UFO Sightings in Michigan
3,415 UFO sightings reported in Michigan since 1936, peaking in 2012 (236 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 3,415
- Span
- 1936–2022
- Peak year
- 2012 (236 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1936–2022 · peak 2012 (236 reports)
Top cities in Michigan
Grand Rapids
1955–2021 · peak 2014 (13 reports)
Detroit
1952–2021 · peak 2014 (11 reports)
Lansing
1970–2020 · peak 2016 (5 reports)
Flint
1966–2021 · peak 2013 (7 reports)
Warren
1970–2022 · peak 2013 (6 reports)
Ann Arbor
1962–2020 · peak 2012 (4 reports)
Kalamazoo
1977–2021 · peak 1995 (4 reports)
Farmington Hills
2000–2021 · peak 2020 (19 reports)
Holland
1994–2022 · peak 2016 (5 reports)
Canton
1994–2020 · peak 2015 (5 reports)
Jackson
1965–2022 · peak 2008 (3 reports)
Ypsilanti
1966–2020 · peak 2012 (9 reports)
Muskegon
1987–2022 · peak 2015 (6 reports)
Clinton Township
1980–2020 · peak 2010 (6 reports)
Sterling Heights
1999–2020 · peak 2007 (4 reports)
Traverse City
1984–2020 · peak 2012 (3 reports)
Monroe
1959–2022 · peak 2012 (9 reports)
Livonia
1978–2020 · peak 2012 (4 reports)
Waterford
1965–2021 · peak 2005 (3 reports)
Dearborn
1966–2021 · peak 2013 (3 reports)
Crystal Falls · MI, USA
Multiple encounters over approximately 50 mile radius.
Frankfort · MI, USA
Large flashing light extending down from sky to lake Michigan.
Grosse Pointe · MI, USA
Green light moving at really high speeds crosses night sky and disapears
Jackson · MI, USA
Small light seen in jackson, michigan
Grosse Point · MI, USA
Woman reports seeing brilliantly bright, "Kelly green" orb near her home in night sky. Disappeared to west.
Michigan (southwest part of state) · MI, USA
Noticed this was not in archives. Many people around southwest Michigan from saint Joseph to Holland reported lights and triangle shape
Holland · MI, USA
UFOs observed by multiple witnesses including a police officer and confirmed on radar at the NWS
Canton · MI, USA
UFO Encounter in Canton Michigan.
Wyoming · MI, USA
Disk shaped looked to be black with colored flashing lights on the bottom
Flint · MI, USA
In the pre-dawn hours of the above date I encountered a large, triangular craft hovering silently about 100 foot above the freeway.
unknown · MI, USA
object hovoring for 30 seconds over trees than flew away with out a trace no sound or lights, this happened in the afternoon.
Unionville · MI, USA
2 shimmering fireballs hovering in the sky before they flew away
Madison Heights · MI, USA
Most Spectacular U.F.O Sighting In History......
Traverse City · MI, USA
The Black Triangle Over Thornapple Ln.
Grand Rapids · MI, USA
orangish-yellowish slightly glowing cigar shaped floating object cruising turtle slow in the clear starlit northern sky over kent co.
Madison Heights · MI, USA
Illuminated cylindrical craft hovers slowly and silently over residences.....
Battle Creek · MI, USA
The light showed bright through the dense snow storm.
Jackson · MI, USA
Saw what appeared to be a meteor at first, but discovered differenty.
Keweenaw Peninsual · MI, USA
I was camping in the Upper Pennisula of Michigan on it's East Coast on the Keweenaw Pennisula with my dad and a family friend when we s
Algonac · MI, USA
bright object bacame 8 separate objects and flew off in separate directions
Jackson · MI, USA
Late eighties or early eighties day time low flying silver cylinder UFO flying perpendicular to ground
Grand Rapids · MI, USA
hugh triangulation of lights,nine in all,traveling with stunning cooperation and velocity,all rotating,silently and quick!
Grant · MI, USA
There was one circle shaped object in the sky by a tree in the back yard, It had lights all around it. I left the room to get my husba
Vassar · MI, USA
zigzag beeping object
Niles · MI, USA
Triangle zigzagged. Another shined light on us. Others jetted to horizon.