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)
I-10 eastbound @ markers 2-65 · NM, USA
I was traveling on the I-10 east in New Mexico on 11-20-09. I glanced at the horizon at about mile marker 2 and noticed an object.
Santa Fe · NM, USA
sighted a formation of many star-like objects flying through daytime sky
Crystal · NM, USA
Two Tandem Bright Reflective Objects Traveling Southeasterly
Alamogordo · NM, USA
Bright Orange Orb traveled fairly quickly across sky then hovered briefly and shot straight up.
New Mexico · NM, USA
colors shined where can tell the shape of the craft, the tip was the front and the circle was the back with fire coming out of it u
Tucumcari · NM, USA
Object was not a weather balloon, or any known aircraft.
Belen · NM, USA
Observed 4 light formation blinking red/green at a frequency of 1 per second approx 20 miles ESE of belen nm altitude approx 10000 ft.
Bernalillo · NM, USA
Pearlescent, teardrop object stationary in sky for two hours, turns red and disappears at night fall
Placitas · NM, USA
Very large star like object dropped three smaller bright objects.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Blue/Green Glowing Figure 8 shape sighted in North East Albuquerque - followed by possible Military Aircraft
Roswell · NM, USA
Large orange lights north of Roswell, NM
Kenna · NM, USA
Lights flashing in sky.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Black Rectangle Three Green Light Bars UFO Crash seen from Albuquerque 08/07/2009
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Short cigar shaped object with rays of light eminating from one end; stayed in the sky for 2 hrs+.
Las Cruces · NM, USA
A very large brightly lit object floats over buildings without a sound and disappears.
Santa Fe · NM, USA
Odd lights - objects in sky.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Albuquerque, New Mexico USA Object/Lights Night Sky July 24, 2009 21:31-21:51 PM
Chamita · NM, USA
Me and brother in law and his wife, were waiting for famliy to come back from Toas fiesta. After a good rain we were just outside the h
Lincoln · NM, USA
New Mexico bright light and many pods flying about
Portales · NM, USA
Massive bright lights over the plains of New Mexico on a object that is not normal in this world .
Dulce · NM, USA
Flashlight looking lights looking for something in feild in Dulce, New Mexico.
Roswell · NM, USA
Single UFO flying at night splits into 2, then regroups back into 1 in skies over the desert near Roswell, NM
Vaughn · NM, USA
Trucker witnesses very large, unlighted triangle hover above his truck.
Albuquerque (near) · NM, USA
Bright light heading for Earth near Albuquerque, NM
Las Cruces · NM, USA
Large white cylinder UFO around passenger jet