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)
West Peabody · MA, USA
10+ small, white lights--like stars in the day--were twinkling and fading in and out of view, in a formation circling around each other
Quincy · MA, USA
Slow moving white light orb witnessed in Quincy, Mass, 4/8/14.
Pembroke · MA, USA
3 large slow quiet planes flying low over Pembroke to Boston
Quincy · MA, USA
Multiple pulsating and bizarre formations of reddish-orange orbs maneuvering at various projectories.
Spencer · MA, USA
Circular craft with 2 red and 2 green lights with a pulsating red-white let in the middle.
Medford · MA, USA
Object seen on 93S by Exit 31.
Medford · MA, USA
Object seen on 93S by exit 31
Shirley · MA, USA
Large orange-red glowing ball shaped object falling slowly from high in the sky.
Springfield · MA, USA
Star-ship over Springfield housing; lights of white, red, blue, amber and teal.
Everett · MA, USA
Flashing streak across night sky.
Plymouth · MA, USA
Triangle 3 lights moving back and forth with single lights chasing them.
Harwich · MA, USA
This ufo was just a beem of light in a circle form it had red orange and white lights and was glowing a transparent blue
Hingham · MA, USA
Two bright light saucers in sky.
Stoughton · MA, USA
Wow, Was That Strange.
North Tewksbury · MA, USA
Three objects with red and white blinking lights all on the same flight path and none made any noise.
Webster · MA, USA
Hovering solid and pulsing white lights, Pulsing white and colored lights, Mutliple sightings.
Pembroke · MA, USA
Aircraft with 10-15 yellow orange lights on it all evenly spaced apart went across the sky.
Southampton · MA, USA
Cross of lights with streams at ends covering the center of my binocular's field of vision. Apparently stationary--moved with stars.
Dracut · MA, USA
Extremely strange ships in Massachusetts skies.
Taunton · MA, USA
Oval disk with three yellow lights on bottom, red and green light on either side producing a low drone, flew a few hundred feet above.
Springfield · MA, USA
3 white lights circling in formations around 1 big white light.
Boston · MA, USA
Over Boston, 4 bright orange lights approach separately, hover, then recede to the South East.
Lynn · MA, USA
Three bright lights dove straight down only to disappear.
Agawam · MA, USA
UFO, Agawam MA 1/13/14, white, blue, orange lights, slow moving, silent, impossible aviation moves, 3:10 am.
Southwick · MA, USA
Bright "twinkling" light appeared to be stationary and faded significantly during ~20 minutes of observation.