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)
Louisville · KY, USA
flying discs and rectangles in clouds. 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Paintsville · KY, USA
Ciguar shaped UFO seen over Paintsville,Ky.
Hardinsburg · KY, USA
Triangle craft turned into a ball of light and back again, then took off.
Benton (Aurora) · KY, USA
cigar shaped chrome object moves slowly at first, then zips across the sky ((NUFORC Note: Student report. PD))
Lexington · KY, USA
Large orange/red glowing cigar shaped object seen off Man O' War blvd.
Grayson · KY, USA
very shiney round ball very high in the air
Pikeville · KY, USA
Blue light, split into smaller lights in triangle.
Latonia · KY, USA
Segmented, white rectangular object travelling very slowly. ((anonymous report))
South Shore · KY, USA
UFO over South Shore
Lancaster · KY, USA
bright white circle seen over highway
Crestwood · KY, USA
saw one ufo as i was in a hamton hotel from geogia. I was in the pool outside with my face poited up and i saw a huge slow flat circler
Prestonsburg · KY, USA
OBJECT NOTED OVER KENTUCKY HILLS
Lexington · KY, USA
flew really fast shape of an oval tight formation of flight large
Salem · KY, USA
Not a UFO, but a strange black helicopter.
Owensboro · KY, USA
While driving on a clear night I happened to look overhead and saw a black trianglular craft having 3 lights. The lights were of an od
Louisville · KY, USA
ufo sighting in louisville ky, it just vanished!
Wickliffe · KY, USA
I viewed one elongated wide oval shape with a cloud-like color heading North at altitude 15-20K feet then stopping behind clouds.
Wickliffe · KY, USA
Oval shaped UFO disapeared into the first of two long clouds in clear blue skies.
Lexington · KY, USA
Lights over Lexington KY in a "V" shape formation. Heading North.
Lexington · KY, USA
A roundish disk encircled with blue lights and two larger red lights over my car; I couldn't believe it even when I was looking at it.
Murray · KY, USA
four fuzzy light chasing each other in a circle. angels?
Morehead · KY, USA
Strange light seen west of Morehead, Kentucky on December 23, 2005.
Morganfield · KY, USA
vertically blinking lights , some reddish in color and some bluish white in color moving at a steady SW direction.
Calhoun · KY, USA
Chrome cigar shaped craft without wings emitting no sound or vapor trails
Fordsville · KY, USA
While seating in my deerstand i was watching a meteor shower as i looked north i noticed a cluster of meteors come down all at once the