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)
Dry Ridge · KY, USA
Noticed something and took a picture
Dry Ridge · KY, USA
Saw something in the sky while sitting in the druve thru and took a picture picture
Franklin · KY, USA
MADAR Node 33
Franklin · KY, USA
MADAR Node 33
Hadley · KY, USA
Two large round white flashes over Hadley,Ky
Goshen · KY, USA
MADAR Node 182
In flight · KY, USA
Inverted Y-shaped object seen from commercial aircraft at 28K ft
Goshen · KY, USA
MADAR Node 182
Goshen · KY, USA
MADAR Node 182 operator reported observing a trianglular UFO
Jackson · KY, USA
Standing in the backyard of my house looking up stargazing
Franklin · KY, USA
MADAR Node 54
Louisville · KY, USA
Cigar shaped object flies across sky in very odd way, before stopping and orienting it's leading end up and accelerating out of sight.
Franklin · KY, USA
MADAR Node 54
Princeton · KY, USA
Unknown object emitted yellowish-white light at regular intervals along west-east route in sky.
Goshen · KY, USA
MADAR Node 182
Franklin · KY, USA
MADAR Node 54
Flatwoods · KY, USA
I saw 6 orange orbs in the sky disappearing and reappearing in different areas. The orbs would go vast distances and stop on a dime.
Louisville · KY, USA
3 of us saw 3 bright circle lights in sky at midnight. I went to bed woke up at 2:30 look out restroom window and saw 1000s of white tw
Burkesville · KY, USA
Was over cumberland river near bridge and flew over house on south side bluetooth radio and lights outside started to blink radio made
Radcliff · KY, USA
Cancer and Grey Beings
Eddyville · KY, USA
What looked like a meteor[ite] stopped in mid-air and grew in size/brightness, then changed and moved away in reverse.
Louisville · KY, USA
So this ships showed up a couple weeks ago. basically theres 3 i can point out every night now cause they go to same general area when
Ewing · KY, USA
Ambulance or UFO
Lexington · KY, USA
I was bird watching, as I was looking up at the sky I noticed something circle shaped color of aluminum foil in the sky at first I thou
Franklin · KY, USA
MADAR Node 54