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)
Barton Hills · MI, USA
hoovering mirror in the sky.
Ypsilanti · MI, USA
light high up in sky suddenly moved at strange angle at speed beyond our technology
Douglas · MI, USA
Walking out to the peir on Oval beach north.Its about 8/10 a mile from the parking lot to the peir. Full moon very clear. The big dippe
Pontiac · MI, USA
..It split into two halves-like a "Pac-Man" mouth.
Ludington · MI, USA
UFO in Ludington MI - Large white Light went straight up
Southgate · MI, USA
3 blinking lights shaped as a triangle over southgate michigan
Monroe · MI, USA
Bright light disapears 2 times then reveals an object
Brighton · MI, USA
Foreign lights in the sky. ((NUFORC Note: We suspectthat the witnesses were not viewing UFO's. Possible celestial bodies. PD))
Davison · MI, USA
A black circle appears on helmet cam footage.
Ypsilanti · MI, USA
Dream of UFO. Woke up to bright light. Heard door shut down down stairs. Saw shadows in woods.
Bloomfield · MI, USA
It was a diamond shaped object with a round dot in the center. That shap was masked by a bright flash in a square or rectangle glow
Riga · MI, USA
We saw pyramid shaped objects in the sky.
Niles · MI, USA
Bright light, cigar shaped, two sets of wings, little sound just at dusk over my farm.
Harbor Springs · MI, USA
Circular, florescent object appeared for approximately 10 seconds.
Port Huron · MI, USA
Observed bright white object heading west from the east, then abruptly turned to the north and climbed at an incredible speed and disa
Manitou Beach · MI, USA
Rescue attempt of three hikers on Mount Hood, Oregon. As a recovery of a hiker's body was being broadcast on CNN at 6:51pm ET a firebal
Garden City · MI, USA
flashing lights saucer flying away
Drummond Island · MI, USA
((HOAX??)) As me and my 2 friends were looking at the stars we see a triangular shaped craft fly above our heads fast, and silent.
Farmington · MI, USA
Strange triangular object gliding across the sky in Farmington Michigan.
Sanford · MI, USA
We watched a large, rectangle object w/double green lights, moving fast from S/E, stopped, changed to red lights and proceeded N/W.
Fenton · MI, USA
Colorful ligts and made of steel.
Michigan (southeast portion) (in-flight sighting) · MI, USA
Fast moving light spoted from commercial jet.
Clayton · MI, USA
12-28-06 Blue white ball of light over rural area in southern Mi lasting seconds.
Adrian · MI, USA
The strangest thing that grabbed my attention, was that as it flew overhead, I could see up into it. Like it had a glass bottom and I
Ypsilanti · MI, USA
Black triangle over Martz Rd. moving towards Ypsilanti.