UFO Sightings in Louisiana
1,047 UFO sightings reported in Louisiana since 1943, peaking in 2014 (111 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 1,047
- Span
- 1943–2022
- Peak year
- 2014 (111 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1943–2022 · peak 2014 (111 reports)
Top cities in Louisiana
New Orleans
1953–2022 · peak 2014 (9 reports)
Baton Rouge
1975–2021 · peak 2015 (8 reports)
Shreveport
1996–2022 · peak 2014 (7 reports)
Lake Charles
1977–2019 · peak 2016 (6 reports)
Lafayette
1986–2022 · peak 2014 (7 reports)
Slidell
1967–2021 · peak 2009 (4 reports)
Metairie
1965–2021 · peak 2015 (5 reports)
Kenner
1981–2020 · peak 2004 (3 reports)
Mandeville
2003–2021 · peak 2009 (3 reports)
Alexandria
1976–2016 · peak 2004 (3 reports)
Denham Springs
1980–2019 · peak 2014 (3 reports)
Monroe
1967–2019 · peak 2004 (3 reports)
Thibodaux
1958–2020 · peak 2013 (2 reports)
Bossier City
1998–2014 · peak 2013 (3 reports)
Houma
1988–2017 · peak 2014 (6 reports)
Covington
2004–2020 · peak 2019 (3 reports)
Natchitoches
1974–2021 · peak 2021 (3 reports)
Gonzales
1990–2017 · peak 1990 (1 reports)
Westlake
2000–2014 · peak 2008 (4 reports)
West Monroe
1945–2020 · peak 2008 (2 reports)
Bush · LA, USA
New Year's Eve UFO.
Springfield · LA, USA
Ufo over springfield La.
Metairie · LA, USA
Single object hovering over Lake Ponchartrain Louisiana.
Baton Rouge · LA, USA
5 fireball objects in formation. Disappeared then came back going a different direction. Some would dim then fade out. Lights were soli
Houma · LA, USA
Huge ball or circle-going to fast to know . Light was bright bright , lit up the clouds , very white white light . Traveling super
Alexandria · LA, USA
Red orange in color, fireballs appearing to be drifting from east to west across the Southern sky. About 10-15 of them. Visible for a
Gonzales · LA, USA
Bright, Orange lights in the sky.
Lafayette · LA, USA
Single file bright lights appear then disappear.
Hammond · LA, USA
BOOMERANG SHAPED CRAFT OVER THE TREES.
Thibodaux · LA, USA
Very bright white lights 4 all together moving from southeast to west flying low no noise.
Kenner · LA, USA
2 circle lights moving erratically over Kenner, La.
Ruston · LA, USA
Reddish/orange balls of light over Ruston.
Slidell · LA, USA
I was in my backyard talking on the phone with my girlfriend I was sit on a mower looking at the moon and there wasn't not cloud.
St. Amant · LA, USA
Triangle shape ufo changes shape to a regular airplane.
New Orleans · LA, USA
Appeard from out of nowhere.
Iowa · LA, USA
About 20 fireballs going south to north . Filmed about 3 minutes on iphone
Manchac · LA, USA
Blinding hovering light on the manchac bridge, and it wasn't a helicopter.
Baton Rouge · LA, USA
Very low and slow moving bright, blurry light spotted during a very close encounter
Lafayette · LA, USA
Fire-orange glowing craft moved forward quickly, stopped, hovered, changed directions quickly, stopped, then disappeared into thin air.
Grayson · LA, USA
First two were solid black with no lights the last one orangish gold.
Farmerville · LA, USA
A bright round light appeared from nowhere, swept and slowly moved on a short distance then stopped. the light dimmed and after a short
Farmerville · LA, USA
A bright circular flash of light appeared. The sky was clear. It was much like a light bulb that blows out when you turn on the switch.
Bunkie · LA, USA
Blue Light UFO.
Denham Springs · LA, USA
Red glowing balls in formation seen in Louisiana sky.
Oak Grove · LA, USA
Blinding shiny arrow shaped super fast aircraft.