UFO Sightings in New Mexico
1,559 UFO sightings reported in New Mexico since 1944, peaking in 2014 (110 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 1,559
- Span
- 1944–2029
- Peak year
- 2014 (110 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1944–2029 · peak 2014 (110 reports)
Top cities in New Mexico
Albuquerque
1965–2021 · peak 2013 (33 reports)
Santa Fe
1966–2021 · peak 2020 (17 reports)
Las Cruces
1987–2020 · peak 2017 (8 reports)
Roswell
1945–2021 · peak 2008 (4 reports)
Rio Rancho
1991–2022 · peak 2012 (6 reports)
Taos
1996–2021 · peak 2014 (3 reports)
Deming
1965–2020 · peak 2018 (5 reports)
Farmington
1978–2022 · peak 2011 (4 reports)
Alamogordo
1988–2022 · peak 2015 (3 reports)
Carlsbad
1982–2020 · peak 2006 (5 reports)
Silver City
1997–2021 · peak 2006 (4 reports)
Clovis
1944–2021 · peak 2014 (5 reports)
Hobbs
1959–2020 · peak 2014 (4 reports)
Socorro
1996–2021 · peak 2016 (3 reports)
Belen
1998–2021 · peak 2011 (2 reports)
Gallup
2002–2017 · peak 2008 (3 reports)
Truth or Consequences
2002–2020 · peak 2002 (1 reports)
Los Alamos
1944–2021 · peak 1973 (2 reports)
Los Lunas
1972–2020 · peak 2020 (2 reports)
Edgewood
2001–2021 · peak 2001 (1 reports)
Hobbs · NM, USA
Looked out my window saw a orange red super bright light saw disc shape object for 3 seconds whent into clouds lit up about aproximatly
Albuquerque · NM, USA
14 pulsating fireballs over Albuquerque emitting strange sounds
Lordsburg (E of · on I-10; 10 mi. W of AZ), NM, USA
Large, unmarked, grey triangle shaped craft with bowl shaped hull underside as if to deflect heat upon re-entry under camo-net.
Tatum · NM, USA
Black 15 foot triangle with solid red lights at tip. Moving slowly no sound!
New Mexico · NM, USA
They have been taking me since I was little and I seen it this time flying right next to our van a big triangle
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Triangle UFO over Albuquerque.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Aircraft shaped like a sine curve, with a green neon light tracing its edges.
Military training site · NM, USA
Three lights near our training site.
Ruidoso · NM, USA
1 lg. bright orange orb that split into 3 orbs. Fighter jets chased them & they disappeared. Mil. jets, helis, and a b2 followed.
Edgewood · NM, USA
Orange/Red ball of light moving across night sky at low altitude.
Portales · NM, USA
Bright neon green light lights up horizon.
Alamogordo · NM, USA
A large red/orange orb, hovering over the area of Holloman Air Force Base, disappeared and reappeared several times.
Las Cruces · NM, USA
((NUFORC Note: No information provided by witness. PD))
Taos · NM, USA
Large ball of orange/yellow light in Taos, NM.
Artesia · NM, USA
Was driving to Carlsbad across the highway from Brantley lake hovering above the hill was a metallic cylinder was stationary above a ac
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Green fireball streaking across sky in Albuquerque, NM.
Hobbs · NM, USA
Triangle shaped blinking red lights moving slowly in the northern sky.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Oval cloudlike only spot in day blue sky then see more silver color slowing moving,then disappear
Bernalillo · NM, USA
Plane flying close to the ground followed by object on opposite side traveling horizontally towards mountains.
Santa Fe · NM, USA
Multi-colored orb jumping around.
Santa Fe · NM, USA
When I looked up in the sky in a southern direction is saw four circular shaped crafts which were kind of blurred in a cloudy haze. The
Albuquerque (Kirtland AFB) · NM, USA
Saw formation of a lot shape with bright orange lights hovering over Albuquerque airport area. All were little then faded.
Deming · NM, USA
HUGE black stationary aircraft with unknown shape south of I-10 near Deming, NM.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
My sister was getting off of work at a local bar. We took the same route home we've taken for years...thrrough our residential area we
Santa Fe · NM, USA
Green Fire Ball Falling New Mexico ((NUFORC Note: Possible meteor, we wonder. PD))