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)
Detroit · MI, USA
I'm in an empty lot near 96 & joy road in Detroit michigan. Looking up at the sky I've saw 3 lights clearly as bright as planes flying.
Traverse City · MI, USA
Orange pulsating light over lake.
St. Charles · MI, USA
Three orange triangular lights seen from a distance over St. Charles, MI.
Kentwood · MI, USA
The streak was blue, green and red, orange.
Lincoln Park · MI, USA
Looking north from my house, seen 3 lights traveling east to west at about 45 degrees above horizon. lights made swift u-turn going up
South Lyon · MI, USA
Strange lights over South Lyon, Michigan, 8/23/14.
Coldwater · MI, USA
(3) Separate bright reddish spheres seen moving in tandem over Coldwater, Michigan on 08/23/14 by two witnesses.
Grand Rapids · MI, USA
I saw 2 red lights moving silently through the night sky. The lights appeared to be on the same horizontal line and flew directly abo
Grand Haven · MI, USA
I observed a triangular shaped airborne object, with 3-round amber lights, 1 at each corner, with a small red light in the center.
Troy · MI, USA
I witnessed from 9:15-9:21 pm on 8/29/2014 three slowly moving, low altitude, flame-like red lights following each other.
Saline · MI, USA
3 amber/orange circles in triangle pattern.
Montrose · MI, USA
Pulsating bright orange orb over Montrose, Michigan.
Eastport · MI, USA
Two witnesses see steady red light on silent flying object of undetermined size moving south to north over Grand Traverse Bay.
Oscoda · MI, USA
Saw Fiery ball traveling north alone Lake Huron shoreline, slow for 5 min.
Holland · MI, USA
A solid colored vehicle moving at high speed whith no characteristics of anything registered to fly in our airspace.
Flat Rock · MI, USA
4 Bright Orange Lights/Spheres. Not planes or fireworks. Flying objects that were silent.
Clinton Township · MI, USA
I was watching fireworks out of my window, and I noticed what appeared to be an orange light above me, to the SSW. I stared at it, to m
Livonia · MI, USA
Red-Orange stationary light accompanied by moving white light.
Port Huron · MI, USA
3 white lights hovering then slowly diminished one by one.
Monroe · MI, USA
Orange/Yellow lights over SE Michigan.
White Lake · MI, USA
Bright orange “jelly bean” shaped craft near Oxbow Lake.
Howell · MI, USA
Bright orange/red plazma field surrounds outside of craft, with alternating color lights on bottom.
Millington/Clio · MI, USA
Circular orbs making no sound, flying low and moving up in speed and altitude.
Waterford · MI, USA
Multiple UFOs over 1 hour period of time.
Three Oaks · MI, USA
I saw a flame, orange roughly circular object flying very low, slow and quiet.