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)
Fall River · MA, USA
OBJECT SPEED APPX. 70 MPH
Westboro · MA, USA
Bright Light looked like enormous star....Hovered over house....no noise....moved away silently and very rapidly until out of sight...m
Needham · MA, USA
Needham, MA event. (NUFORC Note: Probably local aircraft. PD))
West Tisbury · MA, USA
small bright fast moving group of lights West Tisbury Marthas Vineyard Ma 20 secs
Oak Bluffs · MA, USA
Went on my second floor balcony at 8:30 pm and noticed very bright yellowish light at 30 degrees above the horizon. Object too bright t
Duxbury · MA, USA
Strange bobbing light above horizon.
Boston · MA, USA
Black Disc Floating over Charles River.
Taunton · MA, USA
It was over 300 yds long and approx 80 yds high and made no no sound at all.
Braintree · MA, USA
Small metallic sphere seen suspended 40 feet in air.. In BROAD DAYLIGHT 3:00.. in Braintree
Methuen · MA, USA
3 red flashing triangles, 1 ball white light ,objects hovered then darted zig zag across sky appeared to chase white ball 2-3 minutes
Carver · MA, USA
My 19 year old son and some friends were on our deck. He came in and asked his older brother (my 20 year old son) if he wanted to see a
Groten · MA, USA
if seeing the 1st object wasnt enough,when the 2nd one came out and chased the 1st object they moved in ways impossible for our planes
Boston (north of; on Flight AA96 from) · MA, USA
Horseshoe crab - shaped silver object quickly overtaken by our AA 757, at same altitude - not recognised as an aircraft.
Woburn · MA, USA
It appeared like a satelite moving across the sky, stopped, did a "S" then streak off at 90 degrees.
Wayland · MA, USA
Light or energy flying object no lareger than 10-12 inches entered bedroom on more than one occassion
Rockport · MA, USA
MUFON/MASSACHUSETTS REPORT: Rectangle seen in Rockport, MA
Northbridge · MA, USA
2 Darting UFOs, stationary at non-fixed intervals. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Sirius?? PD))
Montague · MA, USA
A bright light hovering silent over a field 150 yards out, it moved over th tracks and was gone.
Danvers · MA, USA
Craft very low to the ground. No sound. Flew along at a slow speed. Never excellerated.
East Otis · MA, USA
the brightist light being in the front of the obect- coming from the north and headed northwest-it was extremly fast
Springfield · MA, USA
We noticed it had gotten smaller out of nowhere, but was still at the same distance.
Allston · MA, USA
large triangular craft with 16 glowing round disks from below
Amesbury · MA, USA
blinking bright light greenish, yellow, red in NW sky on NH MA border. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly Sirius? PD))
Northborough · MA, USA
Triangular formation of 20 + blue lights move around near the moon
Northboro · MA, USA
Small dots flying near the moon. ((NUFORC Note: Possible "twinkling" stars. PD))