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)
Algodones · NM, USA
UFO sighting NM crashing behind treeline then dissapears- was illuminating blue from the bottom with 2 apparnet thrusters with no sound
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Disk and a small cluster of strange lights.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Large washer shaped object rotating of Kirtland AFB.
Milan · NM, USA
Appear to be circling around each other and taking off of speeds way too fast when I thought it was over more groups appeared in motion
Santa Fe · NM, USA
Very large object at night, a large cabin lighted at the front, red light at rear, absolutly no navigation lights
Carlsbad · NM, USA
Red Moon UFO.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Object appeared in photo after seeing military aircraft
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Above Albuquerque, a very strange light has been flying in weird formations. It moves in small bursts, like a fly on a window. It is a
Jal · NM, USA
There were a few red lights that burst to a speed that seemed like light speed then disappeared.
Paguate · NM, USA
In a newly plowed field there was what appeared to be indentation and scraping like on top of the plowed field about a 6x7 foot area. T
Las Cruces · NM, USA
Out side wal mart several people were watching a slow moving fire moving from east to west. They said it has been going for 2 minutes.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Spotted an light much like a star but larger and green with subtle red light. Moved very erratically, changing direction master than an
Albuquerque · NM, USA
I was facing to the Eastern sky at angle of 35 degrees rise from horizon. The little dipper is to my left. I am watching a jet high i
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Diamond formation of lights over Albuquerque.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
12 sperate ghostly lights that flew in changing formations, with no sound.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
This was identical to the craft I saw one week earlier, spotted in the exact same area of sky on the south end of Albuquerque.
Santa Fe · NM, USA
Two orange lights, like stars, traveling at a very high speed.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Two glowing green ovals over interstate 40 just West of Albuquerque.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
6-7 golden orbs in a V-formation like a flock of birds
Santa Fe · NM, USA
Glowing light illuminates amorphic shape inside doorway of bathroom,as dogs bark at the roof outside....
Santa Fe · NM, USA
Blue light moving very fast twice the size of any star or planet light in the sky
Santa Fe · NM, USA
UFO over Santa Fe, NM, possibly disk shaped, stationary, with light rays of various colors emanating from it. ((Sirius??))
Santa Fe · NM, USA
Mysterious bright colored lights, red and green, moving through the sky.
Rio Rancho · NM, USA
5 glowing lights following eachother and disappear
Farmington · NM, USA
Red egg shaped no sound quiet. Hooverd then shot off.