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)
Wilbraham · MA, USA
Bright oval craft size of a large airplane with Fluorescent lights rotating slowly and moving unevenly then lowered into woods
Manomet · MA, USA
Dark disc appeared for less than 1 second above Cape Cod Bay.
Norfolk · MA, USA
Rectangle object that had several lights.
Western · MA, USA
Blinking spheres along with electric blue and red 'solid' spheres
Woburn · MA, USA
Two triangle shaped crafts one with red & green lights the other white/violet lights.
Fitchburg · MA, USA
Loud pulsating humming sound hovering over my house.
Winchendon · MA, USA
Only seen for a brief 30 seconds and they all traveled same speed and dissappeared at same time.
Foxboro · MA, USA
Orange disk shaped object moving across the sky in Foxboro, MA
Gloucester · MA, USA
We were in awe and wonder what did we see?
Marlborough · MA, USA
Formation of white lights
Lowell · MA, USA
Orange ball like burning ember moving in erratic pattern about 5000 feet
Boston · MA, USA
Solid Non-Flashing Light
Marstons Mills · MA, USA
Bright white sphere above Cape Cod. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sightings of ISS?? PD))
Charlton · MA, USA
I was driving west on i90 and I saw a light in the sky I took out my phone and took a few shots it was 6:30 in the morning I have no cl
Marstons Mills · MA, USA
I have once again seen the same craft again in the skies above Cape Cod, Ma.This will be my 4th report of seeing the same object. I
New Bedford · MA, USA
Bright changing red and white light hovering.
Everett · MA, USA
Slow moving, flashing object at high altitude over Boston, MA.
Lowell · MA, USA
Went into the sky and faded off as if going into space
Boston · MA, USA
Distant unmoving object with no lights during the day on July 4th.
Salisbury · MA, USA
Spherical steady moving object seen over Salisbury Beach
Springfield · MA, USA
At least 40 orange-red lights moving westerly to the north,floating in a linear fashion, then disappearing.
Springfield · MA, USA
I was standing outside in my sisters yard looking up at the stars and out the corner of my eye,so I looked.It was a white light about 2
Springfield · MA, USA
White blinking light moved from one part of the sky to another part of the sky in a matter of seconds.
Southbridge · MA, USA
A faint light as a star moved generally south to north, flaring up three times.
Haverhill · MA, USA
A meteor to the naked eye becomes something compleetly different on camera.