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)
Walpole · MA, USA
Object went straight up across the sky into space, 2-3 minute observation.
Ashland · MA, USA
Ashland, MA UFO on Chestnut St.
E. Falmouth · MA, USA
Sphere of light travelling from the south shot off at amazing speeds.
Bradford · MA, USA
Enormous and loud disk in the sky
Milford · MA, USA
a big white light, circle shot to the ground then stopped made a circle and shot horitonally upwards
Dennisport · MA, USA
after midnight, 3 brightky lit objects with red,yellow & white lights flew in perfect line formation over my house
Southbridge · MA, USA
Scanner beam passes through house and yard.
Plymouth · MA, USA
We saw an object that was almond shaped and was illuminated like the moon hovering across the sky.
Norwell · MA, USA
White ovoid traveling towards the South East.
Wilmington · MA, USA
Driving north on rt. 38 in Wilmington, I looked up into the sky at an angle of about 11:00and watched 10 small oval( like an egg on its
Boston · MA, USA
THERE WERE LARGE LIGHTS OUTSIDE MY WINDOW.
Sturbridge · MA, USA
crazy purple light dropped. 3 multi colored light triangular SUPERSIZE object
Boston · MA, USA
wobbly flying red object
Lynn · MA, USA
Fast moving light vanishes from sight
Chicopee · MA, USA
White disk flying over park
Seekonk · MA, USA
Two objects, only saw reflection.
Medway · MA, USA
Cylinder doing survey.
Lowell · MA, USA
Parachute-like object drifting past window
Lawrence · MA, USA
I live in the 3rd floor and I have access to the roof and I live alone and that night I went up cause it was A full moon I love to loo
Attleboro · MA, USA
There was one white strobing light which blinked about 1-2 times a second and seemed to have a rhythm.
Springfield · MA, USA
Slow moving "falling satr" at 30 degree angle west to east
Methuen · MA, USA
I looked over and low to the ground was a shape shifting, almost gas like form. At first I thought it was a balloon bieng launched from
West Roxbury (subtown of Boston) · MA, USA
((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of planets?? PD)) Unusual pre-dawn sighting.
Wareham · MA, USA
strange bright orange light hovering in sky, fading in and out , same spot on multiple occasions, darted across sky
Harvard · MA, USA
Meteor-type object travel up-ward, out of wooded area.