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)
Santa Fe · NM, USA
on April 30th at 2:07 a.m., 8-10 lights in a boomerang formation was seen hovering the skies of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Lincoln National Forest (Sitting Bull Falls) · NM, USA
No visual sighting but took photo in Sitting Bull Fall that shows unknown objects in the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Bird or insect? PD))
Chaco Culture National Park · NM, USA
Luminous green flashing object above Fajada Butte
Belen · NM, USA
1 star shaped object with blinking lights & landings of other objects where there are no airports.
Chaco Culture National Park · NM, USA
Steady point of light approaching at low altitude then retreat at incredible speed
New Mexico · NM, USA
Many UFO over new mexico white and green
Ruidoso · NM, USA
shimmering light appears/disappears/reappears followed by plane and an apparent air force jet
Taos · NM, USA
A light dropped vertically, hesitated, then travelled horizontally at 5000 mph.
Roswell · NM, USA
I was on flight American Airlines 1924 on January 16, 2011. The pilot announced that we were on descent just over Nevada bordering New
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Flash over desert turing green and red in color flying supersonicly.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Low in the ski with colored light then turned into big bright light moving towards me and then zipped across the ski.
Fruitland (Nenahnezad Chapter House) · NM, USA
Muliple blinking light over Nenahnezad Chapter House far below the san juan river
Lovington · NM, USA
Lovington new Mexico UFO with crash
Cedar Crest · NM, USA
4 circular craft approached by USAF jets from Kirtland AFB
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Blue/green Hoops in the sky in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Santa Fe · NM, USA
yellow sphere with orange blinks trailing it. Moved pretty slowly, and was quite low to the horizon.
Socorro · NM, USA
Red lights in line fly over me and dad and leave a line for a mile in the ground going straight .
Truth or Consequences · NM, USA
Shiny object reflected sun in white sands area ufo stayed in a stable position then was gone in a flash. Ufo was circular.
Framington · NM, USA
red light seen over farm land saw from the parkinglot of Smiths food and Drug.
Lemitar · NM, USA
orange lights in the southeastern sky in New Mexico
Albuquerque · NM, USA
I was driving home on North bound I-25, approximately 1 mile north of the I-25/I-40 interchange. I look up at the NNE sky and noticed
Silver City · NM, USA
Intensely bright, slow-moving, "star-like" object that grew even brighter before it suddenly disappeared.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
What looks to be two bright stars with flashing red and green lights over the western skys of NM
Deming · NM, USA
craft hovering over town for over a month now and presently continuing to do so! Deming NM
Albuquerque · NM, USA
A bright yellow light over Albuquerque on July 4th 1/2 hour before the city fireworks display