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)
Rockport · MA, USA
Looked like a satelite, blue in color, speed was regular then slowed down, zig zagged changing colors,(don't remember the colors exactl
Palm Beach · MA, USA
far out in the ocean w/ binoculars I saw 2 stationary but drifting rectangles, and 2 or 3 white orbs stationary but drifting.
Auburn and Westboro · MA, USA
3 Objects, All were bright glittery, 2 eventually turned off bright lights and were observed, third travlled quickly.
Leominster · MA, USA
very bright object low flying streak across the sky
Ware · MA, USA
Oval white blue light moving fast with no sound (second in the last week)
Springfield · MA, USA
Large cigar craft traveling at high speed and low altitude.
Revere · MA, USA
Light spotted cavorting in the sky near Revere. ((NUFORC Note: Report submitted by experienced amateur astronomer. PD))
Gardner · MA, USA
Reflective bubble chased by several jets.
Boston · MA, USA
bright light changing shape and moving quickly away
Bellingham · MA, USA
Bright white lights splitting symetrically into 4 to 5 light spheres
Stockbridge · MA, USA
small orb of light in the sky.
Boston · MA, USA
Orange lights in the sky
Leominster · MA, USA
we were in the car and i looked out the window and i seen a unually big ball of a deep yellow color (way bigger than a shooting star li
Boston · MA, USA
Bright UFO above Boston, Ma
Amesbury · MA, USA
3 lighted fixed triangles 9pm overhead spaced miles apart.Now in my area 10-12 fixed lighted triangles.2 weeks since siting.
Boston · MA, USA
The light just vanished and come back then vanished again.
Bourne · MA, USA
3 Lights moving together at night over Cape Cod at low altitude without making any sound at all.
Winchester · MA, USA
rotating grey triangle
Chelmsford · MA, USA
Bright Light over 495 in Chelmsford MA
Dalton · MA, USA
Triangular object flying low, slow and silent. ((anonymous report))
North Attleboro · MA, USA
Red-orange large lights flew fast across the sky, 16 of them.
Bourne · MA, USA
Two flame like objects flying over cape cod canal.
Springfield · MA, USA
Green light appears out of nowhere in night sky
Canton · MA, USA
Very bright objects moving very fast
Sandwich · MA, USA
Twelve UFOs-after two minutes a space craft came and flew to the objects, but one UFO appeared below it and hovered it.