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)
Woodhaven · MI, USA
Red egg-shaped orb seen in sky over Woodhaven, MI.
Clinton Township · MI, USA
Tube shaped illuminated object in the sky at sunset.
Troy · MI, USA
Multiple red objects moving from west to east, very bright, very fast.
Chelsea · MI, USA
Object emitting 3 plumes flying west to east at steady speed. Maybe 3 orbs medium grey.
Shelby Township · MI, USA
I was at my parents house in Shelby township Michigan on sept 7th. I heard a load rumble as a b29 flew over from an air show at Selfrid
White Lake · MI, USA
Triangle shape - made no noise - moved slow from west to north
Adrian · MI, USA
Black line with tail across moon.
Niles · MI, USA
Slow moving object is joined in pursuit by another object, a plane of sorts, with a blinking light and then the solid light leaves.
Van Buren Twp · MI, USA
Saw four bright orange lights fly over slowly, then climb and diappear.
Attica · MI, USA
Orb pulsing and traveling fast.
Novi · MI, USA
Fast moving bright white round object flying from N.E. to S.W.
Taylor · MI, USA
Every night, between 10pm and 5am, a flashing light appears in the sky. It flashs red and blue and moves in strange directions.
Saint Josephs · MI, USA
Flying tank shaped object shakes houses of an affluent neighborhood
Dearborn · MI, USA
I went to lock my patio door when I looked out the window a bright lava red orb. At first I thought it was a aircraft but I did not hav
Livonia · MI, USA
Three reddish-orange objects/lights in the sky over Livonia, MI.
White Lake · MI, USA
It looked like a ball of fire and then it disappeared before our eyes.
Grand Rapids · MI, USA
The ufo looked like a star. The responding sheriff deputy and I possibly saw the ufo at 90k feet leaving Earth.
Grand Blanc · MI, USA
Gold/yellow bow-tie shape with red orange center.
Traverse City · MI, USA
Five bright large red lights in the Traverse City, Michigan, sky.
Lexington · MI, USA
My family is visiting a small town on Lake Huron, just an hour north of Detroit. My grandparents own a small cottage in a semi-resident
St. Johns · MI, USA
13 lights north east bound over Clinton County.
Grand Rapids · MI, USA
Quick Flash of Light in the Sky.
Westland · MI, USA
Bright lights in the south of Michigan. I could see from Westland.
Waterford · MI, USA
Saw oval-circular shaped, bright white UFO fly at a steady pace, low altitude, out from a bank of clouds, move at a diagonal away from.
Mount Pleasant · MI, USA
Steady paced but slow-bobbing light, that takes shooting off into the night within seconds.