UFO Sightings in Massachusetts
2,492 UFO sightings reported in Massachusetts since 1939, peaking in 2014 (201 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 2,492
- Span
- 1939–2022
- Peak year
- 2014 (201 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1939–2022 · peak 2014 (201 reports)
Top cities in Massachusetts
Boston
1959–2022 · peak 2012 (10 reports)
Worcester
1959–2021 · peak 2014 (10 reports)
Springfield
1966–2021 · peak 2012 (6 reports)
Lowell
1978–2020 · peak 2015 (5 reports)
Plymouth
1998–2021 · peak 2017 (5 reports)
New Bedford
1978–2020 · peak 2011 (8 reports)
Methuen
1954–2021 · peak 2013 (3 reports)
Bridgewater
1981–2022 · peak 2013 (8 reports)
Gloucester
1956–2021 · peak 2013 (4 reports)
Framingham
1960–2022 · peak 2015 (3 reports)
Taunton
1976–2019 · peak 1994 (3 reports)
Fall River
1995–2022 · peak 1995 (2 reports)
Attleboro
1986–2020 · peak 2015 (3 reports)
Quincy
1997–2020 · peak 2019 (4 reports)
Brockton
1971–2017 · peak 2012 (3 reports)
Revere
1987–2020 · peak 2015 (3 reports)
Lynn
1963–2020 · peak 2010 (4 reports)
Pittsfield
1970–2021 · peak 2013 (4 reports)
Woburn
1988–2020 · peak 2002 (3 reports)
Haverhill
1953–2020 · peak 2013 (4 reports)
Gardner · MA, USA
Baseball-sized Orange Orb Witnessed.
Hingham · MA, USA
Metallic disc hovering over Rte. 3, 10 miles South of Boston, Ma on 09.15.16 at 18:45
Hyannis · MA, USA
Bluish-green spheres over Cape Cod
Stoughton · MA, USA
Stationary red circle to the north. After about 1 1/2 minutes began to move rapidly in different directions and then turned white befor
Medford · MA, USA
I saw a green light ball and dropped into nothing within seconds. ((anonymous report))
Hopedale · MA, USA
Huge super bright yellow circle, (not moon.) Never seen anything so huge bright and still in sky
Pittsfield · MA, USA
Out for a walk to the store, walking toward the northwest on the south side of town, I first noticed it over the treeline as very red.
North Brookfield · MA, USA
Green oval flying through the sky
Lowell · MA, USA
I saw large green shooting star/fireball. It had a long green tail. It was going really fast, from east to west, from high to low. I
Wilmington · MA, USA
glowing green orb of light that shot across the sky and dissapeared
Quincy · MA, USA
Green oval shape shoot across the sky and then disappeared.
Boston · MA, USA
Multiple Amber-Red lights over South Boston heading North over Boston-Logan International Airport.
Rutland · MA, USA
4 yellow lights in the sky. Perfectly spaced apart flying horizontal. No sound. Then 2 more followed but one at a time.
Carver · MA, USA
I witnessed a star-like light slowly moving across the night sky. Was traveling S to N.
Lowell · MA, USA
Five stationary bright red lights in northeast MA/southeast NH fading in then out.
Ludlow · MA, USA
BRIGHT LIGHT, LUDLOW, MA, EAST STREET.
Barre · MA, USA
Two orange orbs being chased by a military craft.
Avon · MA, USA
I was getting of exit 19 off of 24 south heading into Avon when I saw a green fireball shooting down only a few hundred feet from the g
Framingham · MA, USA
Looking out my back porch window after letting my dog outside, I noticed 2 lights in the sky resembling a tear drop shape.
Nantucket · MA, USA
Flickering round ball, following flight path of jets. ((semi-anonymous report))
Stoughton · MA, USA
((HOAX??)) I saw four lights in the sky in a straight angled line. All difrent colors. I have pictures. ((anonymous report))
Brockton · MA, USA
Orange oval craft with no sound.
Westwood · MA, USA
Bright circle light being, followed by two helicopters. ((anonymous report)).
Carver · MA, USA
Fast straight down. Lights underneath. ((anonymous report))
Sheffield · MA, USA
Two groups of orange diamond shaped lights moving very slowly (7 total diamonds) independently of each other and gone within 3 mins.