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)
Florence · KY, USA
The craft looked translucent and moved like a jelly fish, but did not have tentacles. The colors were golden.
Lou · KY, USA
There were three orange glowing basketball shape. Hovering
Louisville · KY, USA
Glowing orange ball traveled across the sky in Fern Creek area
Louisville · KY, USA
Bright orange objects over Louisville, KY
Lexington · KY, USA
Two red lights seen moving near each other until disappearing.
Lancaster · KY, USA
4 lights/orbs rotating. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect advertising lights. PD))
Crestview · KY, USA
NKY red lights north to south.
Walton · KY, USA
Orange/red fireball
Edmonton · KY, USA
Single bright orange/red pulsating light in northeast sky of Summer Shade, KY
West Paducah · KY, USA
I live by a airport and I see planes everyday in and out, I went outside to check on my dog because I put her in the garage because it
Somerset · KY, USA
Bright white circle of light appears, moves from south to north extreamly fast the disappears in thin air
Georgetown · KY, USA
I was looking up and thought I saw a shooting star, but it stopped. Dead stop, and was modulating, not blinking per se. The trail, if y
Independence · KY, USA
The triangle shape was like a billboard very high in the sky.
Nicholasville · KY, USA
It was a bright red light that came closer then stopped mid air, and flew very quickly away to the right.
Richmond · KY, USA
16 UFOs seen in under 4 hours!
Louisville · KY, USA
One was very bright, cylinder shape, other two less bright not sure of shape.
Owensboro · KY, USA
Orange, bright, round object flying just above tree line...
Glasgow · KY, USA
Orangeish red lights almost like firelanterns.
Barkley Lake · KY, USA
My husband, myself and 2 friends had taken our boat out on lake barkley and went to seat at a restaurant off the lake called buzzard ro
Paducah · KY, USA
Four flashing stobe lights moving quickly in the sky.
Salt Lick · KY, USA
Strange objects appearing and disappearing
Louisville · KY, USA
Brightly lit object flys slowly over treeline and vanishes
Greenville · KY, USA
Oval/Almond shaped craft, very bright moving quickly then slowly.
Stamping Ground · KY, USA
Large bright white light in Stamping Ground, Ky followed by about five smaller ones.
Lexington · KY, USA
Triangle shaped craft over lexington ky