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)
Rodeo · NM, USA
Reddish-orange craft with no blinking nav lights followed at night by three (military) jets with blinking nav lights.
Las Cruces · NM, USA
There were blue lights in the night sky.
Rio Rancho · NM, USA
My daughter and I were driving home from picking up dinner when suddenly an oval bright blue tinged light appeared in the sky to our ri
Albuquerque · NM, USA
A redish-orange sphere that appeared to glow or be on fire fell out of the sky towards the ground.
Las Cruces · NM, USA
Blue ball, followed by a flame.
Las Cruces · NM, USA
flashing sky fireball falling down.
Grants · NM, USA
Triangular, soundless UFO observed in Grants, NM during "blood moon" eclipse event.
Lordsburg · NM, USA
A large stationary craft in the southern skies of New Mexico.
San Rafael (near) · NM, USA
White spheres in the sky of west-central NM
Clovis · NM, USA
Bright solid light moveing east then changed to southeast. The bright light faded to a solid red then faded out.
Rio Rancho · NM, USA
Circular, metallic silver/white object in sky; Rio Rancho, NM.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Orange-red light followed by a blinking green and red light; large rumbling noise unlike a plane could be heard.
Silver City · NM, USA
Two bright stars that moved and disappeared into the northern sky at dusk in New Mexico.
Clovis · NM, USA
I went out to smoke and noticed what i have been seeing alot of lately which is hovering bright structures in the clovis sky that as th
Albuquerque · NM, USA
UFO follows jet. ((NUFORC Note: Witness is experienced amateur astronomer. PD))
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Bright light over Albuquerque.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Bright, quick flashes of light directly above my house in Albuquerque.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
I've seen crafts that make me think that we are big alone.
Los Lunas/Albuqerque · NM, USA
Red/White flashing lights moving in sky. Over 15 red flashing lights counted, and they were moving seemed to almost "shoot."
Albuquerque · NM, USA
White sphere descends from sky in the Bosque.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Still lights in a row with no movement for 30 or so seconds.
Santa Fe · NM, USA
V-shaped formation of lights moving noiselessly in night sky.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
7 lights hover over the Base and Sandias.
Rio Rancho · NM, USA
Cigar shaped craft traveling much faster than any aircraft I have seen before. No contrail.
Placitas · NM, USA
Satellites don't normally follow one right after another on the same path or seem to move that fast.