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)
Westport · MA, USA
Huge object comes out of water at horseneck beach then disappears orange circle.
Westport · MA, USA
((HOAX??)) Huge object comes out of water at horseneck beach then disappears orange circle.
Rutland · MA, USA
Oval aircraft 100 yards away flying over tree line then flying away Green flashing lights on bottom.
Tewksbury · MA, USA
Green and red falling light over walgreens resembling a flare
Malden · MA, USA
It looks a like a twinkling star, but this thing is moving in different directions.It's now 2:32am and it's still there.
Yarmouth · MA, USA
Bright, flashing, amber colored, oval object stationary above Route 6 westbound on Cape Cod, MA.
Dudley · MA, USA
Bright white blinking light. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Venus. PD))
Groton · MA, USA
Lights changing direction and disappeared
Natick · MA, USA
A big UFO flashed in red and green lights floating in the sky far away in the southeast direction probably over south Boston. There wer
Marion · MA, USA
Bright bluish-white light visible for 30 seconds to 1 minute and then gone in less than second
Wakefield · MA, USA
Bright white light that shot across the sky and then disappeared.
Gloucester · MA, USA
Saw an orange light with a small streak behind it moving extremely fast either traveling out towards the ocean.
Whitman · MA, USA
It started off with one single orange glowing ball of light. At first it was stationary, but then began moving to the right at a slow p
Worcester · MA, USA
My son and I saw a very bright light swoop down, hover and then go straight up and disappear.
East Longmeadow · MA, USA
5 bright navigating objects in night sky
Methuen · MA, USA
Eleven bright, orange colored orbs. First four in a formation type pattern, the next seven in a straight line.
Feeding Hills · MA, USA
It was high in the sky shooting over Provin mountain, it was bright red with a red trail.
Methuen · MA, USA
Yellow/orange light over route 93 near Methuen.
Rutland · MA, USA
Unexplained saucerlike aircrafts in Massachusetts
Lynn · MA, USA
Four orange/red spheres in rotating formation.
Shrewsbury · MA, USA
Bright light heading east. No sound. Just after dusk.
Haverhill · MA, USA
It was not far above the tree line, 200 feet?.....cruising along at the speed of a plane....but it had a different look than a plane...
Bridgewater · MA, USA
Red and green flashing lights from a flying object we couldn't make out or hear.
Somerville · MA, USA
Multiple lights on a round ufo over Boston, MA, Nov. 2, 2013.
Weymouth · MA, USA
Two lights hovering over Weymouth shoot to earth at tremendous speed.