USA
Object looked to hover over a neighborhood for 3-4 minutes. Maybe 1000ft or less. It looked to have 2 lights that would turn on and off
Independence · KS, USA
A blinking light of variable speed & intensity
Valley Center · KS, USA
Stationary Red Light That Eventually Moved.
Topeka · KS, USA
UFO OVER TOPEKA East Topeka, Kansas July 19, 2018 / 8:30 to 9:30 PM , After a storm blew through after three NOAA WARNINGS a Thunderst
Kansas City · KS, USA
2 triangle shaped UFOS spotted.
Lecompton · KS, USA
6 White dots stacked and moving together near ground in wooded area on trail camera.
Russell · KS, USA
Diamond blue white illuminated stationary object .driver and passenger Observed object while traveling too Denver for many miles hoveri
Wichita · KS, USA
Two bright perfect circle orbs operating perpendicular to each other with exact movement, direction, and speed.
Kansas City · KS, USA
Green orb moving fast and smoking then disappeared before it was out of sight.
Eureka · KS, USA
Yellow orange light moving over Eureka ks
Olathe · KS, USA
Bright object flying in strange patterns between Olathe/Gardner
Wichita · KS, USA
Green cigar shaped UFO across Wichita sky.
McPherson · KS, USA
4 bright lights at perfect sequence two different times in 2 different locations. It was dark.
Troy · KS, USA
Bright flashing light flying lower from west to east. It looked like lightening at first because it was so bright. ((anonymous rept.))
Kansas City · KS, USA
Satellite Looking Star Stopped In Orion's Belt
Wichita · KS, USA
I was driving with my 3 kids when we seen 4 bright red lights flying in the sky. They were in a triangular shape at first and then chan
Lakin · KS, USA
Was returning to house after taking trash to dumpster.I get to my backyard something caught my eye.Large craft fairly low I'm guessing
Olathe · KS, USA
Bright Hovering strange orb spotted 01/28/2018.