UFO Sightings in Kentucky
1,586 UFO sightings reported in Kentucky since 1943, peaking in 2013 (98 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 1,586
- Span
- 1943–2022
- Peak year
- 2013 (98 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1943–2022 · peak 2013 (98 reports)
Top cities in Kentucky
Louisville
1950–2021 · peak 2020 (17 reports)
Lexington
1966–2021 · peak 2014 (10 reports)
Bowling Green
1982–2022 · peak 2013 (6 reports)
Richmond
1995–2022 · peak 2011 (6 reports)
Owensboro
1943–2020 · peak 2014 (4 reports)
Florence
1999–2018 · peak 2011 (4 reports)
Paducah
1993–2020 · peak 2008 (3 reports)
Morehead
1968–2020 · peak 2008 (4 reports)
Elizabethtown
1995–2018 · peak 1995 (3 reports)
Ashland
1958–2020 · peak 2011 (3 reports)
Frankfort
2007–2021 · peak 2014 (7 reports)
Winchester
1967–2022 · peak 2015 (3 reports)
Hopkinsville
1956–2022 · peak 2005 (2 reports)
Franklin
1974–2022 · peak 2021 (8 reports)
Bardstown
1974–2021 · peak 2019 (3 reports)
Nicholasville
1999–2020 · peak 1999 (4 reports)
Murray
2003–2016 · peak 2013 (3 reports)
Hazard
1970–2011 · peak 1986 (2 reports)
Pikeville
1950–2019 · peak 2014 (3 reports)
Scottsville
1965–2013 · peak 1965 (2 reports)
Henderson · KY, USA
Large, rectangular. Bright red, orange, and green oval lights flashed. Made no sound, and hovered about 20 feet above ground.
Louisville · KY, USA
Two rotating hazy green spheres with what looked like fire in the middle or like a jet engine burn.
Louisville · KY, USA
In the easter sky, a green object appeared in Orion's belt. The object appeared to be far away, but from our perspective had the same
Dubre · KY, USA
Had just turned lights off and was looking out at the night sky. Sky was very clear and starry. Then I noticed this spherical shaped
Shepherdsville · KY, USA
UFO reapears after chased off by 2-stealth fighters south east of shepherdsville
Florence · KY, USA
Almost full-moon appearing object in distance above trees. Not the full moon.
burlington · KY, USA
flashing lights and changing direction
Winchester · KY, USA
Observed 2 red, yellow blueish colored round objects hovering in the night sky on Nov 23 2015 about 1:30 am
Louisville · KY, USA
Glowing orange/red fireballs, 17 in all, floating quietly in pairs or alone, over 15 minutes.
Louisville · KY, USA
Bright white orb moving steadily cross the sky slowly until it swelled, retracted, and moved away at a high rate of speed.
Radcliff · KY, USA
I was driving down hwy313 when I noticed a shiny object in the sky. It hovered a minute then it was gone.it was clear skies that day.
Taylorsville · KY, USA
October 7, 2015, watching the International Space tation their not alone!..
Taylorsville · KY, USA
October 7 2015 watching the international space station their not alone!..
Nicholasville · KY, USA
Purple orb, resembling shooting star.
Hustonville · KY, USA
Ball of light hovers for 2min them shoots straight up.
Florence · KY, USA
Orange single light flung West to East right after sunset
Louisville · KY, USA
10/16/15 20:40 EST a sphere caused two bright flashes in the northern sky. It moved south, swelled brightly. It moved south until gone.
Bowling Green · KY, USA
Brightly shining spherical object white light pulsing then disappearing rapidly before our eyes.
Louisville · KY, USA
6 reddish/white spheres following in the exact same direction in a clear night sky secs and minutes apart.
Maysville · KY, USA
Multiple orange lights moving, forming and disappearing over the Ohio side of the Ohio River.
Hodgenville · KY, USA
Silent, very bright ball of light, silent, instantly disappeared
Wayland · KY, USA
Halloween night, two green ghost shapes, fleeting across the night sky!
Corinth · KY, USA
12 orange/red lights traveling across the sky.
Munfordville/Glendale (between) · KY, USA
I was on I-65 traveling northbound to my dads in Louisville from Florida, there was a 21 mile area under construction and the highway h
Bowling Green · KY, USA
Large craft wth 5-7 lights and one red light. Lights did not blink