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)
Elizabethtown · KY, USA
The craft was about 200 feet in the air above the field and an adjacent house.
Mayfield · KY, USA
family followed by darting, triangular objects.
Ashland · KY, USA
Disintegrating object.
Hawesville · KY, USA
Sightings of multiple craft disappearing and reappearing in sky, possible abduction.
Richmond · KY, USA
Giant triangle craft witnessed by a friend and two park rangers over a lake and a military base. The craft sit over us for at least 3 m
Richmond · KY, USA
While on the back deck watching for shooting stars an object shoot across the sky and stopped suddenly in mid air, a second object appe
Greensburg · KY, USA
08/22/95 1:00 Greensburg Ky Rectangular 5 min. Cloud with a ship inside 10/02/05
Louisville · KY, USA
Mother & daughter witness "donut-shaped" obj. beside highway. Pick up friend at destination, return to sighting location. Scared.
Elizabethtown · KY, USA
Black Triangular shaped craft with 3 pulsating red lights.
Broughtontown · KY, USA
sighted in KY one summer night a silver ball, came from behind car following road and continued to follow road untill out of site.
Louisville · KY, USA
Woman repts. shiny object, that suddenly got bright, then dimmed, as it moved across sky. Became crescent shaped, winked out.
Elizabethtown · KY, USA
Family members witness 5 lights in sky hover, "jump," then disappear. Several nights. TV coverage.
Lexington · KY, USA
Woman, radio DJ witness gray "barrel-like" obj., red light in center. Dog barked, acted strangely for 2 days.
Liberty · KY, USA
orange firery ball/ pouring out green and purple smoke from beneath./ at night-very visible
Monticello · KY, USA
Triangular/chevron small object with fixed lights at corner--very fast moving.
East Bernstadt · KY, USA
We saw a cigar craft chasing four army or airforce jets
Franklin · KY, USA
Lady Drives Underneath A Disk Hovering Over Highway
Lawrencbeurg · KY, USA
Night time sigting of two objects hovering then streaking over horizon.
Prestonsburg · KY, USA
Wedge shaped UFO with no sound and not lights traveling very slowly over the highway.
Glencoe · KY, USA
Sphere hovering over pond.
Louisville · KY, USA
triangular UFO/ Missing time
Salyersville · KY, USA
i was driving into salyersville from south to north maybe an 1/8 of a mile from rt.7 and u.s. 460 intersection, when a dark gray triang
Bowling Green · KY, USA
Chrome sphere sighted South East of Bowling Green KY
Owensboro · KY, USA
It moved back and forth up and down covering more miles in a split sec than anything man-made i have ever seen.
Bowling Green · KY, USA
Disc shaped object over KY skies no lights or sounds and plainly visible that it wasn't convensional aircraft.