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)
Burna · KY, USA
sister tells child hood story of abduction
Louisville · KY, USA
MY SISTER,MY YOUNG DAUGHTER AND I WAS DRIVING ON I 64 GOING WEST WHEN I LOOKED UP AND SAW THIS CRAFT HOVERING OVER THE LEFT FENDER OF M
Hopkinsville · KY, USA
Three saucer shaped craft with sequentially flashing multicolored lights followed young couple who experienced lost time
Owensboro · KY, USA
it was roughly 13 lights in a triangle shaped formation flying in a zig-zag pattern from north to south. speed was unknown, except they
Owensboro · KY, USA
I was in the Air Force stationed at Malmstrom as a security policeman during one of my shifts at either the sierra or tango LCF we reci
KY · USA
craft had light under it and hovered over the neighborhood area of vacant land(09/74) (10/74)
Lexington · KY, USA
WE WERE CHASED BY A UFO .
Morganfield · KY, USA
light objects dart side to side buting on show
Benton · KY, USA
Flying Object appeared to be a fire ember
Scottsville · KY, USA
Large White Glowing Cross With Haze
Bardstown · KY, USA
yellowish gold saucer with lights hovering over house
Kentucky · KY, USA
i was young when this happened, and am not sure of the exact events that have been forgotten over time, but i will describe this as bes
Franklin · KY, USA
Round Disk
Whitesburg · KY, USA
A report from Whitesburg, KY in June 1973 described a star-like light that flashed different colors, hovered, and then moved horizontally, lasting 20 minutes.
Mount Sterling · KY, USA
A town left in Aweh.
Whitesburg · KY, USA
A report from Whitesburg, KY in June 1973 described a cigar-shaped object that reportedly stopped overhead; a burned circular mark was later found in the yard, lasting 5-10 minutes.
Mayfield · KY, USA
A report from Mayfield, KY in April 1973 described a cigar-shaped, silvery object that appeared to follow a moving car before speeding away, lasting about 30 seconds.
Harlan County · KY, USA
On october 10, 1972 myself,my 5yrs.daughter,2 neices and 2 nephews were playing tag in the back yard .When we looked over on the ridge
Moreland · KY, USA
A witness in Moreland, Lincoln County, Kentucky reported a ball of light in the sky during a twenty-minute sighting in June 1972.
Scottsville · KY, USA
Flying Disk Lands in Field.
Manchester · KY, USA
A slow-moving, silent craft near Manchester, Kentucky, was reported suddenly accelerating at a sharp angle and remarkable speed in October 1970, during a three-minute sighting.
Hazard · KY, USA
A disk-shaped object that changed color was reported landing near Hazard, Kentucky, in June 1970, reportedly disrupting radio communication during the twenty-minute encounter.
Richmond/Berea · KY, USA
Circular shaped, glowing object, hovering but moving slowly, then traveling at a speed of at least thousands of mies per hourl
Lawrenceburg · KY, USA
It was a full moon when my brother and I observed 100 yards away for 5 minutes above the tree topics a metalic saucer shaped craft with
Corydon · KY, USA
A witness in Corydon, Kentucky reported a silvery, saucer-shaped object crossing overhead at 200 to 300 feet, tipping from side to side silently, during a ten-second sighting in September 1968.