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)
Minden · LA, USA
WHILE I WAS TAKING A WALK I SAW TWO TINY DOTS IN THE SKY.
Plain Dealing · LA, USA
Extremely bright light stationary in the west. Would dim then brighten. We were standing at front door watching it. ((Venus??))
Bossier City · LA, USA
I have not told anyone, afraid of being labelled a nut.
Denham Springs · LA, USA
An intermittently silver & glowing-white cylinder, floating silently, about 1/8 mile up. 2 witnesses.
Larose · LA, USA
Red Ball of light seen hovering over Lake Salvador in Louisiana.
Shreveport (20 miles off) · LA, USA
A big triangle of light.
Denahm Sptings · LA, USA
strange swirling lights over Denahm Springs Louisiana February 20, 2006
livingston · LA, USA
round craft with no lights moves over livingston,la without sound
Natchitoches · LA, USA
My friends and I witnessed 4 objects of orange light moving across the sky in formation for about 40 minutes. ((Advertising lights??))
Alexandria · LA, USA
AFTER WE GOT BACK FROM DINNER TO THE HOTEL WE SAW A CIGAR UFO WE WERE IN FRONT OF THE HOTEL.
Lafayette · LA, USA
fireball seen in morning then bright light seen in same area later in the day.
Farmerville · LA, USA
bluish white lights over the trees just outside of farmerville, louisiana
Interstate 10 (between BR and Laf) · LA, USA
one large round gleaming white object goes dark then drops into three smaller gleaming white objects
Denham Springs · LA, USA
First sited around 21:27 moving at a very fast constant rate to the NW. Object appeared to be disk-shaped, but standing on edge. Periph
Lake Charles · LA, USA
Triangular object moving over interstate
Mandeville · LA, USA
neon green fireball or sphere falling or moving across the sky. ((Meteor??))
Bossier City · LA, USA
Very loud, noisy craft, intense orange-red color, goes over my house in early a.m.
Thrall · LA, USA
I shirt-boxed shaped object flew over my house slowly and silently on afternoon in Thrall, Texas.
Bastrop · LA, USA
UFO followed us for more than 30 minutes in Bastrop, La
Gulf of Mexico (west of VK 989) · LA, USA
Bright white stationary light, hovering for 20+ minutes
Livingston · LA, USA
Very bright ball of light seen above the tree line on I-12 in Louisiana
New Orleans · LA, USA
I saw several high speed sphere shaped objects with purposeful erratic turning ability , with night vision goggles
Starks · LA, USA
fireballs intersecting
Many · LA, USA
flying light similar to venus, but venus does not move ;)
Shongaloo · LA, USA
It was a light with a haze around it.